Friday, 14 November 2014
Wednesday, 12 November 2014
Tau Roasts Amos’ Relationship
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| Tau |
Pint-sized Tau rocked the stage wearing a martial arts attire stating that he would roast Amos with his Karate skills. He cracked the audience’s ribs when he mentioned that Amos is a good runner for racing with animals in his home village Marobela. He punned on the athlete saying that he had a close relationship with animals to the extent that he lost his virginity to a cow.
He further joked about Amos’s name not appearing on Coca-Cola Coke cans, but on Chibuku containers since he is a ‘village boy’.Tau finished his roast in style when he said if Botswana were to have a Tsunami disaster, Amos and female runner Amantle Montsho, would be the only survivors for their athletic prowess and outrunning the rest.Zimbabwean comic, Manase, roasted the athlete saying he is gay and does not dip at the finishing line.Bambino left the athlete in laughs when he mentioned that Kalangas are an intelligent tribe but it seems like Amos is the black sheep because he is not because he is just a good athlete.Macheng failed to keep the crowd in stitches for a time, but managed to pull a few jokes off. In one of them Macheng said that a Marobela boy like Amos should stick to donkeys not BMWs because he is bound have an accident.
At the end of the event Amos mentioned that this was a great opportunity to interact with people, share jokes and enjoy every moment.
He laughed and responded positively to puns the comedians dished out on him, saying that he did not take the jokes personal since it was just a roast.
Tau walked away with a prize money of P5,000.
Berry’s Heart In India
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| BERRY |
Along with other literary activities, Kritya organizes an international poetry festival every year in different parts of India.The Director of Kritya Poetry Festival, Chief Editor, winning Poet of Four Books Dr Rati Saxena writes in her invitation letter to Heart: “You are an eminent poet of modern times, and our selection committee has recommended your name for our upcoming poetry festival. We will be much obliged if you could make it convenient to attend our festival.”
“I’m looking forward to this event as the only African poet in this edition.
I was also chosen to read Mark Delouze, a French celebrated poet and writer’s work in English,” said Heart in an interview.She further said after receiving the invitation she approached business people and possible sponsors to help finance the Indian trip."I already have a sponsor from Botswana which I will reveal later,” she said.Her selection follows Heart’s swift response in sending 10 poems at the request of the organising committee.The 10 poems will be translated to Hindi and Malayam.
In addition the poems will be included in the festival’s Poetry Anthology to be published during the week of the festival.
Furthermore Berry Heart and Dr Rati Saxena will work in a studio recording collaboration.
Berry Heart and Dr Rati Saxena were among the 159 international poets who wrote a poetry anthology that called for peace in Hazara Afghanistan entitled A Poetry Anthology for The Hazara which was published January 2014.
Scar Dodges fans
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| SCAR |
According to DJ Da Drat, Scar ignored their calls when they wanted to know of his whereabouts.
“That is so disappointing because we even deposited money for fuel and refreshments for his trip here,” said Da Drat.In situations like these it is the customers who get cheated because there is no refund at the end of the day.It is high time customers demand more seriousness from artists and organisers or else you’ll continue to be victims of daylight robberies.
Dramaboi Embarks On Kasi2kasi Tour
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| Dramaboi |
Motswako lyricist Thuto Ramphaleng is expected to perform at Lizard Entertainment tonight as part of his Kasi2Kasi tour.The Kasi2Kasi tour is an idea by Dramaboi, as Ramphaleng is affectionately known in music industry, to take his music to the people during this festive season.
According to Lizard Entertainment manager Mike Njuga, Dramaboi wa Makeishane will showcase the best of his performances.
He said entertainers such as Dramaboi rarely perform in Francistown and this could be the first time he will be performing here this year.With a number of local DJs playing the supporting act tonight, the show is going to be one to remember.Njuga said the show is going to appeal to any reveler bearing in mind that the music by the talented artist is about the issues affecting the society on daily basis.
DJs DJ Da Drat, DJ K.U.D and DJ Bunzonic will be on the ones and twos.
BOMU Speaks Out Against Yarona FM Awards
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| Bafana Pheto |
As is the norm in the entertainment scene, when the year draws to an end, local musicians gear up to celebrate their year’s work at what has been dubbed musicians’ day.
However, this year there are two major awards billed for November and December, in the form of the Botswana Music Union (BOMU) Awards and Yarona FM Music Awards (YAMA).
