'Peacock' Changes Tune

Thabile Mazolwana who broke into the music limelight as Peacock with a hit disco song Isiponono, is now changing his tune. His debut album released in 2000 sold over platinum. The second one - Ntjyilontjyilo - was also a run away success. Then a change of name, back to his birth name and his career started to wane.

Releases like Italente and Ndizize Nkosi have failed to create the same hype, which followed Isiponono's release. Like  many others, who left their home countries to try their luck in Botswana, Mazolwana moved from East London, South Africa, to Gaborone a few years back and is now based here though he continues to record his music in South African studios.But the change of name and location, which, he had hoped would help change his fortunes, seems to have failed and he believes that changing his tune is the only way to get back on top of his game.


Buju Muju, the man who is credited as the master of house music, has taken Mazolwana under his wing, added to his disco melodies some heavy house beats - and the duo are  expected to dish out a mellow-album that should make both house and disco lovers happy when it comes out at the end of next month.

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