By Alex Kachingwe

Blantyre, June 21, Mana: Musicians Union of Malawi (MUM) has urged local musicians in the country to consider music a special career as the world commemorates World Music Day, June 21 2024.

MUM President, Vita Chirwa told Malawi News Agency(Mana) on Friday that music was importance part of life, adding that music plays unique role.

“Music play a very good role in our community, at home, wedding, church, funerals such that me need music to make our events colorful, when we are sad, we need music to refresh our minds,” he added.

Chirwa stressed that need to make music a career that should provide entertainment, educate and play a counselling roles in our community.

“it is high time for musicians to take music as a serious career and musicians should know how to market themselves in order to generate profits out of the career,” he added.

A well know musician in the country who is also a member of a Zembani Band, Sam Smack said music was an important aspect of life.

He advised fellow music artists to develop great passion in music and appealed to musicians to concentrate on producing quality music that should sell out.

A multi-award winning Afro-Jazz Artist, Lloyd Phaundi, popularly known as Agorosso said music gives joy when one was emotionally down.

He called for total support to local music artists to ensure that music industry grow in the way sports and other disciplines are supported in the country.

World Music Day was first established on June 21, 1982 in Paris-France to promote music diversity and strengthen community bond as a common language world-wide.