23/04/2020
Wikise drops ‘Iwe ndi ine’ Covid-19 awareness songApril 23, 2020Sylvester Kumwenda- ManaBe the first to commentAs Covid-19 rages on, it is evident that all corners of life have been negatively affected.Malawi artist-of-the-year Wikise drops ‘Iwe ndi ine’The disease, which took the world by surprise, has left the whole world at a standstill as no scientifically proven cure is a currently available.Despite being at a standstill, one thing is certain; together we stand, divided we fall. This is the message at the heart of the new song released on Tuesday by Afro artist Wikise titled‘iwe ndi ine.’A the song strats, Wikise takes the listener to a low somber mood and paintsthe desolate picture COVID-19 has brought across the four corners of the world.He sings: “Dziko lonse lafinyika(The whole world has been cornered)/Mtendere wasowa(there is no peace)/Each and every day anthu akungofa(Eachand every day people are dying)/each and every day ma case mbwe(numerous cases everyday)”.This is reality in Malawi as the country has for far recorded 33 cases of the disease and still counting, with already three deaths.However as the song approaches the chorus, Wikise reveals that all is not lost, there was light at the end of the tunnel, allthat needs to be done is join efforts if the battle is to be won.Koma iwe ndi ine (But you and me)/ uyo ndi awo/mu umodzi muli mphamvu (in unity there is power)/titha kumponyera chibombaCorona (We can throw bombs at Corona) /tisambe m’manja/Let us wash hands/chimphulikirecorona (Let the bomb self-destruct upon Corona) /osaiwala riboshakata“This is a song that is calling for unity in fighting this disease. This is a disease that requires a holistic approach in fighting it; that is it must be confronted from multiple fronts,” Wikise said in an interview Thursday in Lilongwe.The Artist said as an effort to play a part in the fight against the disease, he decided to come up with the song that raises awareness of the pandemic amongst his fans and the