Selaelo Selota Biography, Age, Songs & Awards
Selaelo Selota is a South African singer, guitarist, producer and songwriter born near Polokwane, Limpopo in South Africa. He was a student at Karabi High School in Moletjie, Limpopo and studied jazz guitar at the FUBA Academy.
Selaelo Selota Songs
- ThrrâŚPhaaa!
- Ma Modiegi
- A Poem For Celia
- For God so Loved Us
- Lapeng Laka
- Seshego
- Kwa Ndebele
- Thando
- Hlokomela
- Naomiâs First Dance
- Nathi
- Le Ile Kae
- Baya Ndipthatha- Phatha
- Mmakoma
- Since I Have Known Him
- Painted Faces
- Enchanted Gardens
- Out of My Heart
- O Morena
- Tshwene
- Sekgalajwana
- Village Chant
- Tshipi Sepanere
- Mala A Mpsa
- I Wish You Joy
- Untold Stories
- O Tshwana Le
- Ka Leleme Le
- Dithabeng
- Thusa Hle Malome
- Tears
- Nkatanga
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Selaelo Selota Awards
- Alumni Award for Contribution to South African Music
- Song Writer of the Year at the South African Recording Rights Association Limited.
- Best Contemporary Jazz Album during the South African Music Award
- Best Newcomer during the South African Music Award
- Instrumental Category Award during the Old Mutual Jazz Talent Search Competition.
- Adcock Ingram Music Competition Award, Jazz Category.
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Musician Selaelo Selota is part of the #ProudlyLimpopian club, having got his inspiration from traditional elements he hopes will live on in the youth he teaches.
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Itâs been over twenty years since Selaelo came into the industry with his heart set on making sure Sepedi was represented across the all platforms. However, it hasnât been easy for the star, especially when traditional music is still largely placed in a box.
Still Ntate Selaelo is all about breaking boundaries.
âI realised that in order for me to amplify my message and identity in my music, it was only going to happen if I stuck to my mother tongue. It isnât because I donât like other languages but it is because I knew that if I really want to express my inner feelings, a foreign language wouldnât do my gift justice,â he told TshisaLIVE.
The iconic guitarist is well aware that his kind of music is reserved for certain shows and, when compared to the âpopularâ music of today, gets next to no radio play at all. Still he is unapologetically himself.
He said watching his people live, dance and enjoy life inspired most of his songs and he hoped that through his music some heritage would be protected.
âI hope that my music will be archived and made available for generations to come so they can learn from the way the core of my identity comes through in every song. The rhythm in the Pedi peopleâs dinaka dance (a traditional dance) for example is something that so unique to my home. If you look at how they support the rhythm of the drums with their dance, you will be amazed.â
Selaelo studied music in varsity and said he hoped to do doctoral studies in music so he can preserve his music. He plans on taking a different approach with this study, making music the medium of communication because âsomethings just canât be explained, people need to experience it themselvesâ.
He will put it in a research paper that looks at the traditional jazz from South Africa and is 80% audio and 20% writing. Selaelo said the paper will tell the story of the music that fights to live on no matter how much it is âwished awayâ.
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âMy music sounds like home. My culture is beautiful and when it meets music, something magical happens. It is a gift that comes with embracing your root. You enter a space whereby it is beyond self, the music takes over and when the mind automatically understands it, it gives off a very rare experience.â