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SUMMARY:Gasper Nali + Band (with special guest David Lughana)
DESCRIPTION: \nAlready dancing with anticipation! We’re thrilled to be bringing Gasper Nali back to our WemsFest stage at The Old Malthouse in Chidham Village Hall \n \nGasper Nali is a not-so-traditional babatoni player from the small town of Nkhata Bay on the shores of Lake Malawi.  The babatoni is an African one-string home-made 3-metre long bass guitar\, and with a stick and an empty beer bottle\, together with a cow skin kick drum and catchy melodies\, he creates the most amazing and danceable original AfroBeats possible!Friday 6th June 8pmThe Old MalthouseAKA Chidham Village HallChidhamWest SussexPO18 8TPGasper’s unique style of Kwela music\, sung in Chichewa\, Malawi’s national language\, has received an extraordinary amount of online attention after a video of him playing by the lake shore went viral with over 20 million views. He has been featured by CNN and in the documentary ‘Deep Roots Malawi’\, jammed with Joss Stone\, appeared on Wired for Sound – Malawi\, remixed by Aroop Roy for Sol Power Sounds and been played by Iggy Pop on BBC 6! \n \nHis debut album\, Abale Ndikuwuzeni\, roughly translates to ‘People\, I want to tell you’.  It is a fitting title as Gasper’s songs\, all sung in the Malawi national language of Chichewa\, talk about life and strife in the country\, often including social issues such as the rich and the poor\, child marriages etc. \nGasper has toured the UK and Europe several times since his breakthrough video\, playing in all environments from seated arts centre spaces to major festival stages. This year\, Gasper will be transforming his customary one-man-band show and perform with a 3-piece band for the very first time in the UK. Along for the ride is Malawi born songsmith and cultural proponent Luhangah on additional vocals and percussion\, as well as Gasper’s long-time producer and collaborator Mattias Stålnacke on guitars. Gasper will also release his new record “Chule Chule Iwe” to coincide with a UK tour in May/June of 2025.“His music is simple but joyous\, and totally infectious” – Songlines Magazine“His songs are moving to hear and a spectacle to watch” – Simon Broughton\, Evening Standard  \n \nDoors open 7.30pm for an 8pm show. \nLicensed Bar helps support WemsFest – As always\, we’ll have our licensed bar serving delicious beers from Langham Brewery  as well as wines\, local cider\, nonalcoholic beers\, and soft drinks.  All profits from bar and ticket sales are reinvested in the local community. \nTickets available now at Bookends and Harbour Records and online here \nIf you require special assistance or have mobility difficulties\, please contact us in advance and we will do our very best to accommodate you so that you are comfortable. \n
URL:https://www.wemsfest.com/event/gasper-nali-band/
LOCATION:The Old Malthouse AKA Chidham Village Hall\, Main Road (A259)\, Chidham\, West Sussex\, PO18 8TL\, United Kingdom
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