[2] Although born in Chikwawa in the south of Malawi, he was brought up from a young age in the village of Chabwera in Machinga District.
Some of his poems, including Ndine yemwe uja, have also been turned into songs by Billy Kaunda.
"[4] With a colleague Gospel Kazako, Malunga recorded the first Malawian cassette of poetry called Taimbani Alakatuli which was later followed by Ndidzakutengera Kunyanja Ligineti Ndi Ndakatulo Zina.
His compact disc titled Siananso Awa is regularly aired by various radio stations in Malawi.
Some of his short stories have appeared in the African Studies journal Ufahamu published by the University of California.