By
Samuel Malasa Banda
Super
performance from Limbani ‘Nthambi’ Chakhoma and The Christ Melodies set St.
Columba CCAP ablaze as the church’s youth wing organised a gospel show aimed at
fundraising for their group.
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Performing - Nthambi. |
The
show was opened by a line of promising artists from within the church, some of
them being Brian and Chimango who performed convincingly. The St. Columba CCAP
praise team mesmerised the fans with their hit song Mundilengere led by Owen
Chingota.
Around
16:30hrs, it was now time for the headliners to showcase their worthiness.
First on the list was ‘Nthambi’, showcasing his rapping skill in his hit track
‘Identity crisis. He went on to fascinate the sizeable audience with the
Biblical inspired lyrics in ‘Nkalirima’ which is a fusion of the old school
folktale.
Just
after Nthambi’s performance, ESCOM had to take its toll on the event, thanks to
the organisers who had a standby generator already set.
The rhumba duo of the ‘Akadalipobe’ fame,
Lonje and Kho opened their act with praises to God for everything they have in
the song ‘Zonse wandichitira’. Their second piece ‘Umangodziwiratu’, caused
exhilaration as the whole hall couldn’t just watch but fill the stage in
jubilation.
The
excitement reached its maxima with the coming on stage of The Christ Melodies
who went straight to their hit song ‘Anandilephera’ and finished with the
reggae piece Mtamande which kept the patrons dancing regardless of the time
factor.
The
show also served as a pre-launch of Nthambi’s debut album ‘Fruit of the vine’
which was released in 2011 but delayed due to financial constraints. The album
recorded at Lo Budget records by GD of the Daredevils has some songs like
‘Sindine’ which has been enjoying massive airplay on the MBC television.
At
the end of the event, a patron Weston Kumwenda, a student at Chichiri Secondary
School hailed the church group for the exciting event. “The show has been more
than a fundraising event, it’s a place where we have been inspired by the
scriptural based songs and have witnessed that urban Gospel music is really
progressing in Malawi”.
The
gospel concert was organised with an aim to support the youth’s budget for
their end of year retreat camp scheduled for 27th December 2013 up
until 1st January 2014 at Senga-bay in Salima.