We are seeing momentum for Mpho Sebina towards a breakthrough moment in her career. Her latest project – a collaboration with Gallo Records – Gallo Remixed series executive produced by Black Coffee is an affirmation of her potential as a future star.
Mpho’s new single acknowledges the legacy of the foundation of the South African Afro-Pop sound in her rendition of ‘Too Late for Mama’ as an authentic offering to remake of the iconic Brenda Fassie song, originally composed and written by Sello ‘Chicco’ Twala in 1989, marking the 32nd-year anniversary of the original release.
This song is a major inspiration behind Mpho Sebina’s reason for becoming an artist and one of the first songs she had recorded nearly 6 years ago, the new version doesn’t just aim to remake, but to wants to channel the same energy that Ma Brrr brought to the music when she first performed the track at the height of her career.
The demo of the original Mpho Sebina version found its way into Gallo Records A&R Session with Black Coffee and the Gallo/Soulistic A&R team, who unanimously chose the track as the first release of what seems to be a musically ambitious project under the Gallo Remixed banner (watch this space).
I hope the message ‘Too Late For Mama’ resonates with the people of my generation across the world, going through this time of anxiety and stress, for all the families grieving loss and hardships, I hope this song reminds us to exercise empathy, Botho, Ubuntu in these uncertain times.” – Mpho Sebina
Mpho’s single ‘Too Late for Mama’ is a beautifully crafted soulful rendition that will take Brenda Fassie’s voice into the future. Look out for its release on 1st October 2021 on all great music stations and streaming platforms.
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MPHO SEBINA BIOGRAPHY
Mpho Sebina is a singer-songwriter born in 1989 and raised in Botswana. Growing up in a family of music lovers she grew up on Mainane (Setswana Tales) and the sounds of Stampore, Sade, UB40, Boom Shaka, Brenda Fassie and Mariah Carey, to name a few, all of whom influenced her musical journey, in writing and singing. Before pursuing music, Mpho Sebina studied and graduated with an honors Degree in International Business from the Multimedia University of Malaysia. It was during those years that she started exploring the realms of writing, recording and vocal training. It was in Malaysia where her debut single “Loves Light” was written, inspired by the song Tselane by the BLK JKS. Her 6 track EP title NEO is available on iTunes, which boasts a fusion of soul, rnb, African rhythms and nostalgic throwbacks. The first single “Black Butterfly” is on YouTube, as song about freedom and self-discovery the video represents those elements with scenic outdoor shots and a fluttering ballerina. The second single is a melancholic soulful melody titled “No Evil” and the visuals are hauntingly minimalistic and mystic inviting viewers to hone in on the message of the song.
Upon the start of her musical career she frequently does corporate functions as well as music festivals where she has shared the stage with the likes of Shekinah, Music Soul Child, HHP, Freshly Ground, Nnunu Ramogotsi, Shanti Lo, Lady Smith Black Mambazo and Louis Mhalanga just to name a few. In 2017 she was part co-wrote, recorded, and performed a song for the “Netball World Cup” which was hosted in Botswana.
In September 2018 Global Citizen labelled her as ” an artist to look out for “. In August of 2019, she was selected for a music scholarship program in Berlin via the Goethe Institute of German and Pop Kultur Festival. She was 1 of 10 candidates chosen from around the globe and gained “Goethe Talents Alumni” status. 2020 birthed the release of her debut album “Lora” (which means to dream in Setswana), a 12-track love letter dedicated to the dreamers and dream chasers of the world. The album boasts collaborations with Worlasi from Ghana and Veezo View from Botswana, and is a soulful fusion of traditional Setswana stories and sounds as well as rnb, hip hop and neo-soul.
