Making Music in Malawi

A groundbreaking contribution to the historical and sociocultural significance of sounds that make and remake Malawi. A culmination of many years of research, Lwanda covers a staggering range of indigenous and hybrid musical genres, from sikiri to hip hop. Lwanda’s analysis stretches between rural and urban Malawi and extends to the diaspora. He reaches into the precolonial past and projects into the future of music in Malawi. Lwanda roots his analysis in his academic training as a historian, but this text also demonstrates his personal commitment to producing and supporting Malawian music.