Ringo brings the roof down
Tuesday, September 08, 2015
Ringo
The South African musician was the main attraction at the closing day of the Gaborone International Music Cultural (GIMC) week. He shared the stage with local and international acts such as Mpho Sebina, Sethunya Maele, Sheila Molelekwa, Jazzman and Kyle Shepherd.
While the supporting acts received a fair appreciation from the audience, the moment Ringo stepped on to the stage, everything changed. The crowd simply went ecstatic even before the Xhosa man had belted one song.
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...