Youth broadcaster Yarona FM recently announced that they will host what is anticipated to be an annual music awards event.The station manager David Moepeng said the awards are part of the radio station’s efforts to play a meaningful role in the development and growth of a vibrant and commercially viable music industry. “Botswana’s music industry has made tremendous strides since 1999, when we first went on air. We gave promising artists such as Vee, Scar, Zeus and others, a chance to be heard. Most of them have now built successful careers. It is these achievements that we want to celebrate through the awards,” he explained.A press statement from the station states that Yarona FM’s contribution to the growth of the music industry has come in many ways including live talent shows such as Sprite Rap Activity Jam, Scramble for Africa, play listing unreleased music and sponsoring artists to release albums. The YAMAs will base its nominations and selection process on the station’s playlist and chartshow.Meanwhile, BOMU is unimpressed with the station’s revelations. They said they believe Yarona FM’s timing is wrong and that they see it as a “disturbing move.” In an interview with Showbiz, BOMU president Bafana Phempheretlhe Pheto said the YAMAs have caused confusion.
“I have received calls from our stakeholders asking if Yarona FM has taken over the BOMU awards. This has caused a lot of confusion.
We are observing the situation and taking note,” he said. Pheto further took a swipe at the radio station’s initiative saying “They did not bother to at least consult us as the mother body, go lebega go na le maikaelelo...”Moepeng however said the YAMAs are not meant to compete with the BOMU awards. He said contrary to Pheto’s allegations of sabotage, there is no malice behind their awards.
He said the awards are the station’s continued support for the local entertainment industry. “We will support BOMU as we have done over the years. BOMU awards are national, and the YAMAs will only cater for a music genre segment that Yarona FM caters for, which includes House and Hip Hop amongst others,” he said.The YAMAs will be held on November 22 at the Gaborone International Convection Centre (GICC) as part of the station’s 15th Anniversary celebrations. Less than a month later, BOMU will host its 6th annual awards at the same venue.
However, this year there are two major awards billed for November and December, in the form of the Botswana Music Union (BOMU) Awards and Yarona FM Music Awards (YAMA).
Youth broadcaster Yarona FM recently announced that they will host what is anticipated to be an annual music awards event.The station manager David Moepeng said the awards are part of the radio station’s efforts to play a meaningful role in the development and growth of a vibrant and commercially viable music industry.
“Botswana’s music industry has made tremendous strides since 1999, when we first went on air. We gave promising artists such as Vee, Scar, Zeus and others, a chance to be heard. Most of them have now built successful careers. It is these achievements that we want to celebrate through the awards,” he explained.
A press statement from the station states that Yarona FM’s contribution to the growth of the music industry has come in many ways including live talent shows such as Sprite Rap Activity Jam, Scramble for Africa, play listing unreleased music and sponsoring artists to release albums. The YAMAs will base its nominations and selection process on the station’s playlist and chart show.
Meanwhile, BOMU is unimpressed with the station’s revelations. They said they believe Yarona FM’s timing is wrong and that they see it as a “disturbing move.” In an interview with Showbiz, BOMU president Bafana Phempheretlhe Pheto said the YAMAs have caused confusion.
“I have received calls from our stakeholders asking if Yarona FM has taken over the BOMU awards. This has caused a lot of confusion.
We are observing the situation and taking note,” he said. Pheto further took a swipe at the radio station’s initiative saying “They did not bother to at least consult us as the mother body, go lebega go na le maikaelelo...”
Moepeng however said the YAMAs are not meant to compete with the BOMU awards. He said contrary to Pheto’s allegations of sabotage, there is no malice behind their awards.
He said the awards are the station’s continued support for the local entertainment industry. “We will support BOMU as we have done over the years. BOMU awards are national, and the YAMAs will only cater for a music genre segment that Yarona FM caters for, which includes House and Hip Hop amongst others,” he said.
The YAMAs will be held on November 22 at the Gaborone International Convection Centre (GICC) as part of the station’s 15th Anniversary celebrations. Less than a month later, BOMU will host its 6th annual awards at the same venue.
- See more at: http://www.mmegi.bw/index.php?aid=45147#sthash.LPxj3t7r.dpufHowever, this year there are two major awards billed for November and December, in the form of the Botswana Music Union (BOMU) Awards and Yarona FM Music Awards (YAMA).
The station manager David Moepeng said the awards are part of the radio station’s efforts to play a meaningful role in the development and growth of a vibrant and commercially viable music industry.
“Botswana’s music industry has made tremendous strides since 1999, when we first went on air. We gave promising artists such as Vee, Scar, Zeus and others, a chance to be heard. Most of them have now built successful careers. It is these achievements that we want to celebrate through the awards,” he explained.
A press statement from the station states that Yarona FM’s contribution to the growth of the music industry has come in many ways including live talent shows such as Sprite Rap Activity Jam, Scramble for Africa, play listing unreleased music and sponsoring artists to release albums. The YAMAs will base its nominations and selection process on the station’s playlist and chart show.
Meanwhile, BOMU is unimpressed with the station’s revelations. They said they believe Yarona FM’s timing is wrong and that they see it as a “disturbing move.” In an interview with Showbiz, BOMU president Bafana Phempheretlhe Pheto said the YAMAs have caused confusion.
“I have received calls from our stakeholders asking if Yarona FM has taken over the BOMU awards. This has caused a lot of confusion.
