Art lovers are in for a treat this weekend, which is jam parked with activities across the country.
In Lilongwe, reggae lovers will experience the 2023 Reggae Jam Music Festival to be held tomorrow at Grand Business Park.
The festival, organised by Jah Kings Promotions, will bring on board two Jamaican musicians in Luciano popularly known as Jah Messenger and Everton Blender, who arrived in the country last Saturday and Wednesday respectively.
The two will share the stage with local acts, among them, Black Missionaries, Blasto, Don Tarz, Queen Fyah, Chizmo and Tuff Lions Band.
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Luciano, who last performed in the country in 2014, said on arrival on Wednesday that he was energised for the festival.
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“I am here to preach love and unity,” the ‘No Night in Zion’ maker said.
In Blantyre tonight, Golden Peacock will play host to the premiere of a movie titled School Days.
The film, by musician-cum-filmmaker Kendall Kamwendo of the Symon and Kendall eminence and directed by Bester Kauwa, comes to Blantyre having premiered at Bingu International Convention Centre in Lilongwe early this year.
Based on a true story, the film is dedicated to all families that lost their relatives due to teasing and bullying.
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Apart from Kendall, other actors starring in the film include Rudo Mkukupa Chakwera, Tumpe Mtaya, Yvonne Chanache, Amos Filisa and Blessed Chimombo.
While movie lovers will be enjoying School Days, the same night, theatre fans will also be experiencing Producer Bazaar by Theatre in Mandala at Jacaranda Cultural Centre in Blantyre.
One of the curators of Theatre in Mandala, Fumbani Phiri, said yesterday 13 theatre organisations will be doing pitch presentation about their projects.
“We have invited the corporate world to engage along the project of Theatre in Mandala or support projects that will be pitched,” Phiri said.
On Sunday, movie fanatics are in for a treat again as the 2023 Focus on Ability Film Festival, led by Focus on Ability Society (Foas) and Nova Employment of Australia, will be held at Malawi University of Business and Applied Sciences in Blantyre.
Foas Executive Director MacDonald Nyirenda said yesterday that the event will screen short films produced by the country’s filmmakers showcasing skills and achievements of people with disability in the country.
The free-of-charge event, will award two top films with $500 each whereas two best actors (people with disability) will be awarded $250 each.
