Banjo Mosele

Banjo Timothy Mosele (born 1 April 1960) is a guitarist, singer and composer born in Kanye, Botswana. Quotes We should use our music by playing live shows in hotels to show the tourists our culture. Currently, a tourist visiting Botswana has nothing to learn about our music and culture because hotels hire DJs who always carry laptops and play CDs. When tourists go back home they only talk about Okavango Delta, Chobe National Park and wildlife. It is very difficult to be a full time musician here in Botswana. You should be working and it really affects the development of artists. You will be surprised that people perform on stages without practicing. They are too many problems that need concerted effort to improve the music industry. We learnt a lot before we could record and play music. There was a culture of live music and, at this juncture, they actually taught the youth the wrong things. It’s very sad because you will see artists performing using CDs and it should be totally discouraged. This is the route to a short term career,. If you can’t learn to play instruments and sing how are you to learn the skills. Batswana could do better in that market even when they sing in their language. Artists will come from Zimbabwe and perform at a festival in Europe. We need to work hard in Botswana for our artists to be felt worldwide. Banjo Mosele advocates for cultural tourism, sundaystandard, January 27 2012 We just jammed with him, We didn’t believe him but when he came back to Botswana, we recorded a record with him in 1983.” That was a dream come true’ for me then. It was a lot of experience. Actually, I grew up around the best musicians from Southern Africa. Banjo Mosele Tops Botswana Music Charts, VOA,November 07 2009 The intention really is not commercial but to introduce Botswana music to South Africa.  If we impress the promoters it will benefit local music. Our intention is to export local music. Botswana artists plan to take Mafikeng by storm,Mmegi March 31 2010 Category:Singers Category:Composers Category:Guitarists Category:Living people Category:1960 births Category:1960s