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In 1967, Jack Allison had already ‘opened’ for The Dave Clark Five on The Ed Sullivan show as a member of the UNC Men’s Glee Club and played North Carolina gigs with his band The One-Eyed Jacks. But he never expected that the little “jingle” he wrote to promote protein for child nutrition would become the number one hit on Malawi’s only radio station while he was serving there as a Peace Corps volunteer. With its surf-guitar beat, “Ufa Wa Mtedza” (The Peanut Flour Song) proved to be not only an effective way to spread a social message, but a great way to raise awareness and funds for development projects.

Listen to “Ufa Wa Mtedza” here:

Tipewe Mulili wa Colona (Let’s Prevent the Corona Pandemic)

Jack also wrote and recorded Tipewe Mulili wa Colona (Let’s Prevent the Corona Pandemic) in 2020.

You can listen to it here:

Lyrics (with English translation)

Tiyenera kusunga moyo wathu'wu / We must take good care of our lives

Kusunga moyo ndi kofunika / Preserving life is important

Tiyenera kupewa Colona tsiku ndi tsiku / We must prevent Corona every day

Titalikilane mamita awiri pakati pa wina ndi mnzake / We must stay two meters apart from one another

Titaikilane mamita awiri / We must stay two meters apart

Kuti tipewe mulili wa Colona / In order to prevent the Corona pandemic