Kgalagadi Soul awakens Maitisong

Nnasaretha Kgamanyane | Friday April 7, 2017 17:00

 

The three artists Mumba Yachi of Zambia, Tomeletso Sereetsi from Botswana and Tebogo Sedumedi better known as Aus Tebza outdid themselves before a satisfactory audience. Even though the trio had been working together for three weeks, the audience could not get enough of their brilliant performance.

They started their performance with Sereetsi’s song Maitsetsepelo that excited the audience. Aus Tebza played one of her beautiful songs Lerato, which was followed by Yachi’s Mwana wandi dedicated to children more especially the ones who are victims of child labour and those forced to join military at a tender age. Singing that song, the band, more especially Yachi’s face, was painted with sadness. Sadness could be felt throughout the auditorium.

The trio took turns in singing their songs like Areye, an appreciation party for beautiful natural resources, Ke rata wena fela, Aye, Thaa Kokome, Robete, My Fire Fly, Umung’o and others.

The artists got the audience dancing and singing along some of their songs choruses. Yachi’s magical dance moves got the room roaring in excitement more especially his newly found female fans. After the performance, the audience who seemed to have not had enough asked for more.

The trio sung them a song from Aus Tebza’s new single title Aye that the audience kept on singing after the performance. Aus Tebza who was emotional could not stop smiling and thanked the crowd for a beautiful night.

According to Aus Tebza, their collaboration was meant to bring Africans together through music. She said it was high time Africans unite and love each other so that together they could develop their continent.

“Even though we don’t speak the same languages, there is no language barrier in music. Our collaboration is intended to bridge the barriers before us as Africans. Kgalagadi Soul intends to show unity through music where we all can leave our political differences behind,” she said.

For his part, Sereetsi added to what Aus Tebza said, saying the project was not only about singing together but it was about filling up boundaries, seizing intolerance, and xenophobia and bringing solidarity to Africa.

Meanwhile, Maruapula Marimba warmed things up with their pieces.