The upcoming events dubbed 'Prince Benza Invasion Tour' are scheduled to commence with an all-night show on May 26, 2022 at Notwane Lifestyle Club in Gaborone.
The following day, the Ngwago hit maker will invade Pablo Executive Lounge in Francistown before doing his last show at Base Lounge in Maun on May 28. Although the shows are about Prince Benza, he will be supported by DJs. In Gaborone, he will share the stage with DJ Sly, TMan, DJ Copper Field, Hapex Guru, Nendiyo while BJB will be the MC. For the Francistown festival, Prince Benza will be joined by DJ Sponza BW, DJ Kananjo, DJ Sani, with BJB and Chase directing proceedings. According to the director of Gilbert Promotions, Gilbert ‘PP wa Pimp’ Seagile, the events are geared towards promoting Prince Benza’s brand in Botswana.
The promoter said his company has recently established partnerships with some of the top talents in South Africa to do their marketing locally. “This is an issue of a partnership than him being in demand. We receive promotions from international artists to push their brands this side and the shows are part of that marketing,” Seagile said. Prince Benza rose to popularity in 2021 following his hit song, Ngwago in which he featured Makhadzi. He is signed under Open Mic Productions, which has popular artists such as Master KG, Nomcebo, Zanda Zakuza, Mr Brown and Makhadzi among others. His other hits include Mathata Aka, Ke Nosi, Ghanama (with Makhadzi), Modimo wa Nrata, Ngiyavuma. Meanwhile, Seagile said his company has recently registered in South Africa as part of an expansion plan. “The idea is to trade legally in South Africa and be able to have more footprints regionally.
The move will allow us to work with many artists across the border, to do their marketing here and outside the country,” he said. Seagile also said this will also assist to deal with the trend of South African artists not honouring their bookings locally. “Because we are licensed to trade that side, we can now take artists who are booked locally and don’t show up at the events to task and sue without complications because the jurisdiction allows us (to do so),” he added.
