It's the music that we feel..

This country has a sound track. Sometimes it's rural- children playing, women singing, bicycle bells, birds, goats, chickens squawking being chased from the maize drying in the sun...

But then there's the tunes and grooves. These people have rythm man. Even the farm workers manage to bust a few moves while they're digging, or slashing the weeds. No music? no problem. they sing.

SO I've been trying to figure out ways of sharing this town's fave tunes with you legally. Not so simple it turns out - as most of the bands aren't online and neither is their music. Its hard to believe when you hear tracks from the same CD every day for a year that it hasn't hit the internet... but when you realsie that 95% of this district hasn't seen a computer let alone the internet, I guess it's not so surprising.

I did find one of my favourites. 'Addicted' by 'The Third'. Ok- their Zambian- but its a good tune -check it out
http://www.musicvideos.the-real-africa.com/zambia/the_third_addicted.html

These guys - 'The Black Missionaries' are HUGE here. Several of the band members have passed away in the past few years- but the band is still going strong with their 7th Album all over the radio and due to be released next month. Unfortunately there's not alot of their stuff on the 'net and the music videos, well- distract somewhat from the music. But I've put in the links to what I found so you can get a feel for the style- even if it's not the song currently blaring from my neighbours sound system.

http://www.musicvideos.the-real-africa.com/malawi/black_missionaries_africa.html

http://www.malawianmp3.com/black-missionaries/cat_20.html

enjoy!