Masiye Kansalu "Maskal" is a Malawian Afro-R&B singer from Dedza

Dedza

Dedza is the main township of Dedza District in the Central Region of Malawi.Dedza is located about 85 km south of Malawi's capital, Lilongwe, off the M1 road to Blantyre at a point where a trans-African highway from Johannesburg enters the country....

.His most popular song is "Udalire". He was nominated in two categories at the Malawian Music Awards (MMA)2011- "Best Male" and "Best R&B".He won Best Male Vocal for the MMA 2011.

Early career

He has a diploma in Information Systems from Polytecnic and worked as an It officer for the Blantyre Malaria Project.

Music career

He wrote his first song in February 2001. He made his debut on Young Kay's songs, "Utalaweza", "Photobook", and "Mamvelamvela". He was picked up by music promoter Ndefeyo entertainment.
Since lauching his career he has collaborated on songs like "Malawi Goodlife" with Lucius Banda

Lucius Banda

Lucius Banda is a Malawian musician and politician. Until August 2006, he was an MP for the district of Balaka North, but lost his seat because he was convicted of having fake academic qualifications. He was sentenced to 21 months of hard labour in Zomba prison, but released in November 2006,...

, Young Kay and Tigris

Tigris (singer)

Born Angela Tigris Mizinga on 14 May 1988 to Mr and Mrs T.J. Mizinga as their last born of 10 children and from Ntcheu District Malawi, Tigris is not a signed artist yet but already has a wide range fan base across Africa and beyond, thanks to the performance she had this year at the Big Brother...

. He has released his album "Nthawi" and his second album, including DVD is soon to be released. He has performed at many local concerts and shows. He was the fourth Malawian to perform at Big Brother Africa

Big Brother Africa

Big Brother Africa is a television program produced by Endemol. The show initially involved 12 countries within Africa with two countries being added in season 4...

 show.
. He has also performed with Sean Kingston

Sean Kingston

Sean Kingston is a Jamaican-American singer. He pursued a music career and debuted in 2007 with the album Sean Kingston.-Early life:...

during his Malawi tour.

Awards & Nominations

• Malawian Music Award 2011 - Winner - "Best Male Vocal"
• Malawian Music Award 2011 - Nominee - "Best Male R&B"