Maghebula releases Gago Sa Ragwa Ka Lenao
Teichler Rankoa | Tuesday September 9, 2014 14:30
In the title track, Gago Sa Ragwa Ka Lenao, Maghebula says that those who fear to play barefoot are just cowards, asking why they should fear to get injured during play.
“Bogologolo go ne go le monate go ragwa ka lenao, motho o ne a kgona go ragela ditlhopha tse dintsi mme gompieno dilo di fetogile go tshamekelwa setlhopha se le sengwe fela, ebile ka ditsetlana, melao le go ikwadiswa. Gago ga ragwe ka leno, batho ba tshaba go gobala, mme nna ka re selo se ke bogatlapa, tota le ba tshabang batho ba? Tlhaselang batho…” lyrics from the song say.
He says because he is not a coward like other men and plays barefoot, explaining that it is so good that his opponents appreciate his play.
The musician in his lyrics is boastful that when playing he satisfies his opponents who call him Nkangara after the game.
The lyrics further say that if asked to wear boots he refuses because he is not like other players.
He relies on the Tswana method of making the bones tough (thobega).
He further says his people appreciate his services because he uses Tswana muti, (nna ga ke keketwe ka ke dirisa meriana) to prepare for the game.
The six-track album comes just a year after the release of the popular Re Ne Re Tshameka. This is Maghebula’s fourth album. The other two albums are Gata Ka Lekhekhe and Setlhako Sa Lela.
The other tracks in this album are Mozelwane, Talente, Boipuso, Metsi and Oska Buwa and all of them are sung in Setswana.
Maghebula noted that all the songs in the album have an important message to listeners, pleading with them to take Gago Sa Ragwa Ka Lenao song seriously.
The second track, Mozelwane, is about a married couple. The two met at the church and by then the woman commanded a lot of respect. The husband is now complaining that his wife who used to be a true Christian before marriage has changed for the worst.
He says that she is a heavy drinker who spends most of her valuable time at the bars imbibing and smoking, and does not listen to any of the elders, including church leaders she used to respect.
Maghebula on his third track, Talente, a hym, says he is thankful to God for giving him singing talent, adding that when God asks him to bring it back, he would gratefully do that without any hestation.
Track four, Boipuso, is an appreciation song for the three chiefs who went to England to ask for the protection of Botswana.