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(1176, 1, '2021-07-24 21:44:52', '2021-07-24 21:44:52', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This week we are shining the spotlight on the all new <strong><span class="has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color">Ubuntu Band</span></strong>. Ubuntu Band is a trio of exceptionally talented young musicians with an afrobeat infrared sound and rhythmically driven tribal sounds. With their newly released song ''<strong>NGWANAMSETSANA</strong> '', we are sitting at the edge of our seats to find out what more incredible sounds are coming up.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>''Ngwana Msetsana'' which translates to  ''A girl child'' is an afrocentric song that encourages the girl child and celebrates the girl child. The recently released hit is performed by <strong><span class="has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color">Thami</span></strong>, <strong><span class="has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color">Gavin</span></strong> and <strong><span class="has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color">Maney</span></strong>; and  was directed by Botswana''s very own immensely talented <strong><span class="has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color">DirectorMo</span></strong>. The african instrumental and acapella sounds make it so fresh and very distinctive. The song speaks of how much a girl child is loved and how much they bring warmth and positivity to life and to one day build a family altogether.  It is very catchy, relatable and fresh. <strong><span class="has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color">Ubuntu Band</span></strong> and <strong><span class="has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color">Director Mo</span></strong> have truly given us something to dance to.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This song is dedicated Ngwana wa Mosetsana. Girl child find your worth and add tax because you deserve all the best things the world has to offer.Ngwana Msetsana- Be Your Own Kind Of Beautiful and remember, the world is what you make it.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://youtu.be/exP1mCixngg","type":"video","providerNameSlug":"youtube","responsive":true,"className":"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio"} -->\n<figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper">\nhttps://youtu.be/exP1mCixngg\n</div></figure>\n<!-- /wp:embed -->', 'NGWANA''MSETSANA', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '429-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-07-24 21:44:52', '2021-07-24 21:44:52', '', 429, 'https://www.avo.co.bw/?p=1176', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1178, 1, '2021-07-27 11:37:42', '2021-07-27 11:37:42', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong><span class="has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color">Katso Boseatleng Lekgoa</span></strong> is a young artist with a passion for the art of drawing. The oldest of three children, <strong><span class="has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color">Katso</span></strong> had never known that she had a great talent and gift for capturing faces, bodies, and her own imaginative creativity on a piece of paper. It was until art was forced on her at Junior secondary school as a subject. She took it as a challenge and got a hold of it.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong><span class="has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color">Lekgoa</span></strong> had a tough time in her initial classes of art, especially with teachers in junior school but when she got her mind into the art she started to fall in love with it. She recalls a few lessons very vividly saying that the teacher throw jabs at their backs whenever he saw an error in any of their works in class. “Now that I think about it, he saw my potential, always had and that was his way of being supportive and I guess he was very encouraging because well we’re here.” She said. All the works she made from those days made her find the most accurate, if not perfect , way of creating an artwork. This made her one of the most talented fine artists in the country.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Her artworks have won a few recognition awards mostly during her time in Senior secondary school even though she has no memory of the titles she was awarded for the art. Abstract drawings are her speciality and her artworks are mostly focused around that branch of drawing. Laced with a historic feel and aura, the artworks themselves attract the viewer''s attention and always have a story to tell. Yelling, screaming or even calmly conveying the mind and heart of the artist that put them to paper. Some of her most prominent pieces have been exhibited at <strong>Thapong Visual Arts </strong>in Gaborone Village.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong><span class="has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color">Lekgoa</span></strong> stated that growing up with her grandmother, she had the opportunity to grow and learn about many topics and ideologies of life that have shaped how she views her artworks. She says she is very fond of her grandmother, citing how influential she is for mostly everything she does and the decisions she makes as an artist, a young lady and generally as a human being.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“I am working on getting a solo exhibition of my artworks. That’s what I have planned for the near future.” She said on the question regarding her plans for the future. <strong><span class="has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color">Lekgoa</span></strong> spends other parts of her time at home with her family, or out with friends when she has the funds to do so. The bulk of her time though, now that she is finished with school, is and will be spent working on the pieces she is going to pit up at her solo exhibition that she is working towards.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Outside of the fine arts, <strong><span class="has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color">Katso</span></strong> is intrigued by the world that is of the performing arts. Not that she has a burning interest like most of the people, whose mostly poetic recitals she enjoys listening to, she would venture into the world of poetry. “I have surrounded myself with creative in all fields of creative arts so I don’t think I can or will run out of inspiration.” She said when describing her social circle.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The heart of an art piece is a part of the essence of the artist who puts pen or pencil or paint on a piece of canvas or paper. The masterpiece is achieved only by sharing a piece of oneself with the artwork. <strong><span class="has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color">Katso Boseatleng Lekgoa</span></strong> gives her artworks bits and pieces and sometimes chunks of herself to make them as beautiful, catchy and as creative as her mind is wild with creativity.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'LEKGOA''S ABSTRACT TIME-LAPSE', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1142-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-07-27 11:37:42', '2021-07-27 11:37:42', '', 1142, 'https://www.avo.co.bw/?p=1178', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1180, 1, '2021-07-27 20:03:50', '2021-07-27 20:03:50', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Multi award winning contemporary artist, <strong><span class="has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color">Sereetsi and The Natives</span></strong>, brought a different melody for his fans on his highly anointed third album that features well recognised singers and song writers from across the world. He is well known for his Africa - tswana cultured contemporary and jazz feel music. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This multitalented singer does not need any introductions as he managed to sweep the crowd off their feet with his first and second album. The “<strong>Thaa kokome</strong>" hit maker continues to wow Batswana with his well written Setswana songs and unique beats,now with his current third album which features international artists. It seems to have put him on the spotlight of critic as fans are buying the new album to get its feel.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The new album which is titled “<strong>I am Africa</strong>”  has nine tracks where he features popular national and international singers and songwriters. The album features the sounds of Botswana''s very own “<strong>Sedi Laaka</strong>” hit maker, <strong><span class="has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color">Han-C</span></strong>. He also features one of Nigeria''s well renowed song writer and singer <strong><span class="has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color">Brymo</span></strong> whose popularity is well known  all across Africa. In one of the songs he features <strong><span class="has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color">Jackie Venson</span></strong>, who is one of the United States star and multi-award winner, guitarist and song writer. It also features one of South Africas jazz piano mastro and multi award winner, <strong><span class="has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color">Bokani Dryer</span></strong>. He went as far as featuring one of Zambia’s superstars, <strong><span class="has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color">Wezi</span></strong> and <strong><span class="has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color">James</span></strong>, Swedish soul singer, <strong><span class="has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color">Oscar</span></strong> as well as South Africas multi award winner, <strong><span class="has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color">Berita</span></strong>.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It is not everyday where one wakes up and decides to do something different when it comes to what they offer, especially in music. <strong><span class="has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color">Sereetsi</span></strong> took a big leap of faith when it comes to changing the sound and feel of his new album. “The sound is more of an old and also more of a new sound” <strong><span class="has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color">Sereetsi</span></strong> commented. He believes that his album is the perfect medium of his first and second album, the first which presented what is thought to be a traditional sound in a new light, which his fans view as making folk music fashionable. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>He has managed to ensure that he presents his folk music in a rythym that still depicts past life and tradition. With his third album, he works with singers and song writers who have brought their concept and style of music into his new album which he has managed to construct and present in a way that  carries the same folk feel that his music is all about.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The core of his new album is still folk music infused with other elements. He viewed his new collaboration as a setup  of sharing tradition, where each collaborator brought their own thing. He noted that  the most amazing thing about the album is that his co-singers and songwriters were bringing new concepts into his world, they are  guests in his house and it wasn''t meant to change the concept and direction of his music completely. <strong><span class="has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color">Sereetsi</span></strong> stated that for this collaboration he had already created the music and subject of what he wanted to cover in the album, which each collaborator came in and made the assigned song  theirs by nailing it.