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Africa-Press – Malawi. <\/strong><\/span>Legendary musician Gides Chalamanda will have a birthday dinner at Crossroads Hotel in Malawi\u2019s commercial city of Blantyre tonight. Posting on his Facebook page, Chalamanda\u2019s manager Pemphero Mphande said all is set for the Chalamanda\u2019s birthday party and that it will start at 7: 00 PM in the evening.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe church has sung happy birthday to Mr. Chalamanda. This evening at 7 PM, we are holding a birthday dinner for him at Crossroads Hotel in Blantyre. You can support the legendary musician by booking a seat at the dinner table for only K30, 000,\u201d said Mphande.<\/p>\n

He added that the Linny hitmaker will perform at the party to entertain the audiences with his songs. The birthday dinner party has been organized by Scallas at Scallas cafe.<\/p>\n

The international star and Linny Hoo hit maker was born on 15 January 1931. He is the oldest musician in Malawi. Chalamanda\u2019s music career started in mid-1940s when he started teaching himself how play gallon guitars. Last year, Chalamanda\u2019s hit song Linny trended across the world through social media platform Tiktok.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Malawi. Legendary musician Gides Chalamanda will have a birthday dinner at Crossroads Hotel in Malawi\u2019s commercial city of Blantyre tonight. 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