South African duo, Mafikizolo, will headline this year’s Lake of Stars Arts Festival taking place at Sunbird Nkopola Lodge on Lake Malawi between 26 to 28 September 2014.

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Having just returned from performing at the Black Entertainment Television (BET) Awards in Los Angeles, 2014 has been a massive year for Mafikizolo. After sweeping the South African Music Awards earlier this year, they took home Best Song of the Year and Best Group at the 2014 MTV Africa Music Awards.

Mafikizolo joins Reason (SA), Zone Fam (Zambia), DJ Jack Rooster (Kenya), Raj El Rey (Kenya) Tariro neGitare (Zimbabwe), Selmor Mtukudzi (Zimbabwe), Pearl Natasha (Zimbabwe), Band Tower (Zimbabwe), Cable Street Collective (UK) and Stanley Odd (UK) some of this year’s international headliners. They will perform alongside an amazing line up of Malawi’s biggest artists including Peter Mawanga, Sally Nyundo, Mafilika, Skeffa Chimoto, Agorosso and Piksy.

"This will also be our first time in Malawi and we are excited to be part of a festival of this magnitude that celebrates African music and heritage," says Mafikizolo’s Nhlanhla Nciza and Theo Kgosinkwe.

Festival director Will Jameson says, “We’re thrilled to have been able to secure one of Africa’s biggest acts right now, Mafikizolo, to headline this year’s festival. Furthermore, with the support of Creative Scotland, the festival will build on the connections between Scotland and Malawi by hosting 12 creatives from Scotland including a poet, comedian, writer, filmmaker and a street artist in addition to hip-hop act Stanley Odd.”

“Festival-goers can expect an intimate festival set in an unbelievable location on the palm-fringed shores of Lake Malawi where you can enjoy an eclectic programme of music, comedy, visual arts and poetry and family activities.”
“I would like to thank our 2014 supporters and partners that include DHL Express, TNM, Royal Norwegian Embassy in Lilongwe, Creative Scotland, Live Nation, Proflight Zambia, Kenya Airways and Malawian Airways,” says Will.

Tickets can be bought online as well as locations around Malawi. For more information and to buy your tickets, click here the following ticket outlets across Malawi: Lilongwe: Mabuya Camp, Papaya Café , DHL Express and The Koko Bean Café. Blantyre: Chez Maky, Café Ameca at cure, and Steers. Mzuzu: DHL International Malawi Mangochi: Sunbird Nkopola Lodge.

The Lake of Stars project was born from a desire to raise money for a developing economy, help promote Malawi as a tourist destination and expose Malawian artists to an international audience. The project has reached more than 200 million people through international and local media coverage, and generated over $3.25 million spend in Malawi.