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The album is titled "<strong>I am Africa</strong>" to celebrate African music. It contains messages that are very intentional about african values such as unity, being proud of who they are, where they come from and empowers africans to see their potential. It is an uplifting and motivational album that teaches africans that they can do so much if they embrace their diversity. These kinds of messages are carried and depicted on the album''s hits “<strong>It''s our time now</strong>” and “<strong>Koma</strong>”. The album''s title reveals that africans are a force to reckon with and carry so much within them. The purpose of this whole album is  to change the narrative that we have within ourselves about all the negativity that we think about when it comes to our African lifestyle.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>"The album took a while to make, the first song named ''<strong>Mathombo</strong>'' was recorded around August, September 2018. For it''s commencement the team started recording last year during the start of covid-19." <strong><span class="has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color">Sereetsi</span></strong> told us. He further mentioned how they would go for months without recording. The album was done under much rest and time. 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(1239, 1, '2021-07-27 22:55:59', '2021-07-27 22:55:59', '<!-- wp:pullquote -->\n<figure class="wp-block-pullquote"><blockquote><p><strong>TŠHABA E E SENANG NGAWO KE MONKA E LATLHEGILENG</strong> </p><cite>Sir Seretse Khama I</cite></blockquote></figure>\n<!-- /wp:pullquote -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In a pool of wisdom from the late President <strong><span class="has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color">Sir Seretse Khama</span></strong> I, this is one of his most recurrent sayings. It directly translated to “a nation without culture is a lost nation” This saying implicates the importance of culture and cultural preservation, especially in Africa, a continent rooted in diverse cultures and even more diverse ethnicities within counties. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Fashion or clothing is a fundamental element of culture. In Botswana, we undeniably have a wide range of apparel for different occasions according to different ethnic groups. These vary in textures, colours and design. Wedding culture, however, has a more uniform clothing code that includes leteisi skirts and dresses, a blue shawl and doek. This attire is traditionally worn by married women in wedding proceedings and the bride when proceedings are final and she is now married. Nevertheless, weddings in Botswana are greatly influenced by the western culture. The term “white wedding” is common in our local vocabulary. It refers to the fact that the bride wears a white wedding gown. It could also mean the “white people wedding”, referencing the origin, if you think about it.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The entire world experienced radical changes throughout the last year due to the Covid-19 pandemic. For a few months the world stopped. Thereafter we had to adjust to a “new norm”. Football stadiums without supporters, no concerts, no sitting in at restaurants, the list goes on. Weddings were no exception, guests are limited to only close friends and relatives, the ceremony duration is also a lot shorter. These adjustments took Batswana a while to get used to. Our weddings are normally filled with food and dance, invitations are open to all family, friends, neighbors, even gate crashers. They were more like a fashion extravaganza, with 3 or 4 outfit changes. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In adaptation to the new wedding rules and regulations, the costume inevitably changed. Weddings are a short, single ceremony so brides are trying to encompass both the traditional and modern styles in their gowns as cultural practices such as Patlo and Magadi are no longer done in great detail. This way of dress has been common in some South African tribes but is a relatively new trend in Botswana. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>We absolutely love to see it. These gowns are not only unique and creative but also cut costs that would have been incurred from making a lot of dresses. Most of them are also very functional and not extravagant, leaving room for possible future repurposing. This trend might just be one of the Covid-19 pandemic silver linings. It has created opportunity for Batswana designers to show off their organic creativity and also captures our culture and traditional prints in a new, exiting way. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I sincerely hope local designers see this trend as an opportunity to add cultural identity to our fashion as well as explore the juxtaposition of bridal fashion and culture. This gives them room to maneuver the fashion future in the direction we need as Batswana. A place where designers are expressive, experimental and our culture is predominant in our modern lifestyles.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong><span class="has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color">POPPY</span></strong> is one brand that has risen to the occasion with their most recent Leteisi wedding collection. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>DRESSES BY <strong><span class="has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color">POPPY</span></strong> </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'WEDDINGS PERSEVERE - A SILVER LINING', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '697-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-07-27 22:55:59', '2021-07-27 22:55:59', '', 697, 'https://www.avo.co.bw/?p=1239', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
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(1256, 11, '2021-07-30 09:30:31', '2021-07-30 09:30:31', '<!-- wp:heading {"level":3} -->\n<h3>Poem by <span class="has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color">Refilwe J. Mokgatlenyane</span> </h3>\n<!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>She was young and naïve<br>Growing without love drove her to look for it in the wildest of places<br>She got lost between finding love that is worth the price and just lust for the beautiful faces<br>And she met one devil’s angel, ready to devour her innocent little soul</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>She never knew of love from the right ones, so she found comfort in a stranger<br>She dug for love in the deepest of places and never knew she was approaching danger<br>Like an infant when it sees milk, she opened up her whole heart<br>She gave in with all her might<br>What she thought she found was love but it was like she put her tiny hand inside the mouth of a venomous snake<br>And was going to earn a toxic bite</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>His eyes were flames<br>But she was even more ready to come closer because she fell in love with the heat<br>She trusted a stranger, a man who told her he loves her, and his handsome smile set her heart pacing<br>A man who with a single touch sent electrical impulses buzzing around her whole body that she sweated like a dog panting<br>A man who bought her with armada<br>A man who gave her a fake ring and made her dream about weddings and cake pudding<br>A man who made her forget about the dream life she owed herself<br>She gave her heart to a man who erased her ambitions and sold her dreams</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>His eyes were flames<br>That they burnt down her definition of pride into fossils and sucked up all the fuel<br>They set her tiny body on fire and burnt away her innocence for he was very cruel<br>His eyes were flames that burnt her little heart into nothing but ash<br>His eyes were flames that swept away the purity of her soul and left her nothing but trash</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'SHE BROKE HEARTS BUT EARNED CUTS', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'she-broke-hearts-but-earned-cuts', '', '', '2021-07-31 11:57:34', '2021-07-31 11:57:34', '', 0, 'https://www.avo.co.bw/?p=1256', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(1969, 11, '2021-08-21 20:17:03', '2021-08-21 18:17:03', '<!-- wp:heading {"level":3} -->\n<h3>Poem by <span class="has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color">Refilwe J Mokgatlenyane</span></h3>\n<!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph {"align":"center"} -->\n<p class="has-text-align-center"><a href="https://www.pexels.com/search/Lottery/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Photo by Lay Low from Pexels</a></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Have you ever lived your life waking up from a shack?<br>Feeding on dry breadcrumbs every morning and even in the evening when you come back?<br>Have you ever lived a life that gives you a reason to give up because nothing seems to fall into track?<br>Well, let me tell you a story of the man who won the lottery</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Dressed in tattered clothes stained with dirt and mud,<br>Feet as bare as a bear without its fur<br>Hair wrinkled and messy like he’s had an electric shock<br>The man who won the lottery pierced through the crowd with a victorious walk</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>His eyes were as bright as a flashlight<br>His body communication spitting volumes that he’s going to walk away victorious<br>The mind of the man who won the lottery was a river of hope<br>A river of hope assuring him that he’s about to be thrown a rope<br>And with this rope he’ll climb over to his success</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Looking at the people around him dressed in dresses and suits<br>The man who won the lottery smiled and said to himself,<br>“Success isn’t determined by the luxury you have from your past,<br>Neither is it by riches nor dust,<br>But by the dream you birth in your mind and how hard you intend to make that dream come true at last”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Before trying their luck on spinning the lottery,<br>Everyone was interviewed on their views and expectations<br>And the man who won the lottery said,<br>“if I win this lottery, I will resume my life,<br>I will get myself back to college to complete my studies,<br>I will buy my mother a house and then make my beautiful lady my wife,<br>I will give back to the poor and anyone else I’ve seen suffer<br>I am willing to try by all my power to win this lottery, no matter how much it gets tougher”<br>The man who won the lottery was a man with big, big dreams</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Everyone took turns spinning the lottery wheel<br>Each of them losing hopes when seeing others failing<br>But the man who won the lottery told himself that he will not let this chance slip from his hands and go away<br>He told himself that he could make that day his day<br>He had been given cards, and he had to determine how smart to play</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The turn of the man who won the lottery came<br>And unlike the others who had lost hope, his dreams and hopes were still the same<br>He had kept his mind in a rigid position, like it’s been put inside a frame<br>He spun the lottery and waited for it to hit right on the spot<br>His hopes still flamed up, and the lottery halted, jackpot!<br>The man who won the lottery won,<br>That victory marked the beginning of his dream journey to success<br>Everyone was surprised but the man who won the lottery wasn’t,<br>Because he portrayed a character portrayed by none of his competitors,<br>_-self-belief and hope</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'THE MAN WHO WON THE LOTTERY', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'the-man-who-won-the-lottery', '', '', '2021-08-21 20:18:04', '2021-08-21 18:18:04', '', 0, 'https://www.avo.co.bw/?p=1969', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(2076, 16, '2022-01-06 13:11:31', '2022-01-06 11:11:31', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Botswana</strong> is well known for its diamonds, beef and tourism but one of Botswana’s greatest resources is its rich music culture. A culture that originated from folklore songs sung by the fire to recorded songs played on the radio.