Mpolelle re Babedi steals the show at BDP mega rally

Kast performing Mpolelle Re Babedi at the BDP rally PIC: THALEFANG CHARLES
Kast performing Mpolelle Re Babedi at the BDP rally PIC: THALEFANG CHARLES

Rapper Kast gave revelers at the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) mega rally near Maharaja something to talk about with his remix of Anna Fiki-Ditau’s Mpolelle re Babedi.

The well attended show promised little excitement until the bulky musician turned the heat on with the reassuring re-mix, which clearly moved the crowd.

Mpolelle re Babedi is an original song by the visually impaired Fiki-Ditau, and over two decades and has been regarded as one of the finest original compositions by a local performer.

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