Qabaniso Malewezi

Qabaniso Malewezi, also known as Q, (born 1979) is a Malawian musician and poet. A former producer for the hip-hop band Real Elements, he has since authored several collections of poems including the audio collection People. In 2015 he received an honorary doctorate from Mzuzu University.

Qabaniso Malewezi
Born1979 (age 41–42)
Lilongwe, Malawi
Pen nameQ Malewezi
LanguageEnglish
NationalityMalawi
Alma materLiverpool Institute of Performing Arts
Academy of Contemporary Music
GenrePoetry
RelativesJustin Malewezi (father)
Website
qmalewezi.com

Biography

The son of Justin Malewezi, a former vice-president of Malawi, Malewezi grew up in Lilongwe. He became interested in music at an early age, learned to play the guitar, and performed and recorded music during his youth. As an adult, he moved to the United Kingdom, where he studied performing arts at the Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts and the Academy of Contemporary Music in Guildford, Surrey.[1]

While in the United Kingdom,[2] Malewezi became the producer for the group Real Elements, which performed hip-hop and became popular in Malawi and several other countries. They were active from the late 1990s to the first part of the 2000s.[3]

In 2004, Malewezi temporarily returned to Malawi to be with his father, who campaigned unsuccessfully for the presidency of Malawi that year. After a short return to the UK, Malewezi returned again to Malawi in 2005.[3]

Poetry

Malewezi's first poetry collection, The Road Taken, was published in 2011.[4] The book was edited by Pascal Kishindo, and included photos by the author, Justin Malewezi Jr., and graphic designer Fred Coelho. Poems from the book have been included in several writing courses.[5] In 2013, Malewezi published his second poetry collection, Little Discoveries, written in English, and in 2016 he published the audio poetry collection People.[6][7] At its launch, Malewezi performed his poem[8] "Wikipedia".[9]

Malewezi has been featured on CNN's African Voices, BBC World, and The Travel Channel.[10][11][12]

In 2015, he received an honorary doctorate from Mzuzu University in recognition of his contribution to the arts.[5][13]

Bibliography
  • Malewezi, Q.; Kishindo, P. (2011). The Road Taken: Poetry. Mbidzi Pub. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  • Malewezi, Q (2013). Little discoveries : short poems. Lilongwe, Malawi: Q. Malewezi Poetry. ISBN 978-99960-955-4-2. OCLC 957264597.

References
  1. "Q Malewezi". Music In Africa. 13 April 2015. Archived from the original on 20 June 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  2. Broughton, S.; Ellingham, M.; Lusk, J.; Clark, D.A. (2006). The Rough Guide to World Music: Africa & Middle East. Music rough guide. Rough Guides. p. 215. ISBN 978-1-84353-551-5. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  3. "Malawi: Q Malewezi Attacks Bakili Muluzi". allAfrica.com. 20 December 2014. Archived from the original on 25 December 2014. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  4. "Malewezi publishes poetry anthology 'The Road Taken'". Face of Malawi. 11 June 2018. Archived from the original on 20 June 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  5. Chirwa, John (19 August 2015). "Mzuni to honour Q Malewezi". The Nation Online. Archived from the original on 20 June 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  6. Sundu, Yvonnie (27 July 2016). "Poet Q takes People to the people". The Nation Online. Archived from the original on 20 June 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  7. Loka, Kimpho (1 April 2016). "BICC scares me, says Q ahead of album launch". Nyasa Showbiz. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  8. "Wikipedia". Sapitwa Poetry. Sapitwapoetry.com. 2017. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
  9. "Q sets the standards in poetry at 'People' album launch – Malawi breaking news in Malawi". Malawi Nyasa Times – Malawi breaking news in Malawi. 4 April 2016. Archived from the original on 20 June 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  10. Banda, Sam (1 April 2016). "Q Malewezi presents 'People'". The Times Group. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  11. "Q Malewezi's People Poetry album to be available on iTunes – Malawi breaking news in Malawi". Malawi Nyasa Times – Malawi breaking news in Malawi. 18 March 2016. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  12. "Italy Election Results, Newsday". BBC. 5 March 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  13. "Q Malewezi: The Face Of Spoken Word Poetry In Malawi". Entertainment Malawi. 5 December 2016. Archived from the original on 20 June 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
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