Malawians will quickly re-live the music and lifetime of the legendary musician Lucius Banda, due to a documentary set for launch subsequent months.

Soldier Lucius Banda

Titled Soja: The Lucius Banda Documentary, the movie was directed and produced by journalist Jack Mcbrams together with German anthropologist Rupert Poesch, in collaboration with 4Kaya Films.

Work for the documentary initially began earlier than Soldier died, after battling kidney failure, in June this yr.

“We began working on this documentary with Soldier before he passed. When he died, I felt it was important to finish what we had started, to ensure that his incredible legacy lives on,” Mcbrams defined.

Soldier and the Film’s Producer Jack Mcbrams

The documentary is being funded by the Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA) by its Universal Service Fund.

Mcbrams emphasised the importance of preserving Soldier’s life story, stating that his contribution to Malawi’s music scene was extraordinary.

“The motivation for doing this documentary is that we should be able to tell our own stories. We owe it to ourselves to celebrate our heroes, and Soldier was no ordinary musician,” Mcbrams mentioned.

If the movie’s trailer at present circulating on social media is something to go by, the documentary featured a mix of stay performances and interviews with key figures in Soldier’s profession.

Among these are veteran producer Tapps Bandawe and famend promoter Mr. Entertainer Jai Banda, Patience Namadingo and Banda’s quick members of his household, notably his son Jonny Zembani who now leads the Zembani Band.

Soldier Lucius Banda’s music profession spanned over 30 years, throughout which he launched 20 albums, together with Down Babylon, Unity, Survivor, Cell 51, and Cease Fire. His distinctive sound, mixing conventional Malawian rhythms with modern kinds, earned him a faithful following throughout Malawi and past.