Boefelo bounces back with Disana Pedi
Friday, May 30, 2025 | 110 Views |
Emmanuel Bofelo
He makes a return to the music scene almost a decade later after his first single. In an interview with Arts&Culture, he explained that the name of the song comes from the Setswana saying “Go disana pedi”, meaning there is a problem. “Disana pedi was released early May. I composed the song and featured Uth ThaMeek. The song was produced at X808X Records in Gabane by Maatla Thapalalo. Throughout my career, I have released two singles so far Monwana le lenala and Disana Pedi,” explained Boefelo. Boefelo first made his music debut in 2016, with a single titled, Monwana le lenala in which he featured Vavo Pound.
He says he is already working on another project, which will be released soon, called Ngwetsi. The single will be included on his upcoming album, which is scheduled for release this year. Boefelo explained that he tried to record an album in the past, but things did not go well and he decided to focus on poetry and publishing books. However, he believes the time is right for him to make a return to the music scene. Furthermore, Boefelo pointed out that as artists, they face financial challenges to push their work to higher levels, and platforms are limited to allow artists to reach their goals. However, he says he is ambitious to reach greater heights in the music industry.
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...