Author Archives: Nnunu Ramogotsi

Monday evenings have their own quiet rhythm. Tonight the gentle Gaborone rain is not falling so much as eesting in the air — a soft drizzle that turns the streetlights into warm halos and slows everything down. The smell of wet earth drifts through the open window, and the world feels calmer than it hasContinue reading “Monday Evening Gentle Rain Chill out with Nkoma”

Preparations for the Sephono Live Album Launch on April 30th have taken a serious turn. This week stretches before me like a fresh page, and I can already feel its weight and promise. There is so much to be done, but for the first time, instead of anxiety, I feel a steady readiness. Every stepContinue reading “Homecoming Sponsors Beckon”

When I think about the title track of my album Sephonono, I’m always drawn back to the softness of its beginnings. It’s a song built from the textures of Tswana village life—gentle, grounded, and shaped by the rhythms of womanhood and cultural memory. In many ways, it feels like an oral history set to melody,Continue reading “Join Me Lets Listen to Sephonono”

Preparations for the Sephonono Homecoming Launch have officially begun, and with them comes a renewed sense of purpose and anticipation. Every meaningful journey starts long before the spotlight hits the stage — it begins quietly, in planning sessions, rehearsals, creative decisions, and the collective energy of everyone working behind the scenes. That is where weContinue reading “TRUE NORTH IS SET”

I woke up with that feeling you get on the first day of spring—the air a touch lighter, the sky a shade brighter, the calendar suddenly more exciting than intimidating. Today was the day we would knock on a new door. Just after breakfast, we sent our request to Lesedi FM for playlist consideration. ItContinue reading “The Wheels are in Motion”

“Sephonono” is now within reach of South African radio By Nnunu • 7 February 2026 I wrote “Sephonono” to honour the quiet joys that steady us—the small, golden moments that make a life feel whole. Today, I’m grateful to share a different kind of joy: “Sephonono” is now available to South African radio via theContinue reading “Sephonono crosses the Border”

Two visitors from the U.S. stopped by today—and since November, about two‑thirds of my readers have been from there. Your presence takes me back to Texas during my AFRIMA nomination for Best Female Vocalist in Southern Africa. Thank you for listening, reading, and cheering me on. I check my blog stats the way some peopleContinue reading “Howdy USA a little thank you from Sephonono”

Today I welcomed two dear visitors to my blog from China, and with them came a rush of memories—spotlights warming quiet theatres, post‑show noodles that tasted like victory, and the soft hush before a first note that says: we’re here together—let’s begin. I was invited to China to perform Masonoko some years ago. Before IContinue reading “Sephonono reaches China”

By the time the sun lifted over Gaborone, the kettle had already clicked and my inbox was humming. I set the mug beside a neat stack of lyric sheets and a spreadsheet of ISRCs—tiny barcodes of identity for the songs that carry my voice across borders. Today wasn’t a stage day. It was a backstageContinue reading “Behind the scenes of a Botswana Afro Jazz Artist”

The Sephonono core team met today for the first time after the media launch We met in the calm after the push—coffee rings on the table, notebooks open, the kind of meeting where nobody performs and everybody tells the truth. It wasn’t a post-mortem so much as a gratitude session: what landed from the mediaContinue reading “Sephonono Evaluation and Strategic Pivot”