By Chilungamo Missi
Blantyre, September 4, Mana: St. Martin Parish Catholic main Choir from Chirimba Township in Blantyre Sunday launched its most awaited DVD album comprised of 10 songs titled, Mawu a Mulungu ndi nyale.
Speaking during the launch, the Choir’s Conductor, Brenda Kanzimbi described the DVD as fully baked saying it has songs that cater for a wider range of audience and expressed hope that the songs would extensively enjoy airplay and revive many souls.
“The DVD has 10 songs; there are some songs which are already doing well on airplay. There are songs like Ndekha, Mawu a Mulungu ndi nyale, Tsiku lonse mtima wonse, and many other catchy songs whose visuals will be loved by many people either Catholics or non-Catholics
As a choir, this is our third DVD, we spent a considerable time coming up with the best quality of all the 10 videos for this DVD considering the current trends in the music industry,” she said.
Kanzimbi added that there are many lessons that people would get after listening and watching the DVD citing Baibulo as a song that teaches people to love reading the Bible with their families every time for God’ s guidance in everyday endeavors.
The Choir Mistress said that the DVD is being sold at the amount of K 5,000 at St. Martin Parish at Chirimba, adding that the DVD is selling at this price so that most people should afford it.
One of the invited guests during the launch, Ward Councilor for Michiru Ward, Uche Selassie Yesaya described the DVD launch as a breakthrough in the music circles and said it was impressive to see youth from his area singing in the choir.
He said: “The choir has many youth. This is good because it give them something positive to do instead of indulging in bad practices which are rampant today. When other youth watch the DVD and see their fellow youth in the choir, I hope they will be motivated to join their friends in preaching the gospel to the world.”