Festival de la cité de Lausanne - du 4 au 9 juillet 2017 - 46ème édition

About Madalitso

Madalitso Band were discovered busking outside a shopping centre in 2009. Their vibrant playing, strong vocals and traditional style caught the attention of Emanuel Kamwenje who recorded their first album the same year. The band plays the babatone, a home-made instrument which is very popular in Malawi and the four-string guitar, creating the traditional Malawi banjo sound. The babatone player works on the side as a “gardener” and the guitar player works as a “watchman” as required.
Around Malawi they are revered as musical prophets.

2017 saw their first time to perform outside the country when they were invited to play two shows at Sauti Za Busara in Zanzibar. They caught the attention of the BBC who featured them on the Global beats program, and were a big hit at the festival, bringing the whole audience to their feet and full of smiles.
Currently the band are about to embark on their second European tour with a fruitful collaboration with Bongo Joe Records who will be releasing a new album of the band soon.