{"id":23961,"date":"2022-06-12T22:20:20","date_gmt":"2022-06-12T22:20:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\/all-news\/giving-refreshing-appeal-to-timeless-music"},"modified":"2022-06-13T00:11:57","modified_gmt":"2022-06-13T00:11:57","slug":"giving-refreshing-appeal-to-timeless-music","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\/all-news\/giving-refreshing-appeal-to-timeless-music","title":{"rendered":"Giving refreshing appeal to timeless music"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Malawi. <\/strong><\/span>It is no easy task to re-work a song and still manage to maintain its original touch whilst fiddling with it, knowing fully well that the initial artist scaled lofty heights with the track. Not long ago in the United States, Etta James once chided famous RnB star Beyonce for not doing justice to her famous track \u2018At last\u2019 which she had performed at an event where James was in attendance.<\/p>\n

It is not strange to find people perfecting their musical prowess by re-working old songs or doing remixes (as they are popularly called). Even Hip-Hop mogul Sean \u2018Diddy\u2019 Combs prides himself as a master when it comes to producing remix songs and even compiled a whole album titled \u2018We invented the remix\u2019 comprising hit songs initially done by artists that were signed to his Badboy Records music label.<\/p>\n

I found myself mulling over this topic the other day as I listened to what I consider Malawian classic songs that were given a modern feel by the new generation of artists.<\/p>\n

Take, for example, the hit song \u2018Chinafuna M\u2019bale\u2019 by Lucky Stars Band, which was given a make-over by rap artist Tay Grin who aptly titled his \u2018Our way\u2019, with Malawi\u2019s legendary producer Tapps doing justice to the beat:<\/p>\n

Chinafuna m\u2019bale, chinabwera,yeah!<\/b>
\nChinafuna m\u2019bale, chilipo!<\/b>
\nChinafuna m\u2019bale, chinabwera! (Grin!)<\/b>
\nChinafuna m\u2019bale,yeah! Chilipo!<\/b>
\nMfana okwana, bonya<\/b>
\nMwano zonse kutsonya<\/b>
\nZakwathu tikuponya<\/b>
\nPoster boy composure<\/b>
\nGet down on the floor let\u2019s party first class<\/b>
\nMotherland stylin, trend setters,<\/b>
\nIn a league of our own doin\u2019 it our way, go!<\/b><\/p>\n

Far from choking the life out of the original song, the remix by Grin managed to win over the youthful audience which had probably not paid much attention to the initial \u2018Chinafuna M\u2019bale\u2019 due to age or generational gap but once the remix dropped, it was the perfect time for the youthful audience to reconnect with their roots as many probably enquired about the origins of the song.<\/p>\n

Another remix track worth the mention is \u2018Munyaradzi\u2019, initially done by late Saleta Phiri and his AB Sounds. Saleta would later team up with Honjo star San B, who delivered an energetic act on the song and not surprisingly, it soared to new wavelength:<\/p>\n

Munyaradzi, hoo mwana wanga iwe! X2<\/b>
\nIne bambo wako, kudandaula! X2<\/b>
\nIwe zochita zako, zokhumudwitsa x2<\/b>
\nWamuona Tsokonombwe,<\/b>
\nalumpha ndi chule<\/b>
\nChi ulendo cha San ndi Saletaa!<\/b><\/p>\n

Bantu Kamuradzi also caused quite a sensation with their track \u2018Amayi anati\u2019, another tune that built on the initial one done by the original artist.<\/p>\n

Amayi adati, ine ndapita<\/b>
\nDziwa ndi nkhondo, mwana\u2019nga usamale<\/b>
\nAah!Indee!Aaah!<\/b>
\nAmayi adati, ine ndapita<\/b>
\nDziwa ndi nkhondo, mwana\u2019nga usamale<\/b>
\nZoona!Aaah!Indee!<\/b>
\nAkapanda kumva aleke iwe mwananga<\/b>
\nyee ine ndalephera<\/b>
\nZoona! Indee!<\/b>
\nAkapanda kumva aleke iwe mwananga yee<\/b>
\nine ndalephera<\/b>
\nAah Indee! Zoona!<\/b>
\nUumh adanena, dzikoli ndi lovuta,<\/b>
\nNgakhale adzikunyoza kupondereza osagonja,<\/b>
\nOdala ovutikira, kulira ndi chisoni<\/b>
\nkumasula bongo wako<\/b>
\nOsasiya kulimbika, tsiku lina zidzayenda,<\/b>
\nmwinanso zidzavuta ukadzapanda kusamala,<\/b>
\nMvera sunga mwambowo, tsegula<\/b>
\nmaso akoo!<\/b>
\n**Back to chorus***<\/b>
\nKhala okonzeka, fuko lako nulitchinjiriza,<\/b>
\npamene anthu akuda ofiira ndi obiriwira<\/b>
\nangayembekezenso chani pa iwe<\/b>
\nmunthu wachifirika<\/b>
\nosati kutsata zokhazo zofunikira<\/b>
\nmavalidwe, machitidwe odzetsa<\/b>
\nmtendere Chitsiru sichidziwa<\/b>
\nkoma ochenjera amvetsere<\/b>
\nMulungu dalitsani Malawi, dziko la<\/b>
\numphawi<\/b>
\nAwa ndiwo<\/b>
\nmau omaliza, ino ndiyo nthawi!<\/b><\/p>\n

