Jwaneng hosts last Desert music festival
Spira Tlhankane | Tuesday June 6, 2017 18:00
The festival that capitalises from the Toyota 1000km Desert race will be hosted for the last in the mining town after it was announced that the race would now move to Gantsi next year.
Black Motion headlined the festival last year and this time around it would be another South African artist Oskido.
In an interview with Showbiz, one of the event organisers, Mabitso Kesenye said they had initially advertised that DJ Tira will be the main headliner but due to schedule clash, they had to withdraw from the agreement. “He couldn’t perform in two festivals in a space of five hours,” he said.
Kesenye also emphasised that the incident that happened last year when Black Motion interrupted Charma Gal’s performance would not happen again. “We cannot predict what might happen but we just have to hope for the best,” he said. He added that the security has intensified. Kesenye said the festival gain popularity each year therefore they expect huge following. He said as Dladleng Entertainment they hold the Desert Music Festival as a curtain raiser for Gaabo Motho Festival held in Moshupa every festive season.
Apart from the international acts that have a tendency of not pitching up for festivals, the lineup includes the Metro FM award winner and SAMA nominee Vee Mampezzy. He will be complemented by another hot artist in the scene being none other than Charma Gal of Mmokolodi. To top it all Franco who recently released his 15th album titled Eya le nna Babilone will be there to replicate his Tlatsa Lebala performance heroics. MMP Family will aim to market their new song Money In The Bank after premiering the video of the track a few weeks ago. Among the top performers on the day will be traditional music giant Ditiro Leero who is always there to remind the crowd that there is more to Setswana language than they already know. ATI of Poelo Morago will also be in the lineup.
Kesenye further told Showbiz that this time around they used a lineup of DJs who have not been given a chance in the festival before like DJ Deco, DJ Ngwazi, DJ Crespo, DJ King, DJ Lex b, DJ Teaz, DJ Davebouy, DJ Mthi, DJ Guyvos, DJ Anthem, DJ La-Puto, DJ Sbere and DJ Openineyo. He said Dladleng Entertainment Centre, KBL and RB2 sponsor the event. Tickets are available at Webtickets, Gaborone Liquoramas, Kanye, Moshupa, Jwaneng and Galaxy Club. Tickets are sold at P100, P150 at the gate and VIP is P250.