Meet the Collaborators
Neil Nayar
Band Manager and Musician
Johan Nayar
Director and Film Maker
David Zanoni
Advisor and Right Management
Tim Delhaes
Producer and Entrepreneur
Isaac Mafuel
Writer & Translator
Eduardo araya
Collaborator and Film Wiz
Yuri Dekovic
Collaborator and Designer
Alberto Contreras
Collaborator and Art Director
The Journey home after the Euro Tour (Part 1)
The last few weeks of the tour were surely like the last few miles of a marathon. By the end we had played 53 concerts in 10 weeks and on the last day we actually had an afternoon and an evening concert.
Read moreMadalitso Team: Neil Nayar, The Accidental Manager
It was 2015 and I’d been running an acoustic music night in Lilongwe after arriving in the city from London two years earlier on a one way ticket, with my guitar, but no money.
Read moreUSA 2022 Tour Cancelled
It was when we performed at HIFA in Zimbabwe back in 2018 that the idea to do a tour of the USA first came to us.
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About The banjo boys
The Story
The Movie
The movie recounts the captivating story of this accidental trio, their individual lives and their shared love of music. It then follows the protagonists into the future to their first ever US tour (2023) and a concert in the metaverse. It's the story of how even small steps forward always lead to luck, of how naivety allows us to defy all odds and how passion builds resilience. As a result, together, these individuals are able to transform their lives, the lives of those that surround them and strike a chord with their audience in a dozen countries.
Our film is unearthing the underlying threads that result in the serendipitous nature of the storyline. The joy and pain of a musical trio, their heartfelt personal stories and their captivating music will not only entertain, but inspire the audience to build their own instruments of change.
The Production
The movie production is a continuation of the way the band has evolved: a grassroots initiative bootstrapped with the help of many individuals that have been captivated by the story as well as sharing a passion for film, media and technology.
The team has been able to obtain small amounts of funding from different sources (including the Near Foundation and AstroDAo) but mostly benefited from voluntary work. While we are seeking further funding we intend to keep the production lean and most of all a fun experience.
The Organization
The producer's passion for blockchain technology has led us to set up a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) instead of a classical LLC. As a DAO we can achieve a higher degree of transparency, provide more opportunities for member participation and reduce administrative overheads. Furthermore it allows us to rely on innovative mechanisms like NFTs to reward contributions and obtain funding for the project. All funds received by the DAO - be it donations, investments or licensing revenue - will be accounted for transparently as much as possible. All excess funds (or profits) wil be retained in the DAO treasury and managed by the DAO members to support further film, music and art projects in the region.
The Team
Neil (the accidental band manager) and Tim (a nomadic tech entrepreneur) coincidentally bumped into each other in Liwonde national park in September 2021 where their families had become friends. After enjoying some time and beer together, they decided together with Johan (Neil's brother and passionate film maker), to restart the production of a documentary project Johan had initiated the year before. They managed to secure a small grant from the Near Foundation and infect others on the way: Alberto, Yuri, Emmanuel, and Satesh.
The numbers of team members, contributors, promoters and participants of the project is growing continuously as the project evolves. In this moment we could use help with the following:
- Designing and executing a NFT campaigns on the Near BlockChain
- Contacting and engaging opinion leaders and media to spread the word
- Contacting and engaging companies and NGO for funding
- Producing and publishing social media content
- Licensing and distribution
- Develop new aspects of the website
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