Giddess Chalamanda

Gidesi Chalamanda (born 1930), is most commonly known as "Giddes" He is a Malawian acoustic artist.[1] He was born in Chiradzulu in the Southern region of Malawi.[2]

Giddess Chalamanda
playing at the Library of Congress in Washington D.C.
Born
Gidesi Chalamanda

1930 (age 90–91)
Chiradzulu, Malawi.
NationalityMalawian
OccupationMusician

He is one of Malawi's legendary artists.[3]

2016 Coming To America tour

In the lyrics to his song "Buffalo soldier", he mentions that if he had enough money he would travel to America.[3] In 2016, with the help of fans, friends and Malawian organizations both in Malawi and in the Malawian Diaspora, he was able to achieve this dream when he traveled to the US with musicians Davis ndi Edgar.[2] He held a concert at the Black Rock Center for the Arts in the "Pulse of Malawi" concert which celebrated Malawian independence day in Germantown MD. He was a panelist at the panel discussions held by the Malawian Diaspora organizations. He also played at the Library of Congress in Washington D.C. where his music was archived. He also held a concert at the state theater in Indiana, a state mentioned in his original song.

References
  1. Phimbi, Pius Nyondo & Elijah (30 June 2016). "Malawi's Acousting Musician Giddes Chalamanda Lives Dream, Coming to America". Retrieved 27 August 2018 – via AllAfrica.
  2. "Malawipunch.com". www.malawipunch.com. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
  3. "For decades, this musician's dream was to visit the US. Now, at 86, he's doing it". Retrieved 20 October 2017.


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