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	Music - MSN Encarta
		One reason is that the widespread use of Western musical notation came to influence the composition of the music itself.
		This kind of formal art music has tended to serve as the focus of an event, as in a concert hall or salon, or as a means of directing focus, as in a royal court or church.
		The sequence of the statement of a musical idea, or exposition, the competing statement of a contrasting idea, or development, and the return of the original or a variation of either idea, or recapitulation, constitutes the primary pattern of form in Western classical and popular musical cultures.
	encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761568827_3/Music.html (1482 words)

	Ritual Healing Music of Malawi - Sound Clip - MSN Encarta
		In many African cultures music and dance are important parts of religious and healing rituals.
		Among the Tumbuka-speaking peoples of northern Malawi, tribal healers use drumming and dancing methods to diagnose and cure a variety of ailments.
		The healer dances to the music to “cool down” the vimbuza, identifying him and the source of the patient’s illness so he can begin the curing process.
	encarta.msn.com /media_461564712/Ritual_Healing_Music_of_Malawi.html (122 words)

	Music of Malawi - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		Malawi is a country in Southern Africa, inhabited by a wide variety of ethnic groups; the Chewa being the single largest group.
		One of the prime recent causes of the Malawian musical melting pot was World War 2, when soldiers both brought music to distant lands and also brought them back.
		The Pope's 1989 visit did a lot to inspire the rise in gospel music, which was also fueled by the country's intense poverty.
	www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/Music_of_Malawi (422 words)

	People and Culture of Malawi - Africa
		Malawi is often called the "warm heart of Africa." because of the warms and friendliness of the people.
		Malawi has a population of about 10,000,416 (July 1999 est.), with 90% of the population living in the rural areas, and population growth rate of 1.57% (1999 est.).
		Common musical instruments found include drums, the mambilira, (which is similar to the western xylophone) rattles of different types and sizes, shakers which are tied to dancers' legs and arms and are often know as maseche.
	www.africaguide.com /country/malawi/culture.htm (495 words)

	MPR: Malawi - An impoverished nation
		Rumphi, Malawi — Malawi is a nation in southeast Africa that consistently ranks as one of the world's five poorest.
		Considering music's deeply embedded cultural role in Malawi and in much of sub-Saharan Africa, it seems only natural that music is used today to educate and promote healthy lifestyles, whether through the voices of a choir or the twang of homemade guitars with strings made from bicycle brake wire.
		Music in Malawi is used to educate, but it's just as crucial as a healing tool.
	news.minnesota.publicradio.org /features/2005/11/27_newsroom_aidsmusic1 (1306 words)

	Friends of Malawi: Learn About Malawi: About Malawian Culture
		Music and dance is an integral part of the Malawian culture.
		Probably the two most popular forms of music are Christian spiritual songs in gospel or choir form and a soft reggae led by the Rastafarians of Malawi.
		But popular music in Malawi does not exist in a vacuum—a Malawian equivalent of the American Top 40 might include African reggae, Bob Marley, American hip-hop, kwasa-kwasa (a music form from Zambia), and South African pop.
	www.friendsofmalawi.org /learn_about_malawi/culture/songs.html (240 words)

	SIM Country Profile: Malawi
		Malawi is landlocked, surrounded by the countries of Tanzania, Zambia, and Mozambique.
		Malawi is very beautiful, with large areas of steep land, especially the Mulanje Plateau in the southeast, the Zomba Plateau in the central south region, and the Nyika Plateau in the north.
		Malawi has steered a careful course in international relations with its African neighbors and is completely dependent upon good relations with South Africa, Zimbabwe, and Mozambique for economic survival.
	www.sim.org /country.asp?CID=31&fun=1 (3364 words)

	Madonna gets preliminary adoption OK - Boston.com
		LILONGWE, Malawi --Madonna and husband Guy Ritchie took custody of a motherless 1-year-old boy from Malawi on Thursday after filing adoption papers and receiving a judge's interim approval.
		Madonna has yet to comment publicly since her arrival in Malawi on Oct. 4, though she has made several public appearances in support of projects she supports here to care for AIDS orphans.
		Malawi law does not allow for inter-country adoptions, and generally requires people who want to adopt to spend 18 months being evaluated by Malawian child welfare workers.
	www.boston.com /ae/music/articles/2006/10/12/madonna_files_adoption_papers_in_malawi (349 words)

	Go 2 Malawi » Blog Archive » Music of Malawi
		In the late 1960s, South African kwela music was popular in Malawi; the country produced its own kwela stars, like Daniel Kachamba & His Kwela Band.
		There is a Malawi Broadcasting Corporation, and frequent listeners to “Radio One” will know that Malawian’s favorite foreign artists are Don Williams, Shaggy, and South African Lucky Dube.
		This entry was posted on Tuesday, October 4th, 2005 at 10:58 am and is filed under Malawi Music.
	www.go2malawi.com /blog/2005/10/04/music-of-malawi-from-wikipedia-the-free-encyclopedia (424 words)

