User:Malala Music

Malala is a Malawian  Afro acoustic musician, guitarist  and educator. Born James Jacob Kuchilala on 16th July, 1985 with his twin brother Esau in Mangochi District, he first started learning the guitar at the age of 15 when he had just been expelled from the Catholic seminary. In 2005, he went to Chancellor College to study for a Bachelors Degree in education. He graduated in 2009 as a History and Music Teacher. It was while in College that he cemented his desire to become a professional musician when he met record producer and sound engineer, Montfort Manyozo.

In 2013, he released his first single titled Tsogolo (Future) and subsequently  released his first album the following year, produced by Anko Layi.

One of the songs in the album, Watsala (Left Behind) won in the UN Women in Malawi music competition under the theme 'Ending violence against women and girls.'

He also released another song that talked of the plight of people living with albinism during the time when killing people with that disability was common in Malawi.

In 2016, he released another hit single Mzanga Bulaki, which sarcastically talked about the persistent power blackouts in the country. The following year he released his second album Drain Out produced by Robert Nello. The album included soundtracks for the movie Mulandu wa Njinga (Case of the Bicycle) and The Beautifu Hen Behind Yao Mountain.

Besides performing as a one man Band, Malala has also worked as a guitarist for other artists Bands, the notable ones being Afro pop star Dan Lu and the acoustic giants Edgar ndi Davis Band.

In 2017, he teamed up with fellow youths to form an organization called DreamShare Foundation that focuses on raising funds for underprivileged secondary school students. In 2018, he performed with his band, The Last Slaves, in the Tsogolo Concert that was organized to raise awareness for the organization.

In 2019, he got married to his long time loved Taziona and they have two children together.