Stompi is back
Sunday, May 19, 2013
Stompi's newly appointed manager, Tshidiso Morebodi has told Showbiz that he is more than convinced that this time around, the budding musician has outdone himself. He said the album consists of 13 tracks that were originally put together at Storms Records. Morebodi said that so far, the album is doing very well since its release last month. "The people are loving it as it shows a lot of growth in Stompi. He is no longer 'that little boy' but now a maturing young man and this is highly demonstrated in his music, especially the message it conveys," he said.Some of the songs in the album are Kotsotela, Back To School, Come Down and Robala Ka Kgotso, a tribute to the late South African gospel artist Oleseng Suping.
"This album is a must-have for everybody because it has all music genres packaged in one album. It is a mixture of gospel, kwaito, house and dance music, so every person can enjoy listening to it anytime of the day," he said. Stompi performed some of the songs at the Poverty Eradication festival in Gaborone recently. He is scheduled for another performance in Palapye at the end of the month. The album will be officially launched in November. Stompi's mother told Showbiz that as a parent, she decided to let her son focus on his education first before he goes back to music. Jennie Wanthata stated that Stompi has so far been doing very well in his studies. "He will be writing his Form 5 this year, so we saw this as a perfect opportunity to release his second album as he is about to finish school," she said. The proud mother said the secret to raising a successful musician is to be patient and supportive as opposed to judgmental. "I have been supportive of my son's music career ever since the day he entered the entertainment industry. He always comes to me for advice and as a mother, I always offer a shoulder to cry on," she said.
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