Alan Nomoko Namoko was a blind Blues and Jazz musician from Malawi. Namoko played banjo and sang in Chewa and Nyanja languages. He became an influential figure in Malawi's music scene in the 1970s and 1980s. In later years, he toured around the world. He often performed with the Chimvu Jazz band.
Links To Peel[]
Peel played a few tracks from the artist in the early 90's through the Pamtondo label. The name 'Pamtondo' refers to 'women at the mortar' pounding maize into the flour. Nsima, Malawi's staple food is made from maize flour. Before the arrival of maize meals, and in the rural areas at present, pounding maize was one of two ways to make flour, the other being stone grinding. Because of the communal nature of maize pounding, a whole female culture exists around this task.
Shows Played[]
- 21 September 1991: Gitala Kulira Ngati Chitsulo (‘Playing Guitar Just Like Ringing a Bell’) (cassette - Pamtondo Songs From Malawi) Pamtondo
- 1992
- 07 November 1992: unknown (LP- Ana Osiidwa (The Orphans))' (Pamtondo)
- 20 November 1992: 'Gitala Kulira Ngati Chitsulo (Playing Guitar Like A Ringing Bell) (LP - Ana Osiidwa (The Orphans))' (Pamtondo)
- 28 November 1992: A Namoko Akulira (LP - Ana Osiidwa (The Orphans)) Pamtondo
- 1993
- 11 September 1993: unknown (LP - Ana Osiidwa (The Orphans)) Pamtondo
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