Elemotho - the lifetime achiever
Special awards, special artist, special life – catch it all tonight.
The Namibian Annual Music Awards (NAMA) 2017 will honour Elemotho Gaalelekwe with the esteemed Lifetime Achiever’s Award. The prestigious tribute will be handed over to Elemotho tonight in Walvis Bay.
The legend and arguably immortal Elemotho is a remarkable star who bestows light onto the Namibian music industry since he started doing music in 1997. From then, his career grew with a perpetual momentum which gained him national and international recognition and gigs. For someone who would rather have been a priest, a farmer or a lawyer, Elemotho’s shot at music grew tremendously quickly. He performed extensively across Africa and Europe, extending the reach of his music to a much wider audience.
His deep and yet diverse songs give food for thought and are highly appreciated by the music lovers. In 2006 his international career started to move forward, with the invitation to the Durban Awesome Africa Music Festival as well as to participate in the 5th African Movie Festival in Tarifa, Spain, which led to a two-month Spanish Tour where he played in international festivals such as Territorios in Seville and Festizaje in Jaen.
“We are glad and proud to confer this special award to a great and deserving artist. A true artist that does African contemporary music and is celebrated across Namibia, Africa and Europe,” said NAMA executive chairman, Tim Ekandjo. Ekandjo further added that Namibian music is not something which has recently started, but instead Namibians have been dancing to the tunes of their very own music since the 90s. This enjoyed and appreciated reality is owed to the artistically gifted and talented artists and one of them is Elemotho Gaalelekwe.
The NAMAs will take place this weekend in the coastal town of Walvis Bay.
Staff Reporter
The legend and arguably immortal Elemotho is a remarkable star who bestows light onto the Namibian music industry since he started doing music in 1997. From then, his career grew with a perpetual momentum which gained him national and international recognition and gigs. For someone who would rather have been a priest, a farmer or a lawyer, Elemotho’s shot at music grew tremendously quickly. He performed extensively across Africa and Europe, extending the reach of his music to a much wider audience.
His deep and yet diverse songs give food for thought and are highly appreciated by the music lovers. In 2006 his international career started to move forward, with the invitation to the Durban Awesome Africa Music Festival as well as to participate in the 5th African Movie Festival in Tarifa, Spain, which led to a two-month Spanish Tour where he played in international festivals such as Territorios in Seville and Festizaje in Jaen.
“We are glad and proud to confer this special award to a great and deserving artist. A true artist that does African contemporary music and is celebrated across Namibia, Africa and Europe,” said NAMA executive chairman, Tim Ekandjo. Ekandjo further added that Namibian music is not something which has recently started, but instead Namibians have been dancing to the tunes of their very own music since the 90s. This enjoyed and appreciated reality is owed to the artistically gifted and talented artists and one of them is Elemotho Gaalelekwe.
The NAMAs will take place this weekend in the coastal town of Walvis Bay.
Staff Reporter
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