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The Kasambwe Brothers
5+ albums
about
The Kasambwe Brothers hail from the large township of Ndirande, just outside Blantyre, the second largest city in Malawi. Ndirande residents are known for their crafts, repair shops, homemade goods, and the food at a large outdoor market. The Kasambwe Brothers often perform on the street at this market, and are well loved by the population of Ndirande, where they were discovered by Luc Deschamps, the director of The Jacaranda Foundation and the French Honorary Consul to Malawi. Deschamps has worked extensively with Steinberger and Hen House Studios to record Malawian artists of note, including Malawian celebrity and singer/songwriter Keturah, who released an album on Hen House Studios in 2023. In March of this year, Steinberger decided to go to Blantyre and record the band which, with the help of MASS MoCA, Studio 9/The Fresh Grass Institute, led to the band being invited to a residency at MASS MoCA to perform and record their first full length album at Studio 9. This recording process also brought in musicians from Massachusetts to join The Kasambwe Brothers in studio, something the band had never experienced before but greatly loved. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
top songs
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Getu (Gertrude)
1992Mtima Wanga (My Heart)
1643Ahedi (Head Teacher)
994Langizani Mwachikondi (Advise With Love)
875Timkonde (We Should Love Her)
766Atate Athu (Our Father)
697Ndibwino (It Is Good)
678Ali Yemweyo (He Remains The Same One)
639Kungade (Even In The Dark)
1510The Kasambwe Brothers - Andy Kershaw Session
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