Sebina debuts with Loves Light
Dumisani Ncube | Thursday May 21, 2015 12:23
The 25-year-old finally released her much-anticipated debut single Loves Light on Monday in a number of radio stations and social networks. Speaking to Showbiz, the starlet says the Loves Light is a Neo-Soul track fused with a Borankana element. It is written in both English and Setswana.
The new track is a motivational track, which talks about life experiences. “I wrote the track five years ago when I was in Malaysia. Back then I did not know that I will record it and make it my debut single,” says Sebina, who only discovered her music talent a few years ago.
Experienced producer, Favi, who has worked with successful artists such as Samantha Mogwe, produced Loves Lights.
The single is the first from the songbird’s debut album scheduled for release in July.
She reveals that while recording the track, a Borankana dancer was invited to dance to the tune while they recorded the sound he produced from the moves. The track is currently available on social networks such as Sound Cloud.
She describes the sound of her upcoming album as soulful with an indigenous sound.
“The album is halfway done. Most of the songs talk about life experiences and love,” she explains.
Sebina, who recently received praises from legendary jazz maestro, Louise Mhlanga at the Gaborone International Jazz Festival, mentions that she has already started shooting the video for her new single. Shike Olsen is the video director.
A number of the scenes for the music video have been shot in Gaborone while others were taken in Gabane.
Sebina is already a household name in the local music industry with her classic cover performances. The much appreciated cover is a fusion of Brenda Fassie’s Too Late For Mama and The Fugees’ Ready Or Not.
She has also preformed most of the cover tracks at events such as the Jazz Exchange, which are mostly on You Tube.
She performs with a live band called Front Porch Trio. Sebina believes that her indigenous Neo-Soul style with different elements was influenced by sounds from the likes of Miriam Makeba, Sade and Bob Marley that her parents played when she was growing up.