Bhudaza Mapefane

Bhudaza Mapefane (ya hlahileng ka la 23 Lwetse 1961) ke sebini sa mmino wa jazz se hlahetseng Lesotho . 

 Bophelo ba bonyaneng 
Bhudaza o hlahetse motseng wa Hlotse, Mankoaneng o fumanehang Leribe District, Lesotho.  Kananelo ya hae ya mmino wa jazz e qadile a sa le monyenyane ha a ntse a mametse pokello e kgolo ya jazz ya ntatae. Ha a le dilemo di 21, o ile a kopana le Mark Gorman eo e neng e le setsebi sa moruo Lesotho National Development Corporation (LNDC). O ile a mo fa dithuto tsa hae tsa pele tsa piano Victoria Hotel, Ka 1985 Bhudaza o ile a hlahloba ditsebo tsa hae ka ho etsa mosebetsi wa hae wa pele wa profeshenale Victoria Hotel le Maseru Casino Hotel ka Jazz Combo; quintet e entsweng ka David Mochoko Mapefane (moholwane wa hae le motataisi), Peter Rakhomo, Tau Malebo le Mpho Manoto.

Ka 1987 o ile a ingodisa Mmabana Cultural Centre Mmabatho, North West, ho ntshetsa pele dithuto tsa hae tsa piano tsa jazz tlasa baena ba Molobye-Peter le Labane. Ka 1988 o ile a fumana dithuto tsa saxophone ho monna wa lehlaka wa Amerika, Rene McLean ho tswa setsing se boletsweng ka hodimo. Ka mora ho fumana lengolo la 1989, Bhudaza o ile a ikopanya le Sankomota jwalo ka moletsi wa piano, moo a ileng a fetohela ho saxophone.

 Mosebetsi 
Sankomota e ne e entswe ke dibini tse kang Tsepo Tshola le sebini sa katara/moetapele wa sehlopha, Frank Moki Leepa. O ile a bapala ho Unity 91 Homecoming Concert e neng e etelletswe pele ke Caiphus Semenya mme e hlophiseditswe baetsi ba ditshwantsho ba lelekilweng. Ka 1992, kamora hore Tsepo Tshola a arohane le Frank Leepa, Bhudaza o ile a ikopanya le The Village Pope mme ka 1994 ba hatisa le ho lokolla albamo e bitswang Lets Hold Hands. Selemong sona seo Mapefane a atolosa tsebo wa hae le boiphihlelo ha a kena ho Lucky Dube . Ba ile ba etela Namibia, Afrika Borwa, Dihlekehleke tsa Comoros le Uganda . Ka mora dikgwedi tse tsheletseng le naledi ya reggae, Bhudaza o ile a theha sehlopha se bitswang Corner Stone Jazz. Ka 1995 le 1996 e ne e le sehlopha sa baahi Lesotho Sun Hotel.

Bhudaza o ile a ingodisa ho Federated Union of Black Artists (FUBA) bakeng sa thupelo ya jazz mme pakeng tsa 1997 le 2000 o ile a ithuta jazz Univesithing ya Cape Town . Nakong ena ho ne ho kenyeletswa ho bapala le ho hahlaula le sehlopha sa Sunshine Band, sehlopha se neng se tumme ka ho fetesisa tikolohong eo ka nako eo se neng se ithorisa ka dibini tse nang le bokgoni tse kang moletsi wa meropa Phillip Meintjies. Ka mora ho fumana lengolo la diploma dithutong tsa jazz o ile a bitsetswa ho ba setho sa Talima Jazz Band e ileng ya theha karolo ya morena ya Lesotho, Morena Letsie III ya moifo ya Jeremane Hanover Expo ka 2000. Selemong se latelang o ile a theha Bhudaza & Friends mme a iketa a le mong ka 2003 ho tla hatisa buka ya hae ya  pele, Bo Mