Kukana Kuba Kasambwe Brothers Band leaves the country next week Monday for United States of America (USA) in their debut trip, having collected their visas. The Blantyre-based group, which has kept people entertained with their authentic sounds for years, is set to tour USA courtesy of Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art (Mass Moca) in partnership with Grammy award-winning producer Harlan Steinberger and Jacaranda Foundation through Sounds of Malawi Acoustic Session, which is held every Thursday at Jacaranda Cultural Centre (JCC) in Blantyre. JCC Director Luc Deschamps, who is also French Honorary Consul to Malawi, confirmed on Wednesday that Kukana Kuba Kasambwe would leave the country next week Monday and arrive in USA on November 12 2024.
“Yes all is set. Kukana Kuba Kasambwe will perform at a school on November 14 2024 and, then, they have a show to the public on November 16,” he said. Deschamps said from November 18 to 23 2024, they group would get into the studio to record a new album with Steinberger at Mass Moca Studio.
“On November 13 2024, they will fix their instruments and they might even go for a workshop on how to make local instruments,” he said. Steinberger heaped praise on Kukana Kuba Kasambwe Brothers Band during his visit to the country early this year, when he also recorded songs for several musicians. Steinberger, alongside Deschamps and Marie Da Silva, also teamed up to take Keturah, popularly known as Local Girl, to USA, where she recorded .