We are observing the situation and taking note,” he said. Pheto further took a swipe at the radio station’s initiative saying “They did not bother to at least consult us as the mother body, go lebega go na le maikaelelo...”
Moepeng however said the YAMAs are not meant to compete with the BOMU awards. He said contrary to Pheto’s allegations of sabotage, there is no malice behind their awards.
He said the awards are the station’s continued support for the local entertainment industry. “We will support BOMU as we have done over the years. BOMU awards are national, and the YAMAs will only cater for a music genre segment that Yarona FM caters for, which includes House and Hip Hop amongst others,” he said.
The YAMAs will be held on November 22 at the Gaborone International Convection Centre (GICC) as part of the station’s 15th Anniversary celebrations. Less than a month later, BOMU will host its 6th annual awards at the same venue.
However,
this year there are two major awards billed for November and December,
in the form of the Botswana Music Union (BOMU) Awards and Yarona FM Music Awards (YAMA).
Youth broadcaster Yarona FM recently announced that they will host what is anticipated to be an annual music awards event.The station manager David Moepeng said the awards are part of the radio station’s efforts to play a meaningful role in the development and growth of a vibrant and commercially viable music industry.
“Botswana’s music industry has made tremendous strides since 1999, when we first went on air. We gave promising artists such as Vee, Scar, Zeus and others, a chance to be heard. Most of them have now built successful careers. It is these achievements that we want to celebrate through the awards,” he explained.
A press statement from the station states that Yarona FM’s contribution to the growth of the music industry has come in many ways including live talent shows such as Sprite Rap Activity Jam, Scramble for Africa, play listing unreleased music and sponsoring artists to release albums. The YAMAs will base its nominations and selection process on the station’s playlist and chart show.
Meanwhile, BOMU is unimpressed with the station’s revelations. They said they believe Yarona FM’s timing is wrong and that they see it as a “disturbing move.” In an interview with Showbiz, BOMU president Bafana Phempheretlhe Pheto said the YAMAs have caused confusion.
“I have received calls from our stakeholders asking if Yarona FM has taken over the BOMU awards. This has caused a lot of confusion.
We are observing the situation and taking note,” he said. Pheto further took a swipe at the radio station’s initiative saying “They did not bother to at least consult us as the mother body, go lebega go na le maikaelelo...”
Moepeng however said the YAMAs are not meant to compete with the BOMU awards. He said contrary to Pheto’s allegations of sabotage, there is no malice behind their awards.
He said the awards are the station’s continued support for the local entertainment industry. “We will support BOMU as we have done over the years. BOMU awards are national, and the YAMAs will only cater for a music genre segment that Yarona FM caters for, which includes House and Hip Hop amongst others,” he said.
The YAMAs will be held on November 22 at the Gaborone International Convection Centre (GICC) as part of the station’s 15th Anniversary celebrations. Less than a month later, BOMU will host its 6th annual awards at the same venue.
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Youth broadcaster; Yarona FM has announced that it Would host the first Yarona FM Music Awards on 22 November 2014 to recognize and celebrate excellence in local music.This would be part of the station’s 15th Anniversary celebrations.Yarona FM Station Manager David Moepeng says the awards come as part of the radio station’s efforts to play a meaningful role in the development and growth of a vibrant and commercially viable music industry that started back in 1999, when the Station went to air.
Moepeng added “Botswana’s music industry has made tremendous strides since 1999 when we gave promising musicians such as Vee, Scar, Zeus and many others a chance to be heard.Today most of these artists have built successful careers and it is these achievements that we want to celebrate through the awards.”According to Moepeng, Yarona FM’s contribution to the growth of the music industry has come in many ways including live talent shows such as Sprite Rap Activity Jam, Scramble for Africa, play listing unreleased music and sponsoring artists to release albums.We believe our efforts over the years have been successful and that the time is right to celebrate” says Moepeng.
Speaking further on the awards, Moepeng indicated that the awards would base its nominations and selection process on the station’s playlist and chart show.Nominees would be announced on 22 August.
A committee has been set up to monitor and assess the process according to the set criteria; nonetheless the public would be allowed to vote through SMS lines as per the different categories.
The following categories will be featured in this year’s awards:
1. BEST DANCE ARTIST
2. BEST KWAITO ARTIST
3. BEST HIP HOP & MOTSWAKO ARTIST
4. BEST HOUSE DJ
5. BEST HIP HOP DJ
6. LEGENDARY ARTIST
7. LEGENDARY DJ
8. LEGENDARY BROADCASTER
9. BEST NEWCOMER
10. SONG OF THE YEAR
11. ARTIST OF THE YEAR
12. BEST HOUSE-KWASA ARTIST
13. SOCIAL MEDIA AWARD
14. MOST PROFESSIONAL ARTIST
(Station Manager’s Special Award)
15. BEST FEMALE ARTIST
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