Elemotho – Beautiful World (ARC Music EUCD2721, 2017)
Elemotho is the artistic name of award-winning Namibian musician and singer-songwriter Gaalelekwe Richardo Mosimane. Beautiful World is his new album where he showcases his talent as a songwriter. The album opens with a beautiful song featuring vocals, mesmerizing mbira, guitar, birds and spoken word.
Throughout the album, Elemotho sings in various languages, including English, Setswana and other Namibian languages, with great solo, overdub and harmony vocal work. On most songs he’s joined by guitarist Samuel Batola (Congo Brazza) who delivers superb melodies in a call and response fashion.
Beautiful World features a mix of traditional Namibian songs along with EElemothos’s compositions. Elemotho grew up with storytelling around the campfire and that experience has inspired him to “create something that could make you dance as well as listen, smile as well as cry, find peace as well as wisdom.”
The album features Namibia-based artists Sam Batola on guitars and backing vocals; Fernando Pio Paulus on drums; Tilie Nanghama on backing vocals; and poetess Naita Hishoono (spoken word). The International musicians include Diego Galaz (Spain) on violin; Jorge Arribas (Spain) on accordion; Spain-based cellist Matthieu Saglio; Yaron Bichacho (Israel) on percussion; and Terry Lewis II (USA) on saxophone.
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Author: Angel Romero
Angel Romero y Ruiz has dedicated his life to musical exploration. His efforts included the creation of two online portals, worldmusiccentral.org and musicasdelmundo.com. In addition, Angel is the co-founder of the Transglobal World Music Chart, a panel of world music DJs and writers that celebrates global sounds. Furthermore, he delved into the record business, producing world music studio albums and compilations. His works have appeared on Alula Records, Ellipsis Arts, Indígena Records and Music of the World.
