Malawi’s music festival ready to expose culture

Lilongwe (Malawi) Malawi’s fourth international cultural function, The Lake of Stars Music Festival, an event which combines the best of local talent working with top international acts, will be held from 5 to 7 October in the northern resort district of Nkhata Bay, a senior tourism official told APA.

According to the Director of Tourism, Isaac Msiska, the festival is expected to raise awareness of Malawi as a developing country and promote it as an extraordinary tourist and cultural destination.

The event will also expose local culture to the world through traditional music and dances that will be performed at the event, he said.

\”The festival acts as a focal point of travelling around our beautiful country and appreciate what Malawi has in terms of its high plateaux and mountains down to the sandy beaches of Nkhata Bay,\” he said.

In addition, Msiska said the event will open a window to foreign investors to come and start their business in the country, thereby contributing to the economy of the country.

The event has attracted world renowned talents from the USA, South Africa, Britain and Africa.

The Lake of Stars Music Festival was inaugurated in 2004 by a British national, Will Jamieson, and it has grown bigger over the years.