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Seteka Sola - traditional musician
In the year one thousand nine hundred
and fifty nine, a boy was born in the village of Shrobe to the East
of Maun. The boy grew well and with a singing mother, music featured
in the boys life from a very early age, in fact by the time he was 8
years old he was playing a home made guitar, much to the amusement of
friend and family all of whom said he was crazy.
After some years with that home made
guitar our boy from the swamp became ‘our man from the swamp’ non
other than ‘Seteka Sola’ a household name in Southern Africa
whenever traditional music is mentioned. To date Seteka has recorded
8 albums and travels far to obtain the quality recordings he insists
on. Seteka’s music career has not gone without recognition and many
awards have been bestowed him both locally and international,
including Botswana’s ‘best music award’ for his incredible
album ‘Mmamelodi’.
Our man from the swamps is certainly at
his best when performing live, a one-man-band, hitting the base,
rhythm, percussion and lead with remarkable natural skill, he has
recently returned from a gig in Germany where he was playing to
celebrate the opening of Botswana’s new embassy. ‘I like German
red wine because my Black Lable wasn’t there! A self confessed
lover of music and all things related he is currently working on his
next masterpiece, following his passion and the influences of
modern-day Africa, not ever forgetting is mothers melodies.
Stuart James Arnold
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