The master guitarist who got his lessons from Dipina le Maboko

Patrick Mangasa.PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE
Patrick Mangasa.PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE

A crowd favourite in a popular brand where he plays lead, guitarist Patrick Motlaopi otherwise known as Mangaza by his legion of fans and friends says he was inspired by a local radio program to play the guitar. The self-taught guitarist tells Correspondent GOITSEMODIMO KAELO how he ended up playing the lead guitar for the most popular band, Franco and Afro Musica.

Motlaopi has been in the music industry for over two decades now and has performed for so many different bands and artists, but he has never sat foot in a conventional guitar class to learn the musical instrument with six strings.

However, the guitar has been the source of livelihood for the 37-year-old father of two. He is one of the few local guitarists who have played lead guitar in a Kwasa kwasa genre originally dominated by foreigners. 

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