Local artists, ‘Fleekers’ honour Mapetla
Nnasaretha Kgamanyane | Tuesday March 12, 2024 08:09
He was buried at his home village, Tonota, yesterday. The artists who performed at the Ultimate African Attire on Fleek include Kabelo Tiro known as Scavenger.
He dedicated a gospel song Ke moeti ke le tseleng in celebration of Mapetla, who was also affectionately known as ‘Skhokho’ after his song. Khoisan duo also dedicated him their song, Mpoledise. They sang the song holding Mapetla's portrait painting from a local fine art artist, Thatayaone Ramolapo.
The artist earlier declared that he was going to give the painting to the late fallen kwaito star’s family. The artists also asked revellers to observe a moment of silence for 'Mapetla'. Local DJs further made sure they played his music in celebration of Mapetla’s contribution towards the country’s music industry. Moreover, Ramolapo also gave the South African singer and songwriter, Lwah Ndlunkulu, a painting of herself that he also did excellently. The surprised artist was overwhelmed by the good gesture and thanked him for the painting as they then took a few photos together.
Furthermore, Lwah Ndlunkulu, who came to perform in Botswana for the very first time, was excited to learn that she has a number of fans in the country. She treated her fans to songs such as Eyami, Ngyathandaza, Ngiyeza and others. As usual, Johnny Mokhali took the audience down the memory lane with his songs. The songs included old ones such as Lerato ka mogala, Go siame, Ba tlogeleng, Manoni, Ngwana and others that reminded most of the revellers of their youthful days. He later got the audience intrigued with his last song where he performed some a few dance moves.
The audience could not stop laughing while many took videos of that breathtaking performance. Furthermore, Platform One, who many people grew up listening to, treated the audience to a beautiful performance showcasing Zulu cultural dance. The group sang their hits such as Amavolovolo, Vuka, Isencane that was everyone’s favourite, Womnyakazisa Mayelele and others. Lastly on the international performances, Mthunzi sang Spesihle, Mamela, Isimo and Ngibambe La. However, the event could not have been complete without local artists’ excellent performances such as ‘Scavenger’ who as usual displayed an energetic performance together with Ketz Johnson, Juu Matere and Khoisan.
However, before local cultural dikhwaere maestro, Dr Vom performed, his fans were ready with the sticks awaiting his famous song Tsaya Thobane. By the time he performed, almost everyone was holding a branch waiting to dance the night away. His performance as it is the norm, shook the entire venue as revellers could not resist but danced and sang along. Regarding the theme, revellers came in fully prepared and had dressed to impress. Everyone made sure they made their fashion statement and expressed themselves through their attires.
The women opted for different designs and colours, making the whole idea of attending that event exciting. They surely dressed up for the event and on the gentlemen’s side, they have improved their style and their attires were impressive even though men do not have vast fashion design options like their female counterparts.