Jwaneng to host Safety Music Festival
Pauline Dikuelo | Wednesday September 16, 2015 15:53
The event, which will take the form of a family fun day, will be held on November 21 at the Jwaneng Showgrounds. The show is expected to sensitise the nation on safety issues in an entertaining way.
In an interview with Showbiz, Basement Records owner, Bakang “BK” Proctor said the event will be filled with lots of fun.
“When we came up with this concept, we wanted to bring safety awareness hence we decided to bring some other companies like Motor Vehicle Accident (MVA) fund, Tebelopele and others on board,” Proctor said. Proctor said the event would have some similarities with the yesteryears’ Beer Fest, which used to be the most popular event in the mining towns.Different companies, which deal with matters of safety, will have stalls which have educational materials on safety.
Local acts expected to perform include, Odirile ‘Vee’ Sento, T.H.A.B.O, BK Proctor and local DJ’s Sly and Goveiya of RB2. The MC for the show will be Lehenza.
Proctor, said a certain percentage of the gate takings will be donated to the Galaxy Football Club, which will enable the team to acquire a new soccer kit, with a different design. you please everyone if you have one type of music? You will never succeed.” he warned.
“Locally we have club DJs that specialise on specific music genres and some who play a variety of music such as RnB, Hip hop, Rock, Soul and Dancehall.”
DJ Bravo who gives a lot of respect to DJ Fresh for giving him the breakthrough, is a bit disappointed by the state of DJing in Botswana.
“They need to step it up. we do not have much of them in the spotlight,” he said in reference to local aspiring Djs.
I have been here so many times and I have seen a lot of talent. I don’t know maybe they don’t believe in themselves, but they could be doing well internationally”.
He further advised local DJs to produce their own material and take it to different radio stations.