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Sereetsi & the Natives, a refreshing definitive reference in the contemporization of folk music in Botswana and a unique voice in the World Music arena. The act's strong songwriting and performance in its debut album, Four String Confessions (April 2015), and its sophomore studio outing, Motoko (April 2018), present a fearless sound that blends traditional Botswana rhythms with Western influences, all built around the signature sound and unique tradition of the Tswana four-string folk guitar.
The debut album yielded four Botswana Music Awards in 2016 - Best Single, Best Male Artist, Best Folk Album, and Best Newcomer and put Sereetsi & The Natives on big stages with a growing international performance credit, including a stop-over in Chicago, USA, Stockholm, Sweden, Planetta World Music Festival in Gothenburg, Sweden, a showing in Namibia, and a historic 10-date tour of South Africa (2016).
The act has already shared the stage with established World Music names like Oliver Mtukudzi, Vusi Mahlasela, Caiphus Semenya, Letta Mbuli, and Jonas Gwangwa. The act headlined the Gaborone International Music and Culture Week in August 2016 with US smooth jazz star, Jonathan Butler.
The act has also featured at the Mahika Mahikeng Jazz Festival (2015 & 2016), Kgalagadi Jazz Festival (2016 & 2017), and the Cultural Calabash Fest (2015), all of them in South Africa. This is in addition to a busy festival and corporate gig schedule in Botswana. Among festivals Sereetsi & the Natives has played in Botswana are the Maitisong Arts Festival, Maun International Arts Festival, The Hamptons International Jazz Festival, Mascom Live Sessions, and the President’s Concert.
In 2017, Sereetsi collaborated with Zambian star Mumba Yachi and South African bassist and singer AusTebza in a project called Kgalagadi Soul that has already played festivals in Johannesburg, Pretoria, Gaborone, Durban, Mafikeng, and Durban.
Sereetsi is also considered a pioneer on the cultural landscape in Botswana. His 83-page guitar instructional book/CD on his native folk guitar tradition entitled The Solo Four String Guitar of Botswana is a groundbreaking first. Through a grant of about P500,000, Sereetsi has embarked on a folk guitar workshop tour covering 15 towns in Botswana. He taught Botswana folk music through an artist residency at Harryda School of the Arts in Gothenburg in 2016. In 2015, he presented a workshop at an international music conference organized by the International Council of Traditional Music (ICTM) at the University of Kwazulu Natal, Durban, South Africa. As part of the Kgalagadi Soul collective, he has presented on his unique four-string guitar style at the University of Wits School of Music and the Tshwane School of Music.
For Bookings In The Loop Pty Ltd Phone: +267 7469 6078
+267 7392 9073 Email: info@sereetsiandthenatives.com Website: www.sereetsiandthenatives.com Twitter: @sereetsinatives Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SereetsiTheNatives/ Postal Address: P O Box 1916ABG, Sebele, Gaborone, Botswana, Africa
Sereetsi & The Natives' music is available on www.sereetsiandthenatives.com, iTunes, www.cdbaby.com, Spotify, and many other online retailers.
The debut album yielded four Botswana Music Awards in 2016 - Best Single, Best Male Artist, Best Folk Album, and Best Newcomer and put Sereetsi & The Natives on big stages with a growing international performance credit, including a stop-over in Chicago, USA, Stockholm, Sweden, Planetta World Music Festival in Gothenburg, Sweden, a showing in Namibia, and a historic 10-date tour of South Africa (2016).
The act has already shared the stage with established World Music names like Oliver Mtukudzi, Vusi Mahlasela, Caiphus Semenya, Letta Mbuli, and Jonas Gwangwa. The act headlined the Gaborone International Music and Culture Week in August 2016 with US smooth jazz star, Jonathan Butler.
The act has also featured at the Mahika Mahikeng Jazz Festival (2015 & 2016), Kgalagadi Jazz Festival (2016 & 2017), and the Cultural Calabash Fest (2015), all of them in South Africa. This is in addition to a busy festival and corporate gig schedule in Botswana. Among festivals Sereetsi & the Natives has played in Botswana are the Maitisong Arts Festival, Maun International Arts Festival, The Hamptons International Jazz Festival, Mascom Live Sessions, and the President’s Concert.
In 2017, Sereetsi collaborated with Zambian star Mumba Yachi and South African bassist and singer AusTebza in a project called Kgalagadi Soul that has already played festivals in Johannesburg, Pretoria, Gaborone, Durban, Mafikeng, and Durban.
Sereetsi is also considered a pioneer on the cultural landscape in Botswana. His 83-page guitar instructional book/CD on his native folk guitar tradition entitled The Solo Four String Guitar of Botswana is a groundbreaking first. Through a grant of about P500,000, Sereetsi has embarked on a folk guitar workshop tour covering 15 towns in Botswana. He taught Botswana folk music through an artist residency at Harryda School of the Arts in Gothenburg in 2016. In 2015, he presented a workshop at an international music conference organized by the International Council of Traditional Music (ICTM) at the University of Kwazulu Natal, Durban, South Africa. As part of the Kgalagadi Soul collective, he has presented on his unique four-string guitar style at the University of Wits School of Music and the Tshwane School of Music.
For Bookings In The Loop Pty Ltd Phone: +267 7469 6078
+267 7392 9073 Email: info@sereetsiandthenatives.com Website: www.sereetsiandthenatives.com Twitter: @sereetsinatives Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SereetsiTheNatives/ Postal Address: P O Box 1916ABG, Sebele, Gaborone, Botswana, Africa
Sereetsi & The Natives' music is available on www.sereetsiandthenatives.com, iTunes, www.cdbaby.com, Spotify, and many other online retailers.
