Musical artist

Yvonne Mwale (born 14 December 1988 in Lusaka) is a Zambian Afro-Fusion, jazz and blues singer.

Contents

• 1 Biography
• 2 Discography
  • 2.1 Albums
  • 2.2 Music Videos
  • 2.3 Awards and Compe*ions
• 3 References
• 4 External links

Biography

Mwale was born in Lusaka in 1988 and raised in Petauke, Zambia. She is the daughter of Honorable Member of Parliament Michael Mwale and former songstress Jelita Mwanza.

She started her musical education at seven years old and soon after began performing in different churches and choirs across the country. She joined the Zambian group B-Sharp as a vocalist where she received an advanced musical education from Jones Kabanga.

In 2009, Mwale was awarded with “Best Upcoming Female Artist” at the Ngoma Awards, the national music awards in Zambia. The same year, she formed a band with her friends named “Nyali”. The group, with Mwale as the lead singer, participated in the Music CrossRoads InterRegional Festival held in Livingstone Zambia in August 2009. Nyali won the compe*ion and took home the prize for the first time ever for Zambia. Later that year, the U.S. emb*y in Lusaka initiated a project for the Department of State of the United States of America. Mwale was asked to participate in a song based on one of Barack Obama’s popular speeches.

The following year, her band recorded its first album. They were invited to tour Europe where they would perform for several months in eight different countries. On the African continent, South Africa and Malawi were destinations for performances.

In 2011, Mwale traveled to Tanzania, where she met her manager and started recording her solo album "Kalamatila". In January 2012, she signed with the Danish label Caravan Records. In 2013, she moved with her family to Germany where she recorded another album in Frankfurt. Her album "Ninkale - Let Me Be" was released in July 2014. In September 2016, her album "Msimbi Wakuda" was released.

Yvonne Mwale Zambian musician performing in neighboring Country Tanzania in 2012

Discography

Albums

1. Vilimba (2010) (CD, with Nyali Band)
2. Kalamatila (2012) (CD Caravan Records)
3. Ninkale – Let Me Be (2014) (CD, o-tone music/Soulfood)
4. Msimbi Wakuda (2016) (CD, o-tone music/Soulfood).
5. free soul(2020),(CD, o-tone music/soulfood)

Music Videos

1. Fight Like A Soldier (2012) (Dir. Matthias Krämer)
2. Sihitaji Marafiki with Fid Q (2012) (Dir. Mike Tee)
3. Familia Yangu (2012) (Dir. Matthias Krämer)
4. 'Can I Call You My Love (2014) (Dir. Matthias Krämer)

Awards and Compe*ions

1. 2009 - Best upcoming Female Artist, Ngoma Awards, Zambia
2. 2009 - Winner of the Music CrossRoads InterRegional Compe*ion
3. 2012 - 2nd winner of the Jahazi Jazz Compe*ion
4. 2013 - Nominated at the Montreux Jazz Festival Vocal Compe*ion
5. 2013 - Nominated in two categories at the Kilimanjaro Tanzania Music Awards
6. 2013 - Nominated for the “Africa’s Most Influential Women in Business and Government”-Awards 2013 - Finalist at the RFI Prix Decouverté 2013 (Radio France Internationale)
7. 2014 - Nominated for the Master-Jam Festival-Compe*ion for Jazz- Improvisation Skills
8. 2018- Nominated at the world citizen awards and she came out in the second place

References

External links

• Official website
• Yvonne Mwale on iTunes
• Yvonne Mwale on Spotify