Africa - Voice of America: Malawi's Muslim Artists Experiment with New Sound

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Malawi's Muslim Artists Experiment with New Sound Jul 27th 2012, 14:28 Among the artists who have taken the country's Islamic song industry by storm are Ishmael Katawala, Ahmed Pilo and Ishmael Mtenje. Mtenje's popularity is owed to his hit R&B tune 'Ka Hijab' – which is sung in the local language, Chichewa.   The song depicts a young man who wants a wife who will always wear the Islamic headscarf, the Hijab. The singer fuses rap with his lyrics, describing the beauty of his dream girl. Malawi's only Islamic radio station banned the song after ... Media files: 27DC133A-E6AB-4A2B-BAEF-33B6D34C5E2F_cx0_cy12_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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