By Staff Reporter
Musician Patience Namadingo has announced that he has replaced Awilo Longomba at the Exclusive dinner and dance event that has been organized by Lawi in partnership with Umodzi Park on Saturday April 29, 2023.
The singer has also announced that him and Lawi will release and perform live their brand new song at the event which will take place at Bingu International Convention Centre (BICC)
Initially it was announced that Congolese Rhumba icon Awilo Longomba will perform on the day but Lawi announced on Friday that the musician will not be part of the event despite making all arrangements for him to travel to Malawi.
Lawi said he sent Awilo and his crew about K25 million for them to perform at his show but rumour has it that the musician and his team are in Nigeria where they are going to perform on the same date.
Lawi, real name Francis Phiri, says apart from the money that he has invested in the event, he was also more worried about the partnership that he has with different companies and individuals that showed interest in supporting this particular event.
“For me it’s not all about the money, it’s about relationships, partnership and all the people that have put up their resources to make sure that the event is a success . A lot of people understood the importance of giving us support as a local brand to host an international event and for these guys to dishonor all that hard work and dedication, it’s a great disappointed,” said Lawi.
But Speaking through his Facebook page on Friday, Namadingo said he was willing to assist Lawi by performing at the show to replace Awilo and said he was going to do that free of charge.
The “Mapulani” hit-maker also announced that the two musician were working on the long awaited collaboration and revealed that their new song was going to be released during the show and that people should anticipate more surprises.
The event is expected to start at 6 O’clock in the evening and music lovers are expected to pay K20,000, K40,000 and K70,000 for standard, VIP and VVIP respectively.
