Mosele catches the 'mindset change campaign' bug
Goitsemodimo Kaelo | Sunday April 20, 2025 06:00
Indeed, the Ntsa E Jele Ntsanyana hit maker is walking the talk with the song, which is a different touch from what he is originally known for. While Mosele’s jazzy keys are dominant, the addition of HT Tautona’s motswako lyrics and Suggie Fisher’s melodious voice bring a different and refreshing dimension to this song. The latest, which was recorded at the Botswana Craft Marketing by Berry Bone reflects Mosele’s diverse knowledge of music and artistic prowess. Mosele has collaborated with a number of talented individuals to come up with the single. These include Gospel and Jazz songbird, Suggie Fisher (lead vocals), HT Tautona (rapper), Katlego Ndlovu (keyboard), Andrew Chinganga (Saxophonist), Frank Seabe (bass), Drum Doc Thipe (Drums) while he (Mosele) is on the guitar.
He co-produced the song alongside Berry Bone. On this song, Mosele left all the singing to the talented songstress, Suggie Fisher. The song is changing one’s mindset involves shifting fundamental thought patterns and beliefs to promote positive change. This can be achieved by identifying and challenging negative beliefs, replacing them with positive ones, and cultivating a growth mindset. Although very refreshing, the song does not reach the level of the Ntsa E Jele Ntsanyana hit, which dominated airplays at the time of its release. A music veteran, Mosele delivered his CD at Mmegi offices for review this week. While most people would share a link where one can download and listen to the song, Mosele showed that he is still an old school fellow who believes in the power of CDs.
Though the song is a beautiful body of work, the same cannot be said about the visuals of artwork for the CD cover. The cover is black and has been written in red with a picture of the brain on the front, which can be scary or just a turn-off to some people. An album cover, or album art, is the visual artwork on the front of a packaged audio recording that serves as the main advertisement for the album and helps convey the artist’s image and the CD’s overall theme. While the image may be relevant to the theme of the song, something different would have worked better. Although one might say this is a needless observation since many people no longer sell hard copies, it is still necessary for artist to package their projects in an attractive way. Popularly known for the hit Ntsa E Jele Ntsanyana, Mosele played for the defunct group, Kalahari band. He was amongst the Kalahari members who accompanied the late South African jazz legend Hugh Masekela on his United Kingdom (UK) tour in the ‘90s.