Matsieng to reunite?

Sesupo Rantsimako
Correspondent | Thursday April 29, 2010 00:00

 

Speaking in an interview this week, Matsieng group member Liki Tselabe, popularly known as 'Maeras' denied reports that he is going solo, but said that after three years of separation they have now realised that it is better to collaborate and go back to the style of music their supporters loved so much.

Tselabe said they used to meet in music shows, adding that that is when they often discussed some of the issues surrounding music industry and came up with solutions to their problems that led to the split.

He said that they parted due to issues that he cannot mention after they released the hit album titled (Setswana as borre) which was commonly known by the hit song Tinto, which did well in the market.' I do not want to lie Tinto album has sold many copies because even outside the country the album was in high demand, I would say it has in fact reached platinum,' said Maeras. He however said that they took long to release another album because their debut album and DVD Setswana sa borre was still in high demand.

Matsieng released their new album in February this year titled Sa re nyedi sa re tseke, which has 10 tracks. The album includes songs like Mathichara, in which they are encouraging teachers to be professional in their work and not to have love affairs with students. The other song is Bakgala, which is about why shy people have difficulty expressing themselves in public. Attempts to get comments from Ditiro about rejoining the Matsieng group were futile as his cellphone was constantly off.