Author Archives: Nnunu Ramogotsi

This week is a whirlwind — beautiful, busy, emotional, and full of purpose. On Thursday, we host the official Media & Stakeholder Listening Session for Sephonono, and I couldn’t have asked for a more perfect venue than Botswana Craft. Botswana Craft has a soul of its own. It’s warm, cultural, familiar, and filled with storiesContinue reading “Sephonono Launch Countdown”

For many years, I have carried the sounds of Botswana with me — rhythms shaped by home, harmonies shaped by lived experience, and stories shaped by the people who continue to inspire me. Today, as more listeners discover my latest album Sephonono, I am deeply moved to see new interest from across Europe. Europe hasContinue reading “Nnunu Ramogotsi Afro Jazz Sephonono- Botswana meets Europe”

There is something about a Sunday morning that steadies the soul. Before the noise of the week returns, before emails and rehearsals and interviews begin again, there is a gentle pause — a space where the heart remembers who it is. Today was one of those Sundays. I woke up with music already humming somewhereContinue reading “Sunday – Church my Afro Jazz Roots”

https://nnunuramogotsijazz.com I am so happy to invite you to visit my new website .Just click and you will be right there inside my world. This moment feels like opening the doors to my own creative home — a warm, welcoming place where my music, my stories, and my journey can finally live together. For years,Continue reading “Afro Jazz – WWW-Digital Nnunu”

There are some places in the world that introduce themselves loudly. Botswana is not one of them. My country speaks in a soft voice — steady, warm, measured, honest. It doesn’t demand attention; it earns it gently, the way dawn colours the sky before anyone realises it’s morning. People often ask why Botswana’s music carriesContinue reading “My Afro Music Reflects Botswana”

When I look back at the creative journey that led to Mmasonoko and, years later, Sephonono, I am struck by how naturally the two albums speak to each other. They were created in different seasons of life, shaped by different emotional landscapes, yet they share an invisible thread—one woven from reflection, healing, stillness, and theContinue reading “The bridge between Nnunu’s Afro Jazz Music and Alexander McCall Smith’s Story”

Every voice has its brothers — those male artists who carry the same emotional texture, the same calm confidence, the same devotion to storytelling through sound. Over the years, listeners have told me, “Your music reminds me of…” and they name men whose artistry I deeply respect. These artists don’t shout.They don’t compete with theContinue reading “Let’s not leave out our male artists”

Every artist grows up hearing echoes of themselves in the voices of others. Not in a copy‑and‑paste way, but in the deeper sense — the way someone phrases a line, caresses a chord, or breathes between notes. Music is a family, after all. We’re all related somehow. Over the years, people have told me, “YouContinue reading “Female Jazz Artists who inspired Nnunu”

With the clock counting down to Thursday, 22 January, excitement is building for the Sephonono media and stakeholder gathering at Botswana Craft. Running from 3:00 PM to 4:30 PM, this intimate afternoon event will bring together key media voices, industry partners, and supporters of Botswana’s creative sector for the first formal public introduction of theContinue reading “Sephonono. Preparing for the Official Release. Behind the Scenes.”

Being an independent jazz artist in Botswana is a beautiful contradiction.It’s freedom and responsibility.It’s music and paperwork.It’s passion and… deadlines. People see the stage lights — but they rarely see what it really takes to get there. I’ve just finished composing and recording my new album. Most people think that once the last note isContinue reading “Nnunu the Independent Afro Jazz Musician in Botswana”