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Selaelo Selota celebrates 20 years in the music industry
On the mines football was a big deal, and Selota was heavily in the sport as well but an injury to his wrist put paid to any dreams to a career in football.
"I could have become a soccer player, at the mines they used to call me 'Computer' after retired footballer Vusi Lamola because I played like him.
"If you call any of the guys who still work at the mine, they will not know who Selaelo Selota is... until you say 'Computer'.
"But once I realised that my soul resonated with music I went to my mine manager and told him I'm going to study mining metallurgy, in case I ever needed to come back," he laughed.
This was far from the truth, he ended up studying music theory at the Federated Union of Black Artists (Fuba), was a learning organisation created by black artists back in 1978.
The MaModiegi star, while studying at Fuba, also landed
a job as an usher at the Market Theatre. But in the same period he also had to deal with episodes of homelessness.
Selota also worked as a cleaner at Kippies jazz bar, at the Market Theatre precinct, where he learned performance from other artists. During his time at Kippies someone paid him R2 to play something on the guitar, and Selota played Miriam Makeba's Malaisha. It was on
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Selaelo Selota: Lapeng Laka
by Chris M. Slawecki
Selaelo Selota seems equal parts King Sunny Ade and George Benson. The rhythms, beats, and melodies on Lapeng Laka glide with the slippery, effortless musical sophistication of traditional tribal songs and dances from his South African homeland, and many of its lyrics deal with its native sights and customs. Selota directs on guitar and vocals from the band's center, leading from the midst instead of out in front, in the democratic process of African music.
Surprisingly, Selota plays very little ...
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