Mpho Molikeng
About
Mpho Molikeng is a Lesotho-born multi facet artist. He is a curator, actor, musician, poet, painter, storyteller and cultural activist. Molikeng plays a number of African instruments such as lesiba, mamokhorong, setolo-tolo, mbira, djembe and others. In 1995, he studied Fine Arts with Bloemfontein college. He also studied Drama at Soyikwa Institute of African Theater in 1998. In 2016, Molikeng was the co-facilitator at the Music In Africa Instrument Building and Repair Workshop. As of 2017, he was a visiting lecture at Wits University in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Article Contributions
02 Jul 2019
This article provides an overview of the Basotho musical tradition known as mohobelo, explaining...
24 Jun 2019
This article provides an overview of two musical forms practiced by Basotho women, ts’iloana (...
15 Jan 2019
This article provides an overview of traditional musical instruments in Lesotho, focusing on the...
14 Jan 2019
This article provides an overview of spiritual music in Lesotho, showing how music plays an...
26 Jun 2017
Lesotho is one of the few countries in Africa that has not been overly influenced by the West...