Neil Nayar

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Songs, writings, and spoken reflections from a life lived between places — rooted in Malawi, shaped by travel, memory and humour.

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When tomorrow becomes yesterday

Another writing from the vault. Here it's a reflection on funerals in Malawi. I wish I could say there are less these days, but sadly there have been even more since I wrote this. The theme of today's story, let me lay it out at the

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The year I managed

So amazing to read this after all these years. It was a blog entry I wrote in 2017 just as my life was about to change is such a way as I had no inkling back then. This journey was the first with Madalitso Band - our first show together.

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1919

A moment from the late part of the tour where I found myself in my Mum's kitchen in Dorset. Shimmers of autumn in the trees. Feeling a little nostalgic. A very reflective moment on destiny and the way things unfold on tour.

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Thoughts on my mother

Here's a reflection I wrote back in 2022. As I read it now, I'm glad I wrote it, if just for how much it connects to the song 'Indentured Wayfarer' and the album I'm about to release - Songs from Pandama. This

The beginning is...

It was 21 May 2025, and I was just about to go on tour for three months with Madalitso Band. I decided I wanted to start sharing some thoughts. As the first episode it's very much an overview, but I thought it would be a good one to