	World Music Discography
		Music, mostly instrumental, of the Linda and Dakpa subgroups of the Banda people.
		Sung in the language of the Fodonon, a subgroup of the Senufo, of West Africa.
		Sudan : music of the Blue Nile Province : the Ingessana and Berta tribes = Soudan : musique de la province du Nil Bleu : tribus des Ingessana et des Berta.
	libweb.uoregon.edu /music/Discographies/worlddisco/worldiscoaf.html (766 words)

	Malawi Music Bibliography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		1997 "Popular Music, Appropriation, and Circular Culture of Labor Migration in Southern Africa: The case of South Africa and Malawi." Language, rhythm, and sound: Black popular cultures in the twenty-first century.
		This essay examines the music of Labor migrants in South Africa and Malawi.
		This collection of essays on Malawian music covers subjects such as a general survey of the music, drum dances, Cewa concepts of musical instruments, studies of specific performers, and banjo traditions.
	www.paulahollinsdesigns.com /pages/MbiraBiblio/MbiraMalawiBiblio.html (149 words)

	Malawi music impresses Ngumuya (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Gospel singer Allan Ngumuya, who has just recently returned to US after launching his 10th album in Malawi, has said he has been impressed with how the music industry has developed in recent years in the country.
		With the music industry improving, it has been supported by the local market as a lot of Malawians now listen to the local music.
		He added that even in America, a lot of music that is heard is local music.
	www.nationmalawi.com /articles.asp?articleID=14666 (542 words)

	MALAWI - The Warm Heart of Africa
		Wherever you go in Malawi, you will find this same warmth of welcome, an innate courtesy, and a desire to be of service to the visitor.
		Lake Malawi is set among rolling hills, some rising steeply from the water, and covered in tropical vegetation.
		Here are the largest of Malawi's national parks and nature reserves, home to a large variety of wildlife, and offering accommodation in charming lodges or rustic rondavels.
	members.tripod.com /~malawi (220 words)

	Go 2 Malawi » Blog Archive » Malawi Gospel Music DVD
		Malawi’s gospel music songbird, Ethel Kamwendo-Banda has moved a step further in her music career by releasing the first gospel music DVD or her latest album Ndiumboni.
		She said she thought of putting her music on DVD to cater for the international audience but also those that fail to patronise her live shows so that they can have a feel of the songs while at home.
		This entry was posted on Thursday, April 6th, 2006 at 8:26 pm and is filed under Malawi Music.
	www.go2malawi.com /blog/2006/04/06/malawi-gospel-music-dvd (425 words)

	Language choice and hip hop in Tanzania and Malawi Popular Music and Society - Find Articles
		Since Malawi and Tanzania border one another, the distinct yet overlapping uses of language among local hip hop artists emphasize cultural and historical differences that have influenced the development of the two national scenes.
		In both countries, recent political, economic, and social changes play a significant role in the development of rap music and the choice of language for performance of and discourse about it; the differences between Tanzanian and Malawian histories convey the unique avenues of language choice in each country's rap scene.
		The choices of language in Tanzanian rap music, whether English, Swahili, or a combination of the two, reflect particular ideologies held by hip hop musicians.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m2822/is_3_24/ai_82803971 (865 words)

	‘My music is spiritual’ (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Diwa may not be a common name in the music industry, but, believe you me, the talented Ndirande-based musician has been a force to reckon with for the past decade.
		“The music is a mixture of reggae and dancehall and I have even featured San B in a gospel piece titled Winnerman.
		But the music is not gospel—my music is spiritual, it is music that is full of inspiration and uplifting to people that are affected by different problems,” Diwa explained.
	www.nationmalawi.com /articles.asp?articleID=16771 (511 words)

	Madonna May Adopt Baby in Malawi (phillyBurbs.com) \| Music
		"She is on a private visit to Malawi and is involved in the building of an orphanage-child care center as well as other initiatives to help the children of that country who have lost parents to Aids," Rosenberg told The Associated Press in an e-mail late Wednesday.
		Mchiela told the AP that Madonna and her husband, director Guy Ritchie, would be subject to a probation period required of all prospective adoptive parents.
		Malawi is among the poorest countries in the world, trapped in a seemingly endless cycle of hunger and disease.
	www.phillyburbs.com /pb-dyn/news/81-10042006-722943.html (723 words)

	World Music Central - Malawi hosts the 6th InterRegional Music Crossroads Southern Africa Festival, 20-23 January 2005
		Brussels, Belgium - Young musicians from Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe will soon be packing up their instruments and heading for Blantyre, Malawi’s largest city and entertainment capital, where they will compete at the 6th annual InterRegional Music Crossroads Southern Africa Festival, held from 20-23 of January 2005.
		Music in Malawi (known as the “warm heart of Africa”) draws its influences from the traditional styles of the country’s many ethnic groups as “Tikhu Vibrations”, Malawian Music Crossroads Winners 2003, showed with their mix of contemporary music, gospel and traditional Malawi music and dance.
		Music Crossroads Southern Africa, a youth empowerment through music program initiated by JMI in 1996, offers young African musicians aged between 15 and 27 years old the chance to improve their musical skills through workshops, festivals and competitions.
	www.worldmusiccentral.org /article.php/20041109192905562 (476 words)

	emalawi.com. Malawi's e-community (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		SIGN UP Malawi’s best and probably one of Africa’s best reggae bands Black Missionaries is a household name.
		Their music is on increasing demand and is being beamed on Channel O. We secured an interview with the band members.
		Our music is playing on Namibian radio and TV stations and demand is growing in other countries as well.
	www.emalawi.com /black.html (873 words)

