Gaborone comes alive again

Friday, April 24, 2015

One old guitarist tells me, “Man, Gaborone used to be the s**t”. He takes me on a nostalgic trip to Gaborone of the late 1970s and 1980s.

“Gaborone was the hub of live music in the 80s,” he says, adding; “Every Friday there were hardcore revellers who crossed the border from South Africa into Gaborone to party here”.

The narrator, Bonjo Keipedile, actually played at those epic parties in Gaborone. He was a part of the Shakawe band playing with Jonas Gwangwa, Steve Dyer, Dennis Mpale, Tony Cedras, Rampholo Molefhe, Gabriel Selato, Whyte Kgopo, Tsholofelo Giddie and Japie Phiri.

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Gaborone comes alive again

One old guitarist tells me, “Man, Gaborone used to be the s**t”. He takes me on a nostalgic trip to Gaborone of the late 1970s and 1980s.

Stanbic pretax profits up 11%

The audacity to be a unicorn

Faulty gadgets top complaints to BOCRA

Civil Society fights 'flawed' constitutional amendment

Civil Society calls for Constitution review governing Act

IEC rejects 2,513 registrations

Motshegwa prevails against detractors

Serowe woman ingests acid, attempts suicide

Inspect the voters' roll!