Jaco Jana

If you thought Allan Namoko was dead and buried, then you have not listened to Jaco Jana. The young upstart from Lunzu, Blantyre, brings the memories of Namoko alive with his seminal release Waiting for Someday.

The 23-year-old musician defines his genre as world music, but one cannot mistake the fact that this music is purely and genuinely Malawian. Jaco Jana’s music tackles the struggles of everyday people and how they keep on waiting for a better day. He says his music talks about the issues of life – it is the music of the world.

Jaco Jana’s two singles, ‘Maso Patsogolo’ and ‘Tiye Kwathu’ are just an indication of his immense musical talent and lyrical prowess. If Namoko was alive, this is what he would have sounded like.