Willy Wheelz

Willy Wheelz (born Wilbroad Eugene Msiska on 17 October 1981) is a Malawian reggae, dancehall, Afro-pop and gospel multi-instrumentalist and producer.

Early life

Msiska was born in a family of 13 siblings. His father, a teacher and field assistant in Zambia, had two wives. Msiska's father died in 1986 when he was only four years old. His maternal grandparents raised him in Karonga, northern Malawi, which was also the birthplace of his mother who sold fish to pay for her children's school.

Music career

In 1999, Msiska began teaching himself how to play the keyboard through piano books and influences such as Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, Joseph Hills of Culture and Lucky Dube. Soon after completing secondary school in 2001, Msiska started writing his own songs which he practised in church. In 2003 he began studying information technology and around that time he was sent by Evangelical Lutheran Church in Malawi on a youth exchange programme to Sweden where he undertook lessons in music production. This turned out to be a major stepping stone for the young musician.

Msiska continued his training with Bick Kamnganga, who later employed him as a music producer under his label Nalisewo (Later RU Entertainment) from 2006 to 2009. During this period he produced his second studio album, Kuchedwa Chala. In 2009 he relocated to Zambia where his older brother and sisters used to live. In 2012, after completing of his studies in missiology, Msiska moved to South Africa where produced a number of artists . He was signed by Bilashaka Records in the same year.

Discography

• Kwithu Nkuchanya (2004)
• Kuchedwa chala (2007)
• Nthawi ikwana (2009)
• Hard life goes (2015)
• Say No (2016)