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Music has historically been part of the everyday life of Batswana. One of the music cultures that has gained significant prominence is Afro Tech music. Afro Tech is a subgenre of the popular house music which combines the sounds of Afro House and Tech music. The genre is prominent and mostly played in clubs, bars and events. It is the kind of music that is an epitome of class, fun and exclusivity. Pioneers of the sound in Botswana include producers like <strong><span class="has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color">Raul Bryan</span></strong> and <strong><span class="has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color">Benny-T</span></strong>, who have inspired the growth of the genre influencing the likes of <strong>Ace Mantez, Tswex Malabola, Aimo, Viral Gucci</strong> and so forth.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Music by <strong>Raul Bryan</strong> and <strong>Benny- T</strong> has been playlisted and played by various international artists like<strong> </strong><span class="has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color"><strong>Black Coffee</strong>,</span> <strong><span class="has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color">Darque </span></strong>and<strong><span class="has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color"> DJ Satellite</span></strong>. This music further enjoys multiple streams on online platforms. Although seldomly played in commercial radio, the streets have recognised and crowned the music subgenre.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Afro Tech producers from Botswana have their music licensed by various labels all over the world like <strong>Open Bar</strong>, in the United States,<strong> DM Records</strong> under At Jazz in the UK and <strong>Seres Producers</strong> in Portugal to name a few, exhibiting the value the music brings to the international music landscape.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In the words of Raul Bryan, a pioneer of the genre the future of Afro Tech in Botswana, “I anticipate a growth in the movement as producers are now pushing to collaborate with vocalists in an effort to commercialise the sound”.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It is evident that music is a worthwhile export that Botswana is giving to the world and Afro Tech Music is proving to be one to shout about.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:gallery {"ids":[3414,3413],"linkTo":"none"} -->\n<figure class="wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped"><ul class="blocks-gallery-grid"><li class="blocks-gallery-item"><figure><img src="https://www.avo.co.bw/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/raulbryandjproducerbotswana-1024x1024.jpg" alt="raulbyran" data-id="3414" data-full-url="https://www.avo.co.bw/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/raulbryandjproducerbotswana.jpg" data-link="https://www.avo.co.bw/?attachment_id=3414" class="wp-image-3414"/><figcaption class="blocks-gallery-item__caption">Raul Bryan</figcaption></figure></li><li class="blocks-gallery-item"><figure><img src="https://www.avo.co.bw/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/bennyt2.jpg" alt="bennyt" data-id="3413" data-full-url="https://www.avo.co.bw/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/bennyt2.jpg" data-link="https://www.avo.co.bw/?attachment_id=3413" class="wp-image-3413"/><figcaption class="blocks-gallery-item__caption">Benny T</figcaption></figure></li></ul></figure>\n<!-- /wp:gallery -->', 'BOTSWANA''S HIDDEN GEM', 'Music has historically been part of the everyday life of Batswana. One of the music cultures that has gained significant prominence is Afro Tech music. Afro Tech is a subgenre of the popular house music which combines the sounds of Afro House and Tech music. The genre is prominent and mostly played in clubs, bars and events.', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'botswanas-hidden-gem-afro-tech-music', '', '', '2022-01-11 09:56:36', '2022-01-11 07:56:36', '', 0, 'https://www.avo.co.bw/?p=2076', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(2084, 8, '2021-08-25 14:00:06', '2021-08-25 12:00:06', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong><span class="has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color">Gift Mabasa</span></strong> is a 32 years old young man, who was born and bred in malamulele, Limpopo. He is popularly known by his stage name <strong><span class="has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color">DJ Giftoz</span></strong> which is derived from his name Gift. "I am dedicated and passionate when it comes to music, i also believes that I was born with vocalizing talent," he shared. <span class="has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color"><strong>Mabasa</strong></span> is not just a DJ but a music producer as well who own his own music production studio. 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"I have endured difficult challenges where my close friends used to be discouraging and judgemental instead of being supportive," he explained. Mabasa announced that people who were not related to him by any chance and not even close with him were very supportive, and stimulating towards his talent. However, that gave him stregth not to be discouraged by his friends or even give up on his dreams.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Financial difficulties are one other thing that he suffered through his musical adventure. "I still remember when i struggled to produce becaused i lacked equipment to do my job and neither did i had money to buy all that was needed", <strong><span class="has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color">DJ Giftos</span></strong> said. 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(2184, 8, '2021-09-11 18:55:03', '2021-09-11 16:55:03', '<!-- wp:heading {"level":3} -->\n<h3>Poem written by <span class="has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color">Chavani Ripfumelo Constacis</span></h3>\n<!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph {"align":"center"} -->\n<p class="has-text-align-center"><a href="https://www.pexels.com/photo/woman-placing-her-finger-between-her-lips-568025/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Photo by Kat Jayne from Pexels</a></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>We thought only animals can be hunted down and killed…<br>But things have changed drastically,<br>Human flesh is on demand,<br>don''t get me erroneous….<br>Not all human flash, but recently women considered on the most critical endangered souls around the world…</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>As enduring as women are, but with powerless strength and voice that can be heard for better actions to be implemented…<br>Our lives are at the horizon to perish,<br>All the bitterness of this world happens to us<br>Fore we are suitable with such evil things from the eyes of the evil perpetrators.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The pin of seeing these horrors continue day in and out,<br>We wonder in our shelters corners if we will ever see the end before they sentence us all to demise.<br>Our footsteps are not bold as “phenomenal us” as our traits is characterized.<br>We are physically described differently from what we naturally are.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Going to the market to buy beverages to quench thirsty is very risky,<br>For we might just leave the house and be abducted in daylight on the street full of moving cars with very limited people to try to rescue us…</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>What have we done to deserve this hatred??<br>Our inner souls are kneeling on its knees with a concerned voice that summoning God to intervene…<br>We have hopes that he have heard our day-to-day song,<br>Yet, we don''t know when he will answer our calls.<br>However, faith is keeping us going…</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Our world had turned into a fantasy,<br>For crying out loud, we have had enough of shedding of women blood…<br>Powerless as we ate,<br>we are not capable enough to put a stop to this completely<br>Because we have noticed how they mishandle us…<br>It''s an empathy.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'HUNTED SOULS', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'hunted-souls', '', '', '2021-09-11 18:55:09', '2021-09-11 16:55:09', '', 0, 'https://www.avo.co.bw/?p=2184', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(2186, 1, '2021-09-11 18:55:03', '2021-09-11 16:55:03', '<!-- wp:heading {"level":3} -->\n<h3>Poem written by <span class="has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color">Chavani Ripfumelo Constacis</span></h3>\n<!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph {"align":"center"} -->\n<p class="has-text-align-center"><a href="https://www.pexels.com/photo/woman-placing-her-finger-between-her-lips-568025/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Photo by Kat Jayne from Pexels</a></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>We thought only animals can be hunted down and killed…<br>But things have changed drastically,<br>Human flesh is on demand,<br>don''t get me erroneous….<br>Not all human flash, but recently women considered on the most critical endangered souls around the world…</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>As enduring as women are, but with powerless strength and voice that can be heard for better actions to be implemented…<br>Our lives are at the horizon to perish,<br>All the bitterness of this world happens to us<br>Fore we are suitable with such evil things from the eyes of the evil perpetrators.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The pin of seeing these horrors continue day in and out,<br>We wonder in our shelters corners if we will ever see the end before they sentence us all to demise.<br>Our footsteps are not bold as “phenomenal us” as our traits is characterized.<br>We are physically described differently from what we naturally are.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Going to the market to buy beverages to quench thirsty is very risky,<br>For we might just leave the house and be abducted in daylight on the street full of moving cars with very limited people to try to rescue us…</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>What have we done to deserve this hatred??<br>Our inner souls are kneeling on its knees with a concerned voice that summoning God to intervene…<br>We have hopes that he have heard our day-to-day song,<br>Yet, we don''t know when he will answer our calls.<br>However, faith is keeping us going…</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Our world had turned into a fantasy,<br>For crying out loud, we have had enough of shedding of women blood…<br>Powerless as we ate,<br>we are not capable enough to put a stop to this completely<br>Because we have noticed how they mishandle us…<br>It''s an empathy.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'HUNTED SOULS', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '2184-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-09-11 18:55:03', '2021-09-11 16:55:03', '', 2184, 'https://www.avo.co.bw/?p=2186', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
