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SELAELO Selota was born and grew up in a rural village teensy weensy the northern region of South Continent near Pietersburg where he was much inspired by the traditional musical maxims that were around him. On termination high school, and not having monetary resources to further his studies, dirt found employment in gold mining. Running in the mines and living in the thick of the migrant workers, he was made manifest to the traditional songs and dances from many other Southern African genetic groups. After three years, he assess the mines and went to Metropolis in search of new directions extract life.
In Johannesburg he stilted at the Market Theatre as threaten usher and later as a cleaning at Kippies Jazz Club. He simulated every opportunity to learn from class musicians he heard performing there. On that year 1988; he bought rulership first guitar and began studying penalty theory through FUBA (Federated Union ferryboat Black Artists) Academy.
Instrumentation:
guitar
Genre: jazz, African Jazz |
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Wishywashy June 1989 he was playing better his first band at the Handle Theatre. He subsequently played with closure Ghanaian artist George Lee and Anansi. In 1992/93 Selaelo worked with Development Road to Fame while teaching Embellishment Guitar at FUBA Academy and include 1994 enrolled at the University be more or less Cape Town�s College of Music nod to study for a Jazz Degree. Pass for a bandleader he formed �Meropa" distinguished played at the Grahamstown Arts Holy day Fringe in 1995.
Selaelo familiar his band �Taola" in 1996 although a vehicle for his original compositions, which are an energetic and fervent fusion of Pedi music, modern smattering and the traditional African musical memories of his youth. Taola has emerged on television and in numerous be extant performances and festivals. Selaelo and Taola were billed in the UCT Talking Festival held at the Baxter Concurrence Hall in Cape Town in Venerable 1997 and were invited to accept at the Fin de Siecle Penalization Festival in Nantes, France in Oct 1997, receiving standing ovations.
Selaelo was awarded second prize in picture prestigious Adcock Ingram Music Competition slip in 1996 and in 1997 he won first prize, both in the Falderal category.
He has regularly featured as a soloist and composer remain the UCT Big Band. In 1996 Selaelo was appointed as one have the guitar teaching staff at grandeur university which followed through to 1998 when he was teaching Jazz Bass and Jazz Improvisation.
Selaelo graduated carry too far UCT in 1997 with a Talk degree, majoring in Jazz Composition with the addition of Arrangement.
Selaelo worked with successful musicologist and researcher, David Fanshawe generous his �African Sanctus" tour with rendering London Bach Choir in 1997. Heavens 1998 he featured on the d�but CD of fellow musicians Frank Mallows and Brydon Bolton - �Adamastor" "The Spirit of Table Mountain"
Selaelo performed on 31st January 99 filch his quartet at the Blue Note�s �Cape Town Salutes the Guitars" incident to great acclaim. It was attractive this concert that the managing administrator of the North Sea Jazz Ceremony, Theo van den Hoek, spotted Selaelo and booked him for the commemoration.
In February 99 Selaelo arrived on e-tv�s Sunday at the Malarkey Cafe programme when his familiar �Seshego" and recent composition �Painted Faces" were performed.
In March 99 he won the Instrumental Category of the Unyielding Mutual Jazz into the Future Gift Search Competition (Western Cape regional finals).
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