GALLERY: Maftown Heights rocks Motswako music
NEWTOWN – The sixth annual Maftown Heights revelled the crowd with the upper crust of Motswako music as well as by friends of Motswako.
Motswako-lovers flocked in their thousands to the Mary Fitzgerald Square in Newton for the Motswako music festival, Maftown Heights on 27 November.
The annual hip-hop festival took place for the sixth time and fans were not disappointed as big hip-hop names such as award-winning rapper Khuli Chana (Khulane Morule) headlined the show. Fans were treated to a performance by trio TKzee whose ’90s hit song resonated with the audience. The festival celebrated Setswana hip-hop music and was supported by other artists who support Setswana rap music.
#MaftownHeights15 was epic. Well done @KhuliChana. Well done Chana….
— Jabba™ (@HipHopPantsula) November 27, 2015
Speaking from back stage, Khuli Chana said many artists from Mafikeng were in Joburg and that Maftown Heights presented an opportunity for Mafikeng rappers to unite and show off their skills. It is all about having a great time while representing the cause. It is mostly about giving back to our fans,” he said.
@NewsNMT @MaftownHeights @KhuliChana @JRmusic surprise fans with a duo. #motswako #botswana @SAPR_Africa pic.twitter.com/tyxBKH8IJu
— Gaahele M (@Treaka) November 28, 2015
The Hape le Hape hit maker has been performing at the festival since its inception in 2010. Performing for the first time at the festival was Fifi Cooper (dubbed the first lady of Motswako music), a rapper from Mafikeng. She enthralled fans with songs from her new album entitled, 20Fifi.
She said that she was ecstatic to have performed at the festival, calling it a great opportunity for any artist to perform there. “The festival is really about the country coming together with Mafikeng to celebrate Motswako music,” she said.
@NewsNMT @MaftownHeights @MrCashtime Cara Cara going down. Crowd dancing in full swing pic.twitter.com/gMVenmIUCR
— Gaahele M (@Treaka) November 27, 2015
Fans were not left disappointed as the show ended with an electric performance by AKA. Other artists who performed at the festival included Gigi Lamayne, HHP, KO, L’Tido, Ricky Rick and Lection to name a few.
@NewsNMT @MaftownHeights @SAPR_Africa @akaworldwide Takes us home to the end of a good show. #maftownheights2016 pic.twitter.com/OS7aM1Zs5C
— Gaahele M (@Treaka) November 28, 2015
Festival organisers had previously announced that R10 off every ticket bought would be donated to the #FeesMustFall campaign.
