Malinga

Malinga (Chikumbutso Chitsundi Banda) is Malawi's most decorated Reggae/Dancehall artist — crowned Dancehall Artist of the Year every year since 2016, with 16+ national awards and recognition as one of Spotify's Top 1% Streamed Artists in 2025. With 150+ songs released and 15M+ streams across 178 countries, Malinga has built a career bridging African and Caribbean sounds. His catalog includes breakout hits like "Bill Yanga," "Chete," and "La Vida Loca," plus international collaborations with Jamaican star Jahmiel ("You and I," 1.1M+ YouTube views), Shakespeare, Track Starr, Dj Smo and Troyton Music. His releases run through respected Caribbean and European industry channels including Hapilos Digital, Zojak World, Evidence Music, UIM Records, and Quantanium Records. He has headlined Malawi's biggest stages — Lake of Stars, Hangout Festival, Beerland Festival — and shared stages with Busy Signal, Fantan Mojah, Jahmiel, Stylo G, Ruger, Christopher Martin, Morgan Heritage, Kenyatta Hill, Diamond Platnumz, Cassper Nyovest, Nasty C, AKA, and Sauti Sol. Now based in Germany, Malinga is bringing authentic African Dancehall to Europe's biggest reggae market. Not just representing Malawi — elevating it, one border at a time.