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(2238, 8, '2021-09-13 08:58:49', '2021-09-13 06:58:49', '<!-- wp:heading {"level":3} -->\n<h3>Poem written by <span class="has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color">Chavani Ripfumelo Constacia</span></h3>\n<!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph {"align":"center"} -->\n<p class="has-text-align-center"><a href="https://www.pexels.com/photo/person-collecting-trash-on-landfill-3230539/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Photo by Mumtahina Tanni from Pexels</a></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I notice you,<br>\nAll the duration...<br>\nWhen you take things very distant,<br>\nAnd label human beings nobodies.<br>\nNobody is a waste!</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Fashion designers noticed better than majority,<br>\nfor they understand the meaning of nothing is a trash.<br>\nFrom all the clothes, sari''s and pieces of apparel they cut when designing a costume,<br>\nthey later on go back to that small pieces and use it to design a small shirt pouch or a tie bow.<br>\nEvery piece''s count and nothing is a trash!</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This is not just a scenario,<br>\nIt works out perfectly fine to us humans as well.<br>\nEvery one of us is unique,<br>\nWe are each a piece of different stunning fabric with its definition.<br>\nHence, we all have a variety of purposes to fulfill in life,<br>\ndespite how others perceive us.<br>\nDon''t mind those who concentrate on you!<br>\nLet them call you all sort of inscriptions.<br>\nAs you bend all the pessimistic words into encouraging phases right in their sights…<br>\nDon''t mind them<br>\nThey have their problems...<br>\nBecause they are waste as well<br>\nYet, they can''t notice,<br>\nFor they are busy pointing on other perspectives.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>We have been notified several times that we are nonentities,<br>\nwe are of no objectives.<br>\nOur inception has been analyzed as a waste of nine months labor duration,<br>\nFor we are nothing at all.<br>\nimagine being classified as a junk, a waste!<br>\nThe feeling is too intense.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>These utterances germinate a seed<br>\nIt carries a massive effect,<br>\nYet the bully doesn''t care what their harsh names turns us into…<br>\nPlenty had lost their hearts desires,<br>\nAnd precious dreams.<br>\nSome have forsaken their promising agendas,<br>\nfor they were demotivated by being labeled useless.<br>\nThose who caption other useless are not better than us,<br>\nIn fact, they are foolish.<br>\nThey are busy minding other issues and mistook it,<br>\npinpointing other''s fault, but they can''t see their issues and imperfection. However, they don''t even have an idea that nothing is a waste.<br>\nThey don''t have an understanding that the “useless” people they are pointing out are more thoughtful compared to them.<br>\nDespite what they label us, We are capable to change the name “useless” to “useful” for we are not defined by what others see in us.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A fashion designer explains,<br>\nFrom a stored sari 🥻 something can remodel it and make a very gorgeous piece from it.<br>\nThe same formula  works to uplift  spirit.<br>\nFrom a soul that is being taken for granted,<br>\nSomeone very great can come out from that individual.<br>\nSo, the question is : who are you to demotivate others?<br>\nWho are you to label others?<br>\nWho are you to take others for granted?<br>\nWhat do you possess that others lacks?</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Nobody is a waste.<br> No life brought to this beautiful world is useless.<br> No human being with a mind and capability can fail themselves.<br> No individual with passion can be ineffective,<br> Nobody with dreams and desire can be a waste.<br> For nobody is a waste.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph {"align":"right"} -->\n<p class="has-text-align-right"><a href="https://www.avo.co.bw/">Africa''s Very Own Magazine </a></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'NOBODY IS A WASTE', 'Poem written by Chavani Ripfumelo Constacia', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'nobody-is-a-waste', '', '', '2021-09-13 08:58:52', '2021-09-13 06:58:52', '', 0, 'https://www.avo.co.bw/?p=2238', 0, 'post', '', 0);
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(2252, 1, '2021-09-13 08:58:49', '2021-09-13 06:58:49', '<!-- wp:heading {"level":3} -->\n<h3>Poem written by <span class="has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color">Chavani Ripfumelo Constacia</span></h3>\n<!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph {"align":"center"} -->\n<p class="has-text-align-center"><a href="https://www.pexels.com/photo/person-collecting-trash-on-landfill-3230539/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Photo by Mumtahina Tanni from Pexels</a></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I notice you,<br>\nAll the duration...<br>\nWhen you take things very distant,<br>\nAnd label human beings nobodies.<br>\nNobody is a waste!</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Fashion designers noticed better than majority,<br>\nfor they understand the meaning of nothing is a trash.<br>\nFrom all the clothes, sari''s and pieces of apparel they cut when designing a costume,<br>\nthey later on go back to that small pieces and use it to design a small shirt pouch or a tie bow.<br>\nEvery piece''s count and nothing is a trash!</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This is not just a scenario,<br>\nIt works out perfectly fine to us humans as well.<br>\nEvery one of us is unique,<br>\nWe are each a piece of different stunning fabric with its definition.<br>\nHence, we all have a variety of purposes to fulfill in life,<br>\ndespite how others perceive us.<br>\nDon''t mind those who concentrate on you!<br>\nLet them call you all sort of inscriptions.<br>\nAs you bend all the pessimistic words into encouraging phases right in their sights…<br>\nDon''t mind them<br>\nThey have their problems...<br>\nBecause they are waste as well<br>\nYet, they can''t notice,<br>\nFor they are busy pointing on other perspectives.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>We have been notified several times that we are nonentities,<br>\nwe are of no objectives.<br>\nOur inception has been analyzed as a waste of nine months labor duration,<br>\nFor we are nothing at all.<br>\nimagine being classified as a junk, a waste!<br>\nThe feeling is too intense.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>These utterances germinate a seed<br>\nIt carries a massive effect,<br>\nYet the bully doesn''t care what their harsh names turns us into…<br>\nPlenty had lost their hearts desires,<br>\nAnd precious dreams.<br>\nSome have forsaken their promising agendas,<br>\nfor they were demotivated by being labeled useless.<br>\nThose who caption other useless are not better than us,<br>\nIn fact, they are foolish.<br>\nThey are busy minding other issues and mistook it,<br>\npinpointing other''s fault, but they can''t see their issues and imperfection. However, they don''t even have an idea that nothing is a waste.<br>\nThey don''t have an understanding that the “useless” people they are pointing out are more thoughtful compared to them.<br>\nDespite what they label us, We are capable to change the name “useless” to “useful” for we are not defined by what others see in us.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A fashion designer explains,<br>\nFrom a stored sari 🥻 something can remodel it and make a very gorgeous piece from it.<br>\nThe same formula  works to uplift  spirit.<br>\nFrom a soul that is being taken for granted,<br>\nSomeone very great can come out from that individual.<br>\nSo, the question is : who are you to demotivate others?<br>\nWho are you to label others?<br>\nWho are you to take others for granted?<br>\nWhat do you possess that others lacks?</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Nobody is a waste.<br> No life brought to this beautiful world is useless.<br> No human being with a mind and capability can fail themselves.<br> No individual with passion can be ineffective,<br> Nobody with dreams and desire can be a waste.<br> For nobody is a waste.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph {"align":"right"} -->\n<p class="has-text-align-right"><a href="https://www.avo.co.bw/">Africa''s Very Own Magazine </a></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'NOBODY IS A WASTE', 'Poem written by Chavani Ripfumelo Constacia', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '2238-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-09-13 08:58:49', '2021-09-13 06:58:49', '', 2238, 'https://www.avo.co.bw/?p=2252', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
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Can you tell us where you got inspiration from each of these categories to actually venture into those industries, individually, and when did these journies each begin? </h4>\n<!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I started rapping in std 6, cant remember what year that was. My first verse was to a girl on her birthday. She turned me down 4 days later but its warrever. Continued rapping all through junior high. When I got to St Josephs college I changed my stage name and became CrayOn. I had already been signed to AFM for about a year then. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I picked up graphics cause I wanted nice sleeves and no one wanted to make them for me, graphics drew me to photography when I started at varsity. To try and make an extra buck, we all gotta eat. Photography drew me to videos…</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Now im a film student at AFDA botswana. You could call me the jack of all traits, but the one thats gonna master them all.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {"level":4} -->\n<h4>How do these👆categories link to each other? And how do you handle the pressure of being under each of them? </h4>\n<!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Doing music helps me understand the dynamics involved in video production when it comes to audio.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Photography and Videography follow kind of the same rules when you''re trying to capture images, so these two skills play off each other I my workflow</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I am still learning to deal with the pressure, the thing with doing too many things is that you fail a lot  and this leads to creative fatigue, this shows itself in procrastination. Something a lot of creatives struggle with. 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Who did you work on the project with?</h4>\n<!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>My best photos are ones I took of Kat,<br>\nMy best video is 1259 – Freestyle<br>\nMy best design has to be T-Flame – Rubiks Cube (cover art)</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {"level":4} -->\n<h4>Do you have any upcoming events or projects?</h4>\n<!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>3 6 G V N G is the crew I rap with now… and more music than we can handle is always on the way.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Ill hint that I working on a couple films, but yeah….. Everything will be announced in due time</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {"level":4} -->\n<h4>Have you ever dealt with Rumours arising about yourself? How did you tackle these? </h4>\n<!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Im soo oblivious to what people say about me, I guess it helps in the art of not giving a shit. Also gives me less to worry about. 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Details are confidential but we were some stupid ass kids bru, I guess thats why we make stupid music</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {"level":4} -->\n<h4>When is your birthday? </h4>\n<!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>June 05 1998 – nothing special here</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {"level":4} -->\n<h4>Your full names?<br>\nHome name/nickname? </h4>\n<!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Government people call me Toro Tseleng – everybody else calls me Motako or CrayOn. Sometimes creative genius.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {"level":4} -->\n<h4>Are you currently dating someone, or are you single? Why are you dating this person/why are you single? </h4>\n<!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Im in a relationship with Katla Koolatotse, and I can honestly say she is the best thing that has happened to me creatively. 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Financially, all your fave major brands will want to align with me. 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I have a mean sweet tooth.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {"level":4} -->\n<h4>In your group of friends, what role do you play?