By McLloyd Kudzingo
Multi-award winning Afro-Pop musician ‘Saint’ is among the artists expected to perform at the the Miss Balaka 2024 Contest slated for December 31, 2023 at Modern Park in Balaka district.
About 15 young ladies from the district will compete for Miss Balaka and the most outstanding one will take the crown from Patricia Lastone who has been holding it for the past 12 months.
Apart from Saint, the event will also be spiced up by performances from veteran musician Joseph Mkasa as well as the Mighty Ivory Band.
Other artists lined up to perform include, Real Gangsters,R Dizz, Lion Brand, Tropix MWJ Conquer and Tricky Wangata.
According to Mike Chipanda who is one of the organisers of the show, all is set for the event dubbed ‘Chaka Chatha Show and Miss Balaka 2024’ and is expected to start at 8 o’clock in the evening up to the new year.
Chipanda then urged people in Balaka and surrounding districts to patronize the event as there will be other entertaining activities on top of the music performances.
“This year’s event is going to be the best as we have lined up quite a number of activities to keep the audience entertained as we select the beauty queen of our beloved Balaka town,” said Chipanda.
The Miss Balaka Contest is an annual event currently organized by the Mighty Ivory Youth Organization with an aim of bringing the people of Balaka and surrounding districts together to appreciate arts and beauty.