A celebrity of his era, Stika Sola Molefhi was an inspiration to many, hence many young people adopted the name Stika. He has won awards both here and abroad for his good work in traditional music.
He was hot property in 1998, winning both the best Traditional Music Award at the now defunct Botswana Music Awards under promoter Chase Mhango and South Africa Music Awards under the same category. But apart from the statues, by his own admission the 51-year-old has nothing to show for his achievements in music. His debut album released in 1998 entitled Khubama was by far the biggest number on the local market, making an instant appeal across generations with the hit number 'Stika Sola ba duma duma ka ene'. The follow up albums also did well, but the musician continued to struggle financially. The last time the Maun musician released an album was in 2006 naming it Khokhoi, which earned him a Botswana Musicians Union (BOMU) award for Traditional Album and, according to him, it made good money that unfortunately fell into the wrong hands.
