Chichewa

They sang religious songs, some in the native Chichewa of the victims who were from Malawi.

People across the country followed the day-long court session, read out live on radio in English and Chichewa.

For example, Britain’s entry this year is “The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind,” written and directed by Chiwetel Ejiofor; it’s in the Bantu language Chichewa and English.

The music is warmly rousing, combining elements of traditional Malawian music, punk, and folk, with lyrics in Chichewa.

Ejiofor traveled to Malawi to shoot the film, and once mixed in with the people, he absorbed the culture and learned to speak Chichewa.