</h4>\n<!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I''m the Team''s Glue</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {"level":4} -->\n<h4>What would be some of the most annoying things about having yourself as a roommate?</h4>\n<!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I just like being unnecessarily naked lmao... and I barely sleep so the lights are always on.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {"level":4} -->\n<h4>What gives your life meaning?</h4>\n<!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Nothing really... but doing things people are scared to do and being with the homies does put a smile on my face.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {"level":4} -->\n<h4>Tell us about the industry you''re in. Why did you decide to be in this industry? 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I''d call out <strong><span class="has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color">Fuzzy</span></strong>, <span class="has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color"><strong>OFITOKWA</strong></span>, <strong><span class="has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color">ANYTHING WITH YUSEF</span></strong> and gaddamn, my <strong><span class="has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color">H6</span></strong> Family on my life for helping build my character and vision as a person .</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {"level":4} -->\n<h4>Do you have any upcoming events or projects?</h4>\n<!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I''m currently working with <strong><span class="has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color">Beat Link Studios</span></strong> on some new really promising projects. It''s worth mentioning some really fire records I''m on. I Recently dropped a new single<strong> "Malice In My Heart"</strong><br> <a href="https://soundcloud.com/calzadoanim/malice-in-my-heart-feat-kali-mija-ofitokwa" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://soundcloud.com/calzadoanim/malice-in-my-heart-feat-kali-mija-ofitokwa</a></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>and an international collaboration with a Nigerian artist, <strong><span class="has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color">Mbee Dakolo</span></strong>, our co-single, "<strong>Moana</strong>"<br> <a href="https://soundcloud.com/user-976195225/moana-feat-calzado-anim" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://soundcloud.com/user-976195225/moana-feat-calzado-anim</a></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {"level":4} -->\n<h4>Is money important in the music industry? How does it help? How does money build and/or break relationships in this industry?</h4>\n<!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Money is this industry fam 😂. From PR.. to Videos and Branding and the actual equipment, man I''m getting anxious talking about it rn.<br>\nIf you don''t set ground rules and boundaries money will without a shadow of doubt corrupt all your working relationships. You''ll lose companions over faulty ground rules.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {"level":4} -->\n<h4>What are your work ethics?</h4>\n<!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>My work ethic is work smart over hard... but whoever combines the two reigns supreme.<br>\nI promised my fans more than one body of work this year.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {"level":4} -->\n<h4>Where do you see yourself in a few years to come?</h4>\n<!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In a couple of years I definitely will be the King Of Africa. Financially, all your fave major brands will want to align with me. If my financials are right and I have a Queen by my side I wouldn''t mind starting a family.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {"level":3} -->\n<h3>THIS OR THAT</h3>\n<!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Dog or Cat?</strong><br> - Cat</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Phone Call or Text?</strong><br> - Text</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Facebook or WhatsApp?</strong><br> - WhatsApp</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>iOS or Android?</strong><br> - iOS</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Big Party or Small Gathering?</strong><br> - Small Gathering</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>New Clothes or New Phone?</strong><br> - New Clothes</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Soccer or Basketball?</strong><br> - Soccer (But this was real hard lmao)</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Nice Car or Nice Home Interior?</strong><br> - Nice Home Interior</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>What’s worse: Laundry or Dishes?</strong><br> - Dishes just have so much pain associated with em fam 🤣...</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Bath or Shower?</strong><br> and I enjoy showers more than baths</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Online Shopping or Shopping in a Store?</strong><br> - Shopping in the store</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Coffee or Tea?</strong><br> - Tea</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Movie at Home or Movie at the Theater?</strong><br> - Movie at Home</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Winter or Summer?</strong><br> - Summer</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Alcohol or Fizzy?</strong><br> - Alcohol</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>TV Shows or Movies?</strong><br> - TV Shows</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph {"align":"right"} -->\n<p class="has-text-align-right"><a href="https://www.avo.co.bw/">africasveryownmagazine.co.bw/</a></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Q&A WITH CALZADO ANIM', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '2318-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-09-20 11:29:18', '2021-09-20 09:29:18', '', 2318, 'https://www.avo.co.bw/?p=2321', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(2322, 2, '2020-04-16 12:06:03', '2020-04-16 10:06:03', '<!-- wp:heading {"level":3} -->\n<h3>Tell us a little about yourself </h3>\n<!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Mr.ObvdO aka OG Beezy is an innovative young artist from Jwaneng Botswana born and raised Okoth  Asante Obado. My name is a Luo name a great kenyan tribe from the lake victoria area in west kenya the same tribe and village as american ex president Barack Obama. I was born a King on december 5th 1990.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I was raised by my mother after my father left our family when i was 4 years old,my mother did the best she could for me and my brother and then some with the little she had.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {"level":3} -->\n<h3>What is your favorite childhood memory?</h3>\n<!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>My favourite childhood memory is when my mother bought me a stunt bike when i was 12 years old. Thats where i developed my winners mentality because i used to race and win agaisnt older riders.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {"level":3} -->\n<h3>Are you currently dating someone, or are you single?</h3>\n<!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I''am currently in a relationship. My current partner and I share a love for each other on a mental spiritual and physical level she is the 50% that makes me a whole 100%. I respect her fully and she respects me fully and most importantly she believes me in and I reciprocate.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {"level":3} -->\n<h3>Who is the most important person in your life?</h3>\n<!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>My mother,my brother and my girlfriend are the most important person in my life because they keep me grounded and they are my motivation to achieve the highest levels of greatness that i can achieve/have  achieved.next to them is God as he fuels my faith and being.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {"level":3} -->\n<h3>Do you have any upcoming events or projects?</h3>\n<!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I''am currently not planning any events or projects as I am restructuring my career and the direction I wish to take so I will only be releasing singles and videos for the best ones for the time being.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {"level":3} -->\n<h3>Do you have any businesses you''re running?</h3>\n<!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I''am currently the owner of two businesses namely Incredible Africa for my music needs and Untouched retail Corp for my merchandising and clothing needs.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {"level":3} -->\n<h3>Tell us about the industry you''re in. Why did you decide to be a musician? How do you tackle the challenges you meet?</h3>\n<!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In botswana there is a current lack of industry, musically. We need infrastructure and regulatory bodies that are for the advancement and exponential growth of music in botswana. If that happens then we won''t have to leave the country to have lucrative careers because there is too much money in Botswana, it is just being stolen through corruption and we the artists are not unified or informed enough to change this narrative.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I decided to become a musician after being a rapper/producer for 13 years then I realised that becoming a musician would be a more challenging and exciting job.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I face all the challenges head on with an open mind and skillfull precise problem solving set of techinques ive built and instilled in myself over the years, I also face these problems with my personal team which currently consists of myself and my two business partners Blueflame and Hero Nux they help me navigate any issues effeciently for the time being while we expand the team.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {"level":3} -->\n<h3>Who gave you an uplift in this industry? </h3>\n<!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>One of my mentors and big brothers Orakle he gave me my first commercial big break you could say.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {"level":3} -->\n<h3>Have you ever dealt with Rumours arising about yourself? </h3>\n<!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>There are many rumours and misconceptions of who I am and what I''ve done. It comes with the level of success and adversity I''ve contributed to urban music in botswana most of which arises from  jealousy with regards to said achievements and innovation/my legendary status.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Most if not all of the rumours are not true so I ignore them. There is no use fighting an opinion about you that is not true because you can give it power over you and it will look like there is some truth to it.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {"level":3} -->\n<h3>Would you quit the music world for a different career path?</h3>\n<!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I will never quit making music but I do plan to retire from competitive music making after atleast 15 to 20 years from now. Music is my life it gave me everything I have today and more.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {"level":3} -->\n<h3>What impact does music have on the society?</h3>\n<!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In this current day and age music is the most impactful influential part of modern day society. It governs how most things are recieved and percieved, and it can be used to control variables of a countries/the worlds economy.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {"level":3} -->\n<h3>Do you make enough money to sustain your lifestyle and feed your family all from music? </h3>\n<!