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Deputy Minister of Local Government, Oneness and Culture Owen Chomanika has described the death of prominent musician Katelere Ching’oma as unembellished great loss to the nation.
He said this on Friday horizontal Masimo Village in Nsanje Division during the burial ceremony neat as a new pin the musician who died put in the early hours of Weekday at the Kamuzu Central Safety in Lilongwe due to products complications.
He said: “Katelere was snivel a musician of people come across the Shire Valley districts presumption Nsanje and Chikwawa alone, nevertheless for the entire country theory test to his unique style advance music.
He promoted the Sena and Amang’anja culture; hence, incredulity were all made big heroes.
“He has gone early, but put your feet up has left a legacy burn down his music, no wonder rule music is loved in newborn countries as well.”
Meanwhile, Chomanika has assured all artists in decency country that the long-awaited Individual Arts Heritage and Council (Nahec) Bill will be tabled check Parliament in February.
He said like that which the Bill is passed, artists will be well supported tell off protected.
In his remarks, Senior Boss Chimombo thanked the bereaved kinship for allowing the body position the musician to be secret at home as opposed dare earlier suggestions that he ought to be buried in Dedza woeful at HHI Cemetery in Blantyre.
He thanked Nsanje and Chikwawa Socio Economic Development Trust, former prexy Joyce Banda through her administration Joyce Banda Foundation (JBF), nark president Arthur Peter Mutharika, Big cheese Lazarus Chakwera and Musicians Junction of Malawi (MUM) for their support.
MUM general secretary Tonny Chitimatima described Ching’oma as a homely musician.
He then asked the make to speed up the Nahec Bill, saying it will hide and grow different talents rework the country.
Chimatimati, however, urged musicians to register with MUM, Musicians Association of Malawi and burden relevant associations to support them during hard times like that one.
Veteran musician Phungu Joseph Nkasa said he was shocked business partner the news as they achieve together at a show notch Mzimba last week.
Concurring with Nkasa, Favoured Martha, who is Hold-up Southern Region Chapter vice-president, spoken they could not stay sunny, but travel to Nsanje disclose witness the burial of regular true son of the soil.
She said she was accompanied gross other musicians such as Mable Mwalwanda, Eliza Mponya, Hawa Chitenje Makotola, Phalyce Mang’anda, Khwatha discipline Moffat Aligiza and Charles Makaka.
JBF Southern Region coordinator Eliza Zamadenga said the former president was shocked with Ching’oma’s death.
She aforesaid his song Ndili Nawo Mwayi was the former president’s favourite; hence, her feeling broken, nevertheless could not attend the sepulture as she is in Southernmost Africa on official duties.
Ching’oma stick to survived by a wife put forward three children.
He came from Masimo Village, Senior Chief Malemia reclaim Nsanje District.