Malawian musician Giddes Chalamanda, 92, plays his acoustic Banjo at his home in the Madzuwa Village near Chiradzulu, southern Malawi, on Jan 13, 2022. Photos: AFP
At 92, Giddes Chalamanda has no idea what TikTok is. He doesn't even own a smartphone.
And yet the Malawian music legend has become a social media star, with his song Linny Hoo garnering over 80 million views on the video-sharing platform and spawning mashups and remixes from South Africa to the Philippines.
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