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Currently I am not making that much money from music because I previously lacked the full knowledge of how to turn a craft you love into a viable sustainable money making career and business.<br>However music has feed me and allowed me to feed my family and help where I can when I can.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {"level":3} -->\n<h3>What are your work ethics? </h3>\n<!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>All i can say is that I am one of the hardest and smartest working artists Botswana will ever produce.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {"level":3} -->\n<h3>Who do you work with? </h3>\n<!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I work with artists that love music and are worth my time and effort because they value and respect my level musicianship.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {"level":3} -->\n<h3>Can you tell us about the music group, Faded Gang? Who started the group? </h3>\n<!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Faded gang was started by Ammo Ski Mask, now Balaclava Blanco, Gino Price, Paper boy, and Mane Dilla circa 2009/10.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {"level":3} -->\n<h3>What caused the fallout of the gang in the past? </h3>\n<!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>the fallout was caused by philosophical differences.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {"level":3} -->\n<h3>How did you overcome all your misunderstandings and get back together?  </h3>\n<!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>We overcame them with time to heal and grow individualy, and the understanding that bostwana has never produced a musical entity with the impact we''ve had and that is as great as faded. and we owe it to the nation to use our talent to uplift and inspire. We made the average Motswana realise that he or she is not that average.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {"level":3} -->\n<h3>Do you have plans for the future as a music group? </h3>\n<!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>we intend to continue where we left off and demonstraight to the world who Botswana is and that we are not to be played with in any capacity.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {"level":3} -->\n<h3>Which music shows have you had the opportunity to partake in? And how did these impact on your career? </h3>\n<!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I''ve done all the big shows in botswana but they are all incignifficant and still are because the promoters dont respect Bw artists. So most of them where just gigs for money and all of them had sub par sound they still operate in this maner even now. The best shows I did were organised and innovated by Mane DIlla and they eventually made Faded Gang what it is today, those shows where priceless.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {"level":3} -->\n<h3>Professionally, what''s your goal? </h3>\n<!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I am on my way to becoming an international household name and having my music distributed acrosss the globe and showing earth that BW has the best artists ever. That is the 3rd phase of my pro career and where iam currently dedicating my time.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {"level":3} -->\n<h3>Where do you see yourself in 5 years to come?</h3>\n<!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In five years I will be the biggest artiste in Africa and  the world, I will be living in LA and i will be worth close to 100 million US dollars or more. I will be married and have two children hopefully both boys so I can name them Okoth Asante Obado the 1st and Okoth Asante Obado the 2nd.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {"level":3} -->\n<h3>Would you rather be a broke rapper or a rich office worker? </h3>\n<!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I would rather be me, ObvdO, a succesful musician from Botswana.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {"level":3} -->\n<h3>Which legends in this industry would you like to be compared to? Why? </h3>\n<!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>No one can compare me to any artist in Bostwana because I was the first of my kind. Before me, artists in Botswana where not that serious and only  appealed to an audience in Botswana after me we are now international well some of us are. I am what is known as a young walking living legend ask about me.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {"level":3} -->\n<h3>Is money important in the music industry? How does it help?</h3>\n<!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Money is important for anything human related on earth it makes anything possible, money can buy happiness it rules the current world we all live in so its existence is imperitive in all possible aspects.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {"level":3} -->\n<h3>How does money build and/or break relationships in this industry?  </h3>\n<!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Money doesnt build or break relationships people do. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {"level":3} -->\n<h3>If you won a million dollars, what would you do with it? </h3>\n<!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I would invest it into my career and turn it into 10 milion dollars in under a year.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {"level":3} -->\n<h3>Have you ever found yourself in a ''beef'' situation? </h3>\n<!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>No one wants smoke with me because I am not an artist you can play with. Those that tried are all internet trolls and clowns. When I see them in real life either they tuck their tails between their legs or they pay respects and beg for mercy ask about me I don''t need back up.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {"level":3} -->\n<h3>Where can potential fans find your music? </h3>\n<!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>You can find my music on SoundCloud, YouTube, audio mack, datafilehost and some on apple and other major platforms. Most are on the first sites because I''ve been dropping free music to build a loyal fan base that understands that I am the quality music plug. All the links are available on my facebook page Obvdo ObvdO ObvdO.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {"level":3} -->\n<h3>Please give us the names of your Mixtapes/albums released by far, and a little bit of insight in them.</h3>\n<!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Death before dishonor</strong> (2014)<br> this was my first official solo mixtape and artist release mostly produced by myself ,Trey5000 and Balaclava Blanco Boss. it was also mixed and mastered by me and it was an introduction to my innovative style of music composition. it had the hits ''''jackie chan'''' ''''Mama'''' ''''El jefe'''' to name a few.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>The Greatest Ever aka TGE</strong> (2015)<br> this was my second release produced,mixed and mastered by me exepct for some beats which where produced by my brother HBA(highbeatsAfrica) it spawned the hits ''''skununu'''' ''''goose soup'''' ''''Empire ft veezoview'''' which made me a household name nationwide.i probably made P100.000(one hundred thousand pula) from the exposure of this release over a period of 3 years.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Gone(2016)</strong><br> this was my third mixtape and my most colaborative effort but i feel like it is one of my weaker releases but it remains a fan favourite to this day with hits like latswa 2x etc it was produced by myself and my brother biscuithead aswell as my brother based in RSA  Maxx tokeyo.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>mogolo</strong>(2017/2018)<br> in my opinion this mixtape was my best work yet at the time it was ambitious but still retained the hard street trap sound iam known for originating in botswana. after this tape i noticed how urban music in botswana changed if you see anyone doing afrobeat,rnb,trapsoul etc they are probably children of mogolo,it was my favourite to work on i produced mixed and mastered every song and featured Botswana''s greatest RNb/trapsoul/soul artist 7Daysofsummer.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>staywinning EP</strong> (2019)<br> this tape is special to me because i was introducing yet another genre of music into botswana and pushing my little brothers Kiddax,Magician and Luc P. Kiddax  is an upcoming artist i beleive in greatly we had fun and experimented on this tape and the end result was a hard hitting and unique musical expirence like no other any botswana artist has produced. the tape was produced by myself and 2 future legends of botswana music the young producers  Magician and Luc P.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Q&A WITH OBVDO/OG BEEZY', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'qa-with-obvdo-og-beezy', '', '', '2021-09-21 10:46:49', '2021-09-21 08:46:49', '', 0, 'https://www.avo.co.bw/?p=2322', 0, 'post', '', 0);
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Thats where i developed my winners mentality because i used to race and win agaisnt older riders.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {"level":3} -->\n<h3>Are you currently dating someone, or are you single?</h3>\n<!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I''am currently in a relationship. My current partner and I share a love for each other on a mental spiritual and physical level she is the 50% that makes me a whole 100%. I respect her fully and she respects me fully and most importantly she believes me in and I reciprocate.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {"level":3} -->\n<h3>Who is the most important person in your life?</h3>\n<!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>My mother,my brother and my girlfriend are the most important person in my life because they keep me grounded and they are my motivation to achieve the highest levels of greatness that i can achieve/have  achieved.next to them is God as he fuels my faith and being.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {"level":3} -->\n<h3>Do you have any upcoming events or projects?</h3>\n<!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I''am currently not planning any events or projects as I am restructuring my career and the direction I wish to take so I will only be releasing singles and videos for the best ones for the time being.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {"level":3} -->\n<h3>Do you have any businesses you''re running?</h3>\n<!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I''am currently the owner of two businesses namely Incredible Africa for my music needs and Untouched retail Corp for my merchandising and clothing needs.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {"level":3} -->\n<h3>Tell us about the industry you''re in. Why did you decide to be a musician? How do you tackle the challenges you meet?</h3>\n<!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In botswana there is a current lack of industry, musically. We need infrastructure and regulatory bodies that are for the advancement and exponential growth of music in botswana. If that happens then we won''t have to leave the country to have lucrative careers because there is too much money in Botswana, it is just being stolen through corruption and we the artists are not unified or informed enough to change this narrative.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I decided to become a musician after being a rapper/producer for 13 years then I realised that becoming a musician would be a more challenging and exciting job.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I face all the challenges head on with an open mind and skillfull precise problem solving set of techinques ive built and instilled in myself over the years, I also face these problems with my personal team which currently consists of myself and my two business partners Blueflame and Hero Nux they help me navigate any issues effeciently for the time being while we expand the team.