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		Malawi is a landlocked country in southern Africa and covers an area of 45,700 square miles.
		Malawi has some of the most fertile soil in South-Central Africa so maize (corn), potatoes, peanuts, cassava, and plantains are grown.
		The event at Chimbowa was graced by the presence of Binton Kutsaila, Member of Parliament of Malawi National Assembly, Village Headmen, representatives of Chiseka Senior Chief, representatives of congregations in the parish and visitors from ELCSA.
	www.nwsynod-wisconsin.org /companionsynods/Malawi/malawi.htm (1347 words)

	Malawi Economy, Malawi People, Malawi Culture and Flag
		The country Malawi is a home for various ethnic groups and various tribes, races and castes.
		The Music Festival of Malawi, called “Lake of Stars Festival” is a very popular one in Malawi.
		The musical instruments hat came during that period are guitar, banjo etc.
	www.mapsofworld.com /country-profile/malawi-economy-people-culture-flag.html (448 words)

	Freemuse: Malawi: Public broadcaster accused of blacklisting
		Bingu wa Mutharika is the president of Malawi.
		Back in 1993, he had a major hit in Malawi with the song ‘Mabala’, and his political career started to take off at the peak of his music career, when Lucius was overwhelmingly voted Nation Publication’s “Man of the Year in 1997”.
		The music and wriggles of the suggestively dancing ‘girls’ did their magic: Mutharika was elected president to replace Atcheya (Bakili Muluzi).
	www.freemuse.org /sw13207.asp (434 words)

	The Music Library at The University of South Carolina
		The USC Music Library has a large collection of monographs and sound recordings relating to the music of Southern Africa.
		The Music of !Kung Bushmen of the Kalahari Desert, Africa.
		Music as Instrument of Diversity and Unity: Notes on a Namibian Landscape.
	www.sc.edu /library/music/southern_africa.htm (379 words)

	Malawi
		The Update is a quarterly newsletter focussing on developments in Malawi, particularly in relation to development, politics, the church, missionaries, charities and projects working within Malawi.
		On this site the members discuss issues concerning the Malawi agriculture, the aim is to improve the efficieny of the key prayers of the agriculture sector.
		Malawi beckons you, urges you to take time off and come on a holiday that will afford you a lifetime of memories.
	u.webring.com /hub?ring=themalawiring (465 words)

	Malawi News
		The Malawi High Court sitting in Blantyre on Thursday ruled that embattled Vice President Cassim Chilumpha must stand trial as charged by the state.
		Malawi has been forced to curtail its science plans [LILONGWE] Science and technology initiatives in Malawi have been shelved due to budgetary constraints, according to a report presented to parliament last...
		Malawi, which has the highest deforestation rate in southern Africa, has roped in its army to save the trees, environmental officials said.
	www.topix.net /world/malawi (768 words)

	CD Baby: ALLAN NGUMUYA: I've Got Hope
		The songs on this album vary in style from smooth R and B, to a traditional Zulu ingoma dance song, from funky upbeat jazz pieces to songs sung in his native language.
		With musical guests, such as Tim Tatum's riveting guitars on the title song, I've Got Hope, to the sweet lyrics of the Angelic backup vocals on "We need Love." This album will lift you up and make you sing.
		It is the essence of Malawian gospel music.
	www.cdbaby.com /cd/ngumuya (327 words)

	The Daily Times - Malawi’s Premier Daily
		It was perhaps the beginning of a new era, which would recognise the significance of African Music as Malawi is set to host a series of workshops from June 19 to June 23 this year.
		The programme was introduced in the country in 2004 by the then CIAIMDP Administrative Manager Christopher Klobber and will be implemented by the Ministry of Sports and Culture and the Ministry of Education.
		One of the coordinators in the Ministry of Sports, Youth and Culture James Thole said the programme would be boosted by the presence of CIAIMDP Programme Director Professor Meki Mzewa, a music lecturer at University of Pretoria.
	www.dailytimes.bppmw.com /article.asp?ArticleID=1865 (429 words)

	Blue Orbit: World Music Specialis (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Our purpose is to provide the finest music, by the finest artist in the world artist that you may not have heard of until now.
		We strive to create cutting-edge, razor sharp, royalty-free stock music: from World Beat and ambient styles to electronic and hard hitting guitar beats, to melodic emotion provoking tunes, this is not typical music stock.
		As a songwriter in very aspect of the word, his experience and talent bring a powerfully create influence over all aspects of his music and have won him the praise of critics.
	www.blueorbitmusic.com (259 words)

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