Wambali Mkandawire

Wambali Mkandawire (10 July 1952 – 31 January 2021), popularly known as Mtebeti Wambali Mkandawire was a Malawian jazz singer and activist.

Early life He was born Greenwood Mkandawire in 1952 in the Congo to Malawian parents from the Mlowe village in the Northern district of Rumphi and then later lived in Mzuzu. He wanted to become a musician but his grandparents were against the idea since he was still a student. When he dropped out of school in the 1970s he put his efforts into music.

Wambali lived in Mzuzu where he set up a mission rural center and pastoring an indigenous church. Together with his wife, Wambui, they started a publishing company, "Kajimete Arts Publishing", to help promote Malawian talent.

Philanthropy and community service Board member – Action Aid International, Malawi

Albums Tidzamtamanda - 1987 Kumtengo - 1991 Ntchemo - 1998 Zani Muwone - 2002 (recorded by Joe Arthur and Mte Wambali Mkandawire in South Africa) Moto - 2007 Liberty - 2011 (recorded by Joe Arthur, Duane Arthur & Graham Smith in South Africa) Calabrash Breath - 2015 Chipakato - 2022 (released posthumously)

Music awards and nominations WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organisation) AWARD FOR CREATIVITY- 2002 KORA AWARD Nomination - "Best Artiste from Southern Africa", for his work, "Zani Muwone" SAMA Music Award - for Best African Artiste - 2003 BEFFTA Music Award - Best African Legend - 2015