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {"level":3} -->\n<h3>Who gave you an uplift in this industry? </h3>\n<!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>One of my mentors and big brothers Orakle he gave me my first commercial big break you could say.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {"level":3} -->\n<h3>Have you ever dealt with Rumours arising about yourself? </h3>\n<!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>There are many rumours and misconceptions of who I am and what I''ve done. It comes with the level of success and adversity I''ve contributed to urban music in botswana most of which arises from  jealousy with regards to said achievements and innovation/my legendary status.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Most if not all of the rumours are not true so I ignore them. There is no use fighting an opinion about you that is not true because you can give it power over you and it will look like there is some truth to it.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {"level":3} -->\n<h3>Would you quit the music world for a different career path?</h3>\n<!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I will never quit making music but I do plan to retire from competitive music making after atleast 15 to 20 years from now. Music is my life it gave me everything I have today and more.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {"level":3} -->\n<h3>What impact does music have on the society?</h3>\n<!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In this current day and age music is the most impactful influential part of modern day society. It governs how most things are recieved and percieved, and it can be used to control variables of a countries/the worlds economy.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {"level":3} -->\n<h3>Do you make enough money to sustain your lifestyle and feed your family all from music? </h3>\n<!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Currently I am not making that much money from music because I previously lacked the full knowledge of how to turn a craft you love into a viable sustainable money making career and business.<br>However music has feed me and allowed me to feed my family and help where I can when I can.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {"level":3} -->\n<h3>What are your work ethics? </h3>\n<!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>All i can say is that I am one of the hardest and smartest working artists Botswana will ever produce.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {"level":3} -->\n<h3>Who do you work with? </h3>\n<!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I work with artists that love music and are worth my time and effort because they value and respect my level musicianship.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {"level":3} -->\n<h3>Can you tell us about the music group, Faded Gang? Who started the group? </h3>\n<!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Faded gang was started by Ammo Ski Mask, now Balaclava Blanco, Gino Price, Paper boy, and Mane Dilla circa 2009/10.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {"level":3} -->\n<h3>What caused the fallout of the gang in the past? </h3>\n<!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>the fallout was caused by philosophical differences.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {"level":3} -->\n<h3>How did you overcome all your misunderstandings and get back together?  </h3>\n<!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>We overcame them with time to heal and grow individualy, and the understanding that bostwana has never produced a musical entity with the impact we''ve had and that is as great as faded. and we owe it to the nation to use our talent to uplift and inspire. We made the average Motswana realise that he or she is not that average.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {"level":3} -->\n<h3>Do you have plans for the future as a music group? </h3>\n<!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>we intend to continue where we left off and demonstraight to the world who Botswana is and that we are not to be played with in any capacity.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {"level":3} -->\n<h3>Which music shows have you had the opportunity to partake in? And how did these impact on your career? </h3>\n<!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I''ve done all the big shows in botswana but they are all incignifficant and still are because the promoters dont respect Bw artists. So most of them where just gigs for money and all of them had sub par sound they still operate in this maner even now. The best shows I did were organised and innovated by Mane DIlla and they eventually made Faded Gang what it is today, those shows where priceless.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {"level":3} -->\n<h3>Professionally, what''s your goal? </h3>\n<!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I am on my way to becoming an international household name and having my music distributed acrosss the globe and showing earth that BW has the best artists ever. That is the 3rd phase of my pro career and where iam currently dedicating my time.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {"level":3} -->\n<h3>Where do you see yourself in 5 years to come?</h3>\n<!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In five years I will be the biggest artiste in Africa and  the world, I will be living in LA and i will be worth close to 100 million US dollars or more. I will be married and have two children hopefully both boys so I can name them Okoth Asante Obado the 1st and Okoth Asante Obado the 2nd.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {"level":3} -->\n<h3>Would you rather be a broke rapper or a rich office worker? </h3>\n<!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I would rather be me, ObvdO, a succesful musician from Botswana.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {"level":3} -->\n<h3>Which legends in this industry would you like to be compared to? Why? </h3>\n<!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>No one can compare me to any artist in Bostwana because I was the first of my kind. Before me, artists in Botswana where not that serious and only  appealed to an audience in Botswana after me we are now international well some of us are. I am what is known as a young walking living legend ask about me.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {"level":3} -->\n<h3>Is money important in the music industry? How does it help?</h3>\n<!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Money is important for anything human related on earth it makes anything possible, money can buy happiness it rules the current world we all live in so its existence is imperitive in all possible aspects.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {"level":3} -->\n<h3>How does money build and/or break relationships in this industry?  </h3>\n<!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Money doesnt build or break relationships people do. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {"level":3} -->\n<h3>If you won a million dollars, what would you do with it? </h3>\n<!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I would invest it into my career and turn it into 10 milion dollars in under a year.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {"level":3} -->\n<h3>Have you ever found yourself in a ''beef'' situation? </h3>\n<!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>No one wants smoke with me because I am not an artist you can play with. Those that tried are all internet trolls and clowns. When I see them in real life either they tuck their tails between their legs or they pay respects and beg for mercy ask about me I don''t need back up.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {"level":3} -->\n<h3>Where can potential fans find your music? </h3>\n<!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>You can find my music on SoundCloud, YouTube, audio mack, datafilehost and some on apple and other major platforms. Most are on the first sites because I''ve been dropping free music to build a loyal fan base that understands that I am the quality music plug. All the links are available on my facebook page Obvdo ObvdO ObvdO.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {"level":3} -->\n<h3>Please give us the names of your Mixtapes/albums released by far, and a little bit of insight in them.</h3>\n<!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Death before dishonor</strong> (2014)<br> this was my first official solo mixtape and artist release mostly produced by myself ,Trey5000 and Balaclava Blanco Boss. it was also mixed and mastered by me and it was an introduction to my innovative style of music composition. it had the hits ''''jackie chan'''' ''''Mama'''' ''''El jefe'''' to name a few.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>The Greatest Ever aka TGE</strong> (2015)<br> this was my second release produced,mixed and mastered by me exepct for some beats which where produced by my brother HBA(highbeatsAfrica) it spawned the hits ''''skununu'''' ''''goose soup'''' ''''Empire ft veezoview'''' which made me a household name nationwide.i probably made P100.000(one hundred thousand pula) from the exposure of this release over a period of 3 years.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Gone(2016)</strong><br> this was my third mixtape and my most colaborative effort but i feel like it is one of my weaker releases but it remains a fan favourite to this day with hits like latswa 2x etc it was produced by myself and my brother biscuithead aswell as my brother based in RSA  Maxx tokeyo.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>mogolo</strong>(2017/2018)<br> in my opinion this mixtape was my best work yet at the time it was ambitious but still retained the hard street trap sound iam known for originating in botswana. after this tape i noticed how urban music in botswana changed if you see anyone doing afrobeat,rnb,trapsoul etc they are probably children of mogolo,it was my favourite to work on i produced mixed and mastered every song and featured Botswana''s greatest RNb/trapsoul/soul artist 7Daysofsummer.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>staywinning EP</strong> (2019)<br> this tape is special to me because i was introducing yet another genre of music into botswana and pushing my little brothers Kiddax,Magician and Luc P. Kiddax  is an upcoming artist i beleive in greatly we had fun and experimented on this tape and the end result was a hard hitting and unique musical expirence like no other any botswana artist has produced. the tape was produced by myself and 2 future legends of botswana music the young producers  Magician and Luc P.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Q&A WITH OBVDO/OG BEEZY', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '2322-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-09-20 12:06:03', '2021-09-20 10:06:03', '', 2322, 'https://www.avo.co.bw/?p=2324', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(2335, 18, '2021-09-23 10:19:10', '2021-09-23 08:19:10', '<!-- wp:heading {"level":3} -->\n<h3>What do you do? </h3>\n<!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I''m a song writer, recording artist and a music producer. I make feel good music either hip hop/RnB or Afro pop beats. My music sends out a positive message, therefore when you listen to it your mood changes. I''m all about motivating and hyping people up to give them hope and a reason to live or not quit whatever they are putting their focus onto. I''m also into production. I produced most of my instrumentals including the ones I''ve released so far.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {"level":3} -->\n<h3>Why did you decide to become a musician? </h3>\n<!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>You know, being honest with you, the main reason I became an artist was because I want to change the situation at home with my talent. In my years of writing music, I have observed that our generation is more into depression. Even most artists release sad hip hop songs, so I wanted to do something different which is feel good music. Take for example my song "Go Hard" sends out a sad message but I explained it in a vibey way now people dance to it,thats unique. I decided to start making feel good music at 2019 while at high school.