The Country’s House Maestros

Acid is a production crew of three. Leroy Monaheng, Kagiso Serema, Jimmy Sengwaketse. Q. Congratulations on your tremendous win of the Channel O Award, did you really expect to win? Thanx, we have always had it in our mind that we might just come home with the award, it didn t come as a surprise. The awards were about videos, so we have always believed that our video was one of the best produced in Africa. Q.

What went into your minds when your name was called up? Firstly, we thought there must have made a mistake! Then we thought, well, the video is HOT, so, it wasn t a shock. What do you think made you beat three of Africa s biggest names in dance music? Shike Olsen. The brains behind the video. He really knows what he is doing Q. You met one of the nominees, Sbu, what did he say to you guys? The guy was happy for us winning the award and insisted we really deserved it. Q.

Describe the song, what inspired you to do it? The song was based around the vocal. Setswana Traditional vocal. Through experimentation we realized a very appealing blend with it and house music. Our love and adoration for traditional music inspired the track Banyana le Basimane. Q. What was the reaction of the other people in attendance? They must have been asking themselves, just who are these guys? But they applauded and made us feel really good. Especially HHP GAL LEVEL. Q.

What has been the general reaction of Batswana? Amazing! They are proud of us, and we are proud to have represented the country so well. Q. Are you still on a high or the bubble has burst? The high will only end if (and a very big IF) our follow-up album and videos are a flop. Q. What do you hope this award would do for you? Now people from across the borders know who we are. That is a step in the right direction.

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