Modibe addresses SA artists� local dominance
Thursday, September 01, 2016
Modibe
With that status quo local music entrepreneur, Seabelo Modibe recently addressed this issue in Durban during the KZN Music Imbizo, which was attended by a number of decision-makers in the South African music industry.
“Are you aware South African music is more dominant in Botswana, which makes your artists overshadow local artists? To make it worse our own artists’ music does not receive much airplay in South African radios,” stated Modibe during the KZN Music Imbizo.
It highlights the need to protect rights such as access to clean water, education, healthcare and freedom of expression.President Duma Boko, rightly honours past interventions from securing a dignified burial for Gaoberekwe Pitseng in the CKGR to promoting linguistic inclusion. Yet, they also expose a critical truth, that a nation cannot sustainably protect its people through ad hoc acts of compassion alone.It is time for both government and the...