Being the change kwaito needs
Thursday, May 08, 2014
Gaelebalwe CD cover
“Ever since groups like T-Joints parted ways, kwaito has slowly been a genre that people feel is dying, we do not have many kwaito artists locally like we used to back in the day. A lot of them have shifted to house music and this is where I come in. I believe I am going to make people have faith in kwaito music again,” he says. Gaelebale says the album is done and ready to hit the shelves. But because he wants only the best for his listeners, he decided to polish it for a better quality release.
It is not uncommon in this part of the world for parents to actually punish their children when they show signs of depression associating it with issues of indiscipline, and as a result, the poor child will be lashed or given some kind of punishment. We have had many suicide cases in the country and sadly some of the cases included children and young adults. We need to start looking into issues of mental health with the seriousness it...