Che Wikise

Che Wikise
Birth name	Frank Chawinga
Born	(1992-09-18) September 18, 1992 Lilongwe, Malawi
Genres	Afrobeat
Occupation(s)	Musician songwriter
Years active	2000–present

Frank Chawinga (born September 18, 1992), best known as Che Wikise, is a Malawian singer, songwriter and comedian. In 2019, he was awarded as the artist of the year in UMP Awards and his song "Chikam’phukire" (Back to the sender) was awarded as the song of the year 2019.

Chawinga got national recognition in Malawi in 2017 after he released a song titled "Shabarakatari" (Tongues).

He collaborated with Zambian famous artists General Kanene, Chimzy Kelly and Marky2 in a song titled 'Uli mzingati" (How much do you have).

Background

Early life

Chawinga was born on 18 September 1992, at Likuni Hospital in Lilongwe. His home village is Hewe in Rumphi District and is a Tumbuka by tribe. He did his primary school in Lilongwe as well as his secondary school education.

Music career

Chawinga started singing in 2003 and gained national recognition after he released his single titled "Shabarakatari". He released his funny video of Shabarakati where he played Wikise as a pastor which turned him into a household name. He resulted in releasing another video under the persona of preacher called "Galamukani" (awake) which saw success in the country.

Chawinga has collaborated with various artists on successful songs such as Yonzo, among others.

In 2022, Chawinga called on Non-Governmental Organizations to support his mental health awareness campaign, ‘I Can’t Kill Myself’ which helps people seek mental support to avoid suicide.

Achievements

UMP Awards

Source:

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2019	Himself	Artist of the year	Won
2019	Chikam’phukire	Song of the year	Won

Criticism and controversies

On 2 October 2019, Chawinga was refused to appear on the MBC's program "Made on Monday" by radio presenter and dj, Joy Nathu for music reasons. He claimed that Nathu does not play his songs on the radio whilst he played everyone's. Nathu dinied the alligations and farther banned Chabinga's songs on the radio station.

In August 2019, Chabinga was reported attacking women in his song Ng’weng’weng’we.

On 10 May 2022, Chawinga's Facebook account was reported to have been hacked. The attackers made several posts about illumination as well as promoting their pages.