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Mary Anne Hobbs at Malawi's Lake Of Stars festival

Lake Of Stars is a music festival put on by Chibuku Shake Shake founder Will Jameson in Malawi, in southern Africa.

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The festival brings together UK and European acts with Afrobeat, gospel and tradtional African music on the tropical shores of Lake Malawi.

Now in its fourth year, the festival's showcased British acts like Scratch Perverts and DJ Skitz (formerly from our sister station 1Xtra) alongside Malawian acts playing on homemade instruments. (Check the photos).

Lake Malawi is a paradise setting, since it's Africa's third largest lake and imagine this - you can see Mozambique across it on a clear day.  

The three-dayer raises money for the MicroLoans Foundation which gives business training and small loans for investment to women.


Tracklistings

Tiwonge Hango 'Mamma Africa' (Unsigned)
Joseph Tembo 'Sparewheel' (Malawianmp3.com)
Third Eye and Dominant One 'Unknown' (Live from the Lake Of Stars Festival, Malawi)
Seth Lakeman 'The Bold Knight' (Live from the Lake Of Stars Festival, Malawi)
The Best Of 'Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa' (Mixtape)
The Black Missionaries 'Unknown' (Live from the Lake Of Stars Festival, Malawi)


Related links

Lake Of Stars: Malawi Music Festival
Microloans Foundation
Chibuku

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