{"id":438,"date":"2010-10-09T17:36:37","date_gmt":"2010-10-09T17:36:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.faceofmalawi.com\/?p=438"},"modified":"2010-10-09T17:36:37","modified_gmt":"2010-10-09T17:36:37","slug":"vinspired-lake-of-stars-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.faceofmalawi.com\/index.php\/2010\/10\/09\/vinspired-lake-of-stars-2010\/","title":{"rendered":"vinspired Lake of Stars 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> In just over a week, Malawi welcomes the return of the celebrated <strong>v<\/strong>inspired Lake of Stars festival. Now in its seventh year, and fast becoming the highlight of the international festival calendar, <strong>v<\/strong>inspired <strong>Lake of Stars 2010 will welcome artists from the UK, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Tanzania, South Africa, Cote d&#8217;Ivoire, Burundi and the cream of homegrown Malawian talent<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.faceofmalawi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/LoS_2009_logoTYPE_col.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-439\" title=\"LoS_drafts4\" src=\"http:\/\/www.faceofmalawi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/LoS_2009_logoTYPE_col-300x79.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"79\" \/><\/a>Headlining the festival is the award-winning Zimbabwean musician, composer and guitarist, Oliver Mtukudzi, alongside the African debut of UK powerhouse, Noisettes. This year\u2019s outstanding line-up also features BBC Radio 1\u2019s urban selecta MistaJam, Peter Mawanga, Aly Keita, Tinash\u00e9, Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly, Afrikan Boy, Nomfusi and the Lucky Charms, Sally Nyundo, Goldierocks, XFM&#8217;s Eddy Temple Morris, plus many, many more.<\/p>\n<p>Voted one of the top 20 festivals in the world, <strong>v<\/strong>inspired Lake of Stars is taking the festival experience even further. As well as music, this year welcomes a wealth of theatre, dance, poetry, comedy performances, documentary screenings, workshops, a new \u2018Development Village\u2019 and the premiere of the blockbuster film \u201cAfrica United\u201d.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_443\" style=\"width: 578px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.faceofmalawi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/taygrin.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-443\" class=\"size-full wp-image-443 \" title=\"taygrin\" src=\"http:\/\/www.faceofmalawi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/taygrin.jpg\" alt=\"Tay Grin - Malawi Recording Artist\" width=\"568\" height=\"411\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-443\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tay Grin - Malawi Recording Artist<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>More about <strong>v<\/strong>inspired Lake of Stars&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The festival was borne from a desire to raise money for a developing economy, help promote Malawi as a tourist destination and expose Malawian artists to international crowds. From small beginnings and good intentions, the past six years have seen the festival grow into the ground-breaking and unique event it is today. The hot-spot on many a travelling itinerary, the festival presents just a taste of what this beautiful country has to offer. Which explains why last year UK acts such as Macabees, Sway, and Radioclit were eager to join us in the \u2018warm heart of Africa\u2019. There they were met by a host of African legends such as The Black Missionaries and Lucius Banda to take part in this one of a kind celebration of music and people. Loved by festival-goers and artists alike, <strong>v<\/strong>inspired Lake of Stars has been praised internationally as an eye-opening, soul-cleansing experience. This surely is an event not to be missed.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"st_twitter_hcount\"> <\/span><span class=\"st_facebook_hcount\"> <\/span><span class=\"st_email_hcount\"> <\/span><span class=\"st_sharethis_hcount\"> <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In just over a week, Malawi welcomes the return of the celebrated vinspired Lake of Stars festival. 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