Sereetsi & The Natives' frontman jets in

Sereetsi played at Gothernburg where he also featured in the Afrika Festival. PIC: PHATSIMO KAPENG
Sereetsi played at Gothernburg where he also featured in the Afrika Festival. PIC: PHATSIMO KAPENG

Contemporary folk band, Sereetsi & The Natives' frontman, returned last night from a four-day tour of Sweden, where he was backed by a number of A-list session musicians.

The artist, with his Swedish backing band, performed in Stockholm before taking on three gigs in the culturally vibrant Gothenburg.

The tour was sponsored in part by the Botswana Embassy in Stockholm. “I was booked to do the Botswana Day celebrations as a solo act.  I, however, thought that the show could use a full band and contacted a musician friend of mine, David Back. He assembled a great team of professional musicians to join me on stage,” Sereetsi told Arts & Culture.

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