Gasper Nali is a roots one-man-band from the small town of Nkhata Bay on the shores of Lake Malawi.

He plays a one-string home-made three-metre long Babatoni bass guitar with a stick and an empty beer bottle, and together with a cow skin kick drum and catchy melodies, he creates the most amazing and danceable original Afro Beats possible!

Gasper’s unique style of Kwela music has received an extraordinary amount of online attention after a video of him playing by the lake shore went viral with over 20 million views. He has been featured by CNN and in the documentary Deep Roots Malawi, jammed with Joss Stone, appeared on Wired for Sound – Malawi, remixed by Aroop Roy for Sol Power Sounds and been played by Iggy Pop on BBC 6!

Gasper Nali

His debut album, Abale Ndikuwuzeni, roughly translates to “People, I want to tell you”. It is a fitting title as Gasper’s songs, all sung in the Malawi national language of Chichewa, talk about life and strife in the country, often including social issues such as the rich and the poor, child marriages etc.

After the successful Euro/UK tours in 2018 and 2019 Gasper has been biding his time in Malawi, writing new music and playing locally around Nkhata Bay the way he always has – but now he is very ready to re-conquer the world in 2022!

Gasper is supported by reggae singer-songwriter and small-scale farmer Michael Mountain, from rural Malawi. Born by Malawi parents but brought up and schooled in Zambia before moving back to the land of his father, he is an enigmatic person; on one hand deeply rooted in the spirituality of the Rastafari movement, on the other, immersed in the local politics of being chief of a small village. October 2023 will be Michael’s first visit to the UK.

Dates & Times

Last session: Wed 11 Oct 2023 at 7:30 PM - This event has now passed
The Box @ The Met
£16 door / £14 advance (inc fees)

Advance booking discount available until 5pm on the day of the show. The discount is applied after you add your tickets to the cart.

Reviews

“His music is simple but joyous, and totally infectious.”

Songlines Magazine

“Gasper is a one man party! It’s completely impossible to stop moving – and just as impossible to stop smiling!”

Bandcamp Fan

“His songs are moving to hear and a spectacle to watch.”

Simon Broughton, Evening Standard

“Gaspar Nali was on early at the Oye Africa festival in Liverpool, England on Saturday and he absolutely blew the place away. Everyone was smiling and dancing. Gaspar got groove.”

Youtube Fan

Gasper Nali + Michael Mountain

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