Robert Fumulani (1948 in

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– 1998) was a musician, nightclub owner, and businessman in

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. He fronted the Likhubula River Dance Band, known for its Afroma ("Afro-Malawi")

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fusion.

Biography

Fumulani has been described as "one of Malawi's most popular bandleaders of the late 1980s and 1990s", and as "the blessed father of our national music".

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, ''The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind'' (

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, 2009), p. 29. He was part of a generation of male singers whose lyrics were about life, but devoid of political content. In the 1980s he was a three-time winner of Malawi's "Entertainer of the Year" award. His earnings from music went towards a number of business enterprises, including the Chileka nightclub, Likhubula Entertainment Centre.

References

External links

* Matthew LaVoie
"Musical Sunshine from Malawi"

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, February 26, 2008. With links to sound files of three songs performed by Robert Fumulani and the Likhubula River Dance Band. 1948 births 1998 deaths 20th-century Malawian male singers {{Malawi-bio-stub