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Genre: malawian folk

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Malawian folk music is a traditional genre that incorporates elements of African rhythms and melodies. It often features acoustic instruments such as the guitar, mbira, and kalimba, and is characterized by its storytelling nature. The lyrics are usually sung in Chichewa, the national language of Malawi, and touch on themes such as love, social issues, and cultural traditions. The genre has gained popularity in recent years, with artists infusing modern elements into their music while still maintaining the traditional sound.

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Releases by year

Here you can see the popularity of Malawian Folk genre over time. This graph shows albums and singles releases count by year and decade.

2020s 22
2024 3
2023 5
2022 3
2021 9
2020 2
2010s 9
2019 3
2018 2
2016 1
2015 2
2014 1
31 releases

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malawian folk music by decade

Explore malawian folk history by listening to songs from every decade. Click on the decade to view songs.

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List of malawian folk artists

Here is a list of malawian folk artists on Spotify, ranked based on popularity, who exemplifies the malawian folk genre. You can find out what malawian folk genre sounds like where you can preview artists or sort them the way you want, just click the headers to sort.

#namepopularityfollowers
1 43 34182
2 19 5667
3 14 2848
4 8 5742
5 5 3222
6 5 343
7 4 354

malawian folk playlist created by Chosic

Enjoy this playlist of popular malawian folk music. We made this playlist using an algorithm created by our team.