Chippa Legodimo
18 November 2009
Gaborone — As they say, it does not matter how you spread the word of God, it could be through kwasa kwasa music, house music, traditional poetry or hip-hop.
It becomes even better when one uses the language and the style that could be easily followed by many. Bakkie Moalodi is just one of those gospel musicians who are taking advantage of the popularity of house tunes to give their music an urban feel that would get young generation hooked.
His latest release My Music, mixes house tunes with the 'traditional slow gospel jams' to give both the elderly flock and the young energetic listener a good balance of music.The album kicks off slowly with the track Mamelang re a bitswa, before suddenly changing the vibe in track number two, Tau ea Juda, a gospel track with those fast-paced house beats.Tracks to watch out for in the piece are Tau ea Juda and King of Zion especially for a young listener who is more into house music.
Well, it is clear that this Ntlhantlhe-born musician is still learning the ropes in this industry. Though he started music in 2000, Molaodi only managed to release his first album in 2005 called, Mama ho tseba Jehova.
The fact that only a few people might have come across that album clearly shows how it performed in the market though the musician still wants to believe that it flopped due to poor marketing. In fact he is already considering re-doing the album because people would still buy it. "I was new in the industry and did not take the marketing side seriously but I have learnt that it is equally important to do extensive marketing as it is to be serious in studio," Molaodi told Showbiz.
My Music cannot be rated as a hit album, but perhaps just a step further from where he started. Many people would wonder why it took this musician four years before he could produce a follow-up to his debut."I have to admit I lost track and I started doing Afro-pop but my friends talked me out of it and that is when I went back to gospel music. The Afro pop album was never released and I do not think I will ever release it," he said.But this does not mean Molaodi believes it was wrong for a Christian like himself to be doing that type of music.
"I do not think it is wrong because there are people like Theo Kgosinkwe, who is doing Afro pop but is a devoted Christian. In any event not even the Bible is against it," he said.
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