Relatively new artist Lesley also did justice to \u2018Bambo a Tereza\u2019, a song that was originally done by The Roots Band, which was quite popular in yester years:<\/p>\n

Bambo a Tereza, chonde tisiyane bwino,<\/b>
\nNgati banja latha, chonde tisakangane,<\/b>
\nIne ndidzakwatiwa ndi inunso kukwatira,<\/b>
\nAkakhala anawa awasunga Mulungu!<\/b><\/p>\n

Goodson Gomonda\u2019s \u2018Kaduwa\u2019 is such a fine tune that, when it initially came out, it took the airwaves by storm:<\/p>\n

Kakati kayende pamsewupa,<\/b>
\nanyamata onse kucheuka!<\/b>
\nMonga duwa, likuopa njuchi!<\/b><\/p>\n

It therefore was no surprise to see HipHop outfit Basement jumping on the track for a remake. The confident and smooth rap flows by the likes of Abambo AB and Cyclone gave the classic track a whole new dimension.<\/p>\n

Usually, the temptation to do the remix or remake is quite huge for most artists, but then the challenge comes in when you begin to consider if you have what it takes to do justice to the song. Another contentious issue has been that of copyright. We have seen a couple of local artists being taken to task by rights holders of a song for failing to follow set protocol when one wants to remake somebody else\u2019s work.<\/p>\n

Just the other day on this very page when we were paying a befitting tribute to Martse, we reminisced about how he gave a ghetto feel to two songs done by two of the biggest stars to have emerged from Malawi; Lucius Banda (Mabala track) and Billy Kaunda (Mwapindulanji from his first album).<\/p>\n

Lucius recalled how a determined Martse approached him to do a remake of Mabala.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe called me on the phone and said \u2018dad, can I make a cover of one of your songs?\u2019 I said \u2018which one, son\u2019 \u2018Mabala\u2019 he said with a laugh. \u2019Are you sure?\u2019 \u2018yes\u2019 he said,\u201d recalls Lucius in a post he made after the young artists died.<\/p>\n

He added that sometime down the line, when he gets to listen to Martse\u2019s version of \u2018Mabala\u2019 he realizes that it was just as powerful as the initial one.<\/p>\n

One can clearly see that there was no copyright violation in this instance as Banda agreed to Martse giving the tune a make-over.<\/p>\n

It is not just modern music that enjoys getting a complete remake. Some artists have equally gone for typical traditional songs.<\/p>\n

Take, for a example, the facelift that Tay Grin, Sangie, Tapps and Tsar Leo gave to the traditional song \u2018Kamwana kamwini\u2019 which people in the villages enjoy and has been adopted countless times by cultural troupes. Tay Grin, Sangie, Tapps and Tsar Leo titled theirs \u2018Mayo Mayo\u2019 and it certainly is a banger due to the fresh RnB appeal they gave the track (never mind the contentious lyrics).<\/p>\n

One thing is for sure; some songs are meant to be enjoyed forever and this we can be assured of, if modern day artists continue giving fresh appeal to timeless music.<\/p>\n

Stephen Dakalira is a seasoned Journalist who works as Times Group\u2019s Online and Digital Executive Editor. He is also the Assistant Editor of The Sunday Times Newspaper, and author of Full Circle column which appears in Malawi News; all of these under the Times Group stable.<\/p>\n

He has previously worked in key positions for some of Malawi\u2019s key media institutions such as Malawi News Agency, Capital FM Radio and Star Radio (Now Timveni Radio).<\/p>\n

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