The Jam Jar presents: Madalitso Band

Name: The Jam Jar presents: Madalitso Band
Start: 2026-06-05T20:00:00+01:00
End: 2026-06-05T23:00:00+01:00
Location: The Jam Jar Bristol

Schedule

Fri Jun 05 2026 at 08:00 pm to 11:00 pm

UTC+01:00

Location

The Jam Jar Bristol | Bristol, EN

Effervescent Malawian folk with street-tested thump and joyous jangle! Madalitso Band is a two-man musical army from Malawi 🇲🇼 whose uplifting performance and infectious energy have crowds dancing and beaming with wonder every time.
Intuitive, authentic, and full of ruthless rhythms, this vibrant, street-performing duo has taken Europe by storm. Discovered busking outside a shopping centre in 2009, their dynamic playing, strong harmonious vocals and traditional style caught the world’s attention fast. Madalitso will make you clap, dance, smile, and rethink everything you thought you knew about African sound and instrumentation. ☀️🎶
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗝𝗮𝗺 𝗝𝗮𝗿 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀: 𝗠𝗮𝗱𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘀𝗼 𝗕𝗮𝗻𝗱
+ 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁
𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟱𝘁𝗵 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲
𝗮𝘁 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗝𝗮𝗺 𝗝𝗮𝗿, 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗹
𝗗𝗼𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝟴𝗽𝗺
The band plays a home-made version of a babatone—a popular instrument in Malawi—and the four-string guitar, creating the traditional Malawi banjo sound.
Their first album was produced by Bongo Joe Records, and the band has been featured on BBC Africa and has performed at Womex 2020, Womad 2019, Roskilde 2018, Sauti Za Busara 2017, and many more. 🔥