Harmonic Angel on Folklore jazz revival
Friday, February 20, 2015
Harmonic Angels sharing stage with Ndingo Johwa. PIC: KEOAGILE BONANG
The idea was the brainchild of Teacoboy Seitshiro, a male third of the three-member band. After meeting Mimi Moje at a poetry event, the young man was certain that he had found just the right person to lead the band on vocals. But he was made to wait a bit, as Moje was not as enthusiastic as he was about the project.
“Teacoboy approached me about this idea and I was not really keen. It took some time before I agreed,” Moje told Arts&Culture.
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...