Shumba Claims RB1 Shuns His Music

Cultural music star Shumba Ratshega, who popularised the words, Makhirikhiri and Metsametsano, in his smash hit album, Makhirikhiri is convinced the national radio station is up to some dirty tricks geared towards pinning him down.  He is pointing fingers at a certain radio announcer at Radio Botswana (RB) for his disappointing music sales and disintegration of his group members.

Shumba, real name Moses Malapela, told Monitor that a former buddy at RB1 sent him sms messages, warning him that he would bring him "down to mother earth" because he is the one who made him. Now, as Shumba reveals, RB1 has not played his (Shumba) music for over a year. Shumba says his new album, Kuka Ntsu, whose sales have been disappointing, has not enjoyed any airplay on RB1 since it was released last year.