Mhango has stuck to his guns. The BMA 2001 will be held this weekend at SSG Hall in Gaborone, away from the glitz of Boipuso Hall. In the face of it all, BMA will continue to struggle from many quarters. One of the most crucial ingredients is the existence of a music industry. While the number of recording artists is rising by the week, many aspects of a vibrant music scene are lacking.
Good producers are hard to find - leading to little or no variation in the music being churned out.
The idea of awards should be to reward innovation and ingenuity. To recognise those musicians who blaze the trail. Judging by the lack of creativity in many categories, one wonders how the award will be awarded. The variety of recorded music in Botswana is not rich. To judge the same stuff every year is self-deception.