Mookane To Produce Next Mahotella Queens Singers

Tuesday, May 31, 2016

Philanthropist and community developer, Pinkie Setlalekgosi has delivered her response to Mpaxanga band, Mahotella Queens plea to help them identify a Motswana or two who will take over as part of the new look Mahotella Queens, as the aged members who are now approaching 80 years, retire soon.

When performing at Setlalekgosi’s monster Bot50 P1 million party in Mookane, Mahotella Queen’s band leader, 74-year-old Hilda Tloubatla made a public passionate plea to the woman popularly known as ‘Ausi Pinkie’ to ensure that the next Mahotella Queens member comes from Botswana where the band leader said the group had made a name in their early years.

The band has started the process of rejuvenating themselves by replacing one of the founding trio, Mildred Mangxola by the youthful Amanda Nkosi.

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