Skeffa kick-starts tour on high note
Musician Skeffa Chimoto and his Real Sounds Band over the weekend kick-started their Sadc tour on a high note with a show in Botswana.
The Chinamuluma Chakuda singer and his band members left Lilongwe on Thursday for a three-week long tour of three countries, namely Botswana, South Africa and Zambia.
Performing for the first time in Botswana, Skeffa and the Real Sounds Band had their first show at Phakalane Golf Estate in Gaborone, courtesy of the Society of Malawians Living in Botswana.
“The tour started on a high note, we had a wonderful show in Gaborone, it was very exciting,” said Skeffa in an interview yesterday.
“The organisation was quite okay and the audience was serious one that was very much interested in the content, in terms of musicality and sense,” said the artist.
He added: “Another good thing was that the audience comprised of people from Zambia, Botswana, South Africa and Malawi, it was a very big function.”
Skeffa, who is nicknamed ‘The Jamming Machine’ due to his lively stage work, also spoke highly of the sound system they used as “marvellous”.
“The equipment we used was marvellous. It’s the one all big artists use when they are in Botswana, the likes of Ringo and Hugh Masekela.
“So, in summary to me and the band it’s a memorable journey we will never forget,” explained the musician.
Skeffa and the Real Sounds Band left Gaborone yesterday and are currently in Johannesburg, South Africa, where they are scheduled to have three shows this weekend.
On Friday, they will perform at the Palace of Joy in Randburg before dating Khoisan Lounge in Yeoville on Saturday. They are expected to bid farewell to South Africa with a show at De Equator on Sunday.
Skeffa and his crew will end their regional tour with a trip to Zambia where they are billed to perform at the Lusaka Gala Festival. They are expected to be in the neighbouring country from July 30 to August 3.
Commenting on the international tour, Skeffa said:
“It means people appreciate what we are doing. At the same time it’s a wakeup call telling us that people are watching us out there.
“We have to put an extra gear, otherwise this has to be the beginning of a journey and we don’t have to be contented but work extra harder to reach and make a better and bigger fan base”.