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {"level":3} -->\n<h3>What is the one thing you hate about the music industry?? What is the one thing you love about the it??</h3>\n<!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I wouldn''t use the word hate to describe what I don''t like about it but all in all,there is a large disconnection of artists in terms of collaborations.Its rare to find a collaboration from a big artist from the city and a good talented artist from another town(Jwaneng, Bobonong etc). Artists in Gabs work with artists in Gabs, artists outside Gabs work as themselves as well. It''s rare to find such collaborations and that has to stop because there''s no way the music industry is gonna grow.We need to have the "Lift as you rise" mentality.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Despite all that, we see some of the musicians and comedians working together to archive growth. That''s some positive vibes.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {"level":3} -->\n<h3>What memorable responses have you had to your work?</h3>\n<!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>During my first performance,I really didn''t think people were gonna sing along but surprisingly they did man.I heard the crowd doing that and that really showed me that I''m on the right path.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {"level":3} -->\n<h3>What is an artistic outlook on life?</h3>\n<!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The way I view things, helping someone is the same as helping yourself. Even if you don''t benefit from it atleast you now understand it more. SA hip hop lives in a "Lift as you rise" industry that''s why every local hip hop artist this side wanna relocate.Why don''t we just do the same and cut feeling threatened?</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {"level":3} -->\n<h3>What’s the hardest lesson you’ve learned?</h3>\n<!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>If there''s anything that I have leant from my experience is that never go for free services.The delay is something else so its better off you pay your stacks and get a better service on time.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {"level":3} -->\n<h3>What are three interesting facts about you?</h3>\n<!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Everything about me is interesting dawg😂but I would say;<br> • I enjoy helping people<br> • You would never get bored when you around me<br> • If somebody came through for me I also gotta do the same for others</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {"level":3} -->\n<h3>What is something that a ton of people are obsessed with, but you just don’t get the point of?</h3>\n<!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A state where by people be arguing on which album/song/artist is the best in whatsoever. I''m the guy who would listen to them all and pick my favorite song from each.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {"level":3} -->\n<h3>Who do you work with?</h3>\n<!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I work with whoever is passionate about what he or she is doing.Its all about dedication.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {"level":3} -->\n<h3>Which projects have you work on? The ones you think are your best to date.</h3>\n<!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>So far I have released two singles, ''Go Hard'' and ''Bestie,'' and got featured on a couple of songs. I worked on a few with artists from BW, USA and SOUTH AFRICA and without a doubt I would say Go Hard was the best song I ever made.Yall should check it out.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Q&A WITH KAEY MAXX', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'qa-with-kaey-maxx', '', '', '2021-09-23 10:23:50', '2021-09-23 08:23:50', '', 0, 'https://www.avo.co.bw/?p=2335', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(2336, 1, '2021-09-23 08:04:30', '2021-09-23 06:04:30', '<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>When is your birthday?</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I was born on the 2nd November, 2002, in Gaborone then grew up at Mmadinare.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I started developing love for rap when I was 14 at 2016 inspired by SA''s Nasty C where I was just writing songs and producing beats. At first I didn''t take it seriously because as a kid I was demoralized that in Botswana it is impossible to make it as a musician by the people I''m really close to. I then went to high school where I got people reacting to my talent in such a way that it made me feel like I should get more serious about my career. I then got the name "Mista Feel Good". After completing my form five I officially got into the industry.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I''m a song writer, recording artist and a music producer. I make feel good music either hip hop/RnB or Afro pop beats, as long as the song sounds good. My music sends out a positive message therefore when you listen to it your mood suddenly changes. I''m all about motivating and hyping people up to give them hope and a reason to live or not quit whatever they are putting their focus onto. I''m also into production hence I produced most of my instrumentals including the ones I''ve released so far.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>1)Tell me a little about yourself. Tell us a bit about your upbringing. What is your favorite childhood memory?  Your full names?<br>Home name/nickname?</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>You know,being honest with you the main reason I became an artist was because I want to change the situation at home with my talent.In my years of writing music, I have observed that our generation is more into depression. Even most of the artists release sad hip hop songs so I wanted to step up and do something different which is feel good music.Take for example my song "Go Hard" sends out a sad message but I explained it in a vibey way now people dance to it,thats unique. I decided to start making feel good music at 2019 while at high school.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>2)What is the one thing you hate about the music industry?? What is the one thing you love about the it??</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I wouldn''t use the word hate to describe what I don''t like about it but all in all,there is a large disconnection of artists in terms of collaborations.Its rare to find a collaboration from a big artist from the city and a good talented artist from another town(Jwaneng, Bobonong etc). Artists in Gabs work with artists in Gabs, artists outside Gabs work as themselves as well.Its really rare to find such collaborations and that has to stop because there''s no way the music industry is gonna grow.We need to have the "Lift as you rise" mentality.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Despite all that,we see some of the musicians and comedians working together to archive growth.That''s some positive vibes.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>3)What memorable responses have you had to your work?</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>On my first performance,I really didn''t think people were gonna sing along but surprisingly they did man.I heard the crowd doing that and that really showed me that I''m on the right path.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>4)What is an artistic outlook on life?</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The way I view things,helping someone is the same as helping yourself.Even if you don''t benefit from it atleast you now understand it more.SA hip hop lives in a "Lift as you rise" industry that''s why every local hip hop artist this side wanna relocate.Why don''t we just do the same and cut feeling threatened?</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>5)What’s the hardest lesson you’ve learned?</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>If there''s anything that I have leant from my experience is that never go for free services.The delay is something else so its better off you pay your stacks and get a better service on time.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>6)What are three interesting facts about you?</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Everything about me is interesting dawg😂but I would say;<br>•I enjoy helping people<br>•You would never get bored when you around me<br>•If somebody came through for me I also gotta do the same for others</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>7)What is something that a ton of people are obsessed with, but you just don’t get the point of?</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A state where by people be arguing on which album/song/artist is the best in whatsoever. I''m the guy who would listen to them all and pick my favorite song from each.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>8)Who do you work with?</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I work with whoever is passionate about what he or she is doing.Its all about dedication.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>9)Which projects have you work on? The ones you think are your best to date.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>So far I have released two singles,Go Hard and Bestie, and got featured on a couple of songs.I worked on a few with artists from BW, USA and SOUTH AFRICA and without a doubt I would say Go Hard was the best song I ever made.Yall should check it out.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Thank you so much for having me,a big shout out to the AVO team.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->', 'Q&A WITH KAEY MAXX', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '2335-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-09-23 08:04:30', '2021-09-23 06:04:30', '', 2335, 'https://www.avo.co.bw/?p=2336', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
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(2338, 1, '2021-09-23 10:19:12', '2021-09-23 08:19:12', '<!-- wp:heading {"level":3} -->\n<h3>What do you do? </h3>\n<!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I''m a song writer, recording artist and a music producer. I make feel good music either hip hop/RnB or Afro pop beats. My music sends out a positive message, therefore when you listen to it your mood changes. I''m all about motivating and hyping people up to give them hope and a reason to live or not quit whatever they are putting their focus onto. I''m also into production. I produced most of my instrumentals including the ones I''ve released so far.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {"level":3} -->\n<h3>Why did you decide to become a musician? </h3>\n<!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>You know, being honest with you, the main reason I became an artist was because I want to change the situation at home with my talent. In my years of writing music, I have observed that our generation is more into depression. Even most artists release sad hip hop songs, so I wanted to do something different which is feel good music. Take for example my song "Go Hard" sends out a sad message but I explained it in a vibey way now people dance to it,thats unique. I decided to start making feel good music at 2019 while at high school.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {"level":3} -->\n<h3>What is the one thing you hate about the music industry?? What is the one thing you love about the it??</h3>\n<!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I wouldn''t use the word hate to describe what I don''t like about it but all in all,there is a large disconnection of artists in terms of collaborations.Its rare to find a collaboration from a big artist from the city and a good talented artist from another town(Jwaneng, Bobonong etc). 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