Taola pleads for Freedom
Tuesday, January 17, 2017
Taola
Taola is a fusion duo that comprises of music producer Bonolo Mogotsi and media practitioner-cum vocalist, Thato Chuma.
The new single, which has an Afrobeat and urban sound fusion comes as a follow up single from the duo’s last release, Wings of love that did quite well in South Africa, as it premiered on DJ Fresh and Euphonik’s Club Culture TV show. “With Freedom we wanted to leap outside our comfort zone. We decided to make an Afrobeat song with lyrics that are reflective of societal issues,” Chuma, who was on the vocals, said. The message on the song simply talks of how the different institutions of the society are structured and that freedom is needed in all these institutions.
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...