By Chris Jimu:
Five students from Lilongwe based Music Crossroads school left the country over the week end to pursue further studies in Norway, Brazil and Mozambique.
This is part of the exchange program known as MOVE and has been in existence for sometime now between countries where Music Crossroads has establishments.
Musicians Organizations Volunteer Exchange (MOVE) Coordinator Chisomo Chimoto confirmed in a interview of the trip saying the five will spend a couple of weeks abroad.
According to Chimoto, 2 representatives have travelled to Brazil, 2 to Mozambique and 1 to Turkey.
The five are Horace Banda and Madalo Nyirongo- Mozambique, Hardwork Zuze and Sam Chinyama- Brazil and Kelving Chilunga Norway.
“Move has been there since 2013 and every country sends five representatives per trip. There are four countries involved in this project and these are Brazil, Malawi, Mozambique, Norway. We benefit a lot from these exchange visits because we learn new cultures as well as skills on such trips,” claimed Chimoto herself an accomplished musician and journalist.
Chimoto also disclosed that a group of ten Malawians and ten Mozambicans who were on an exchange visit returned to their respective countries two weeks ago.
Since the exchange visits started many students have benefited with some starting as organizers but later on becoming musicians.
Music Crossraods has over the years produced many talented musicians as well as dancers and has been commended by government for helping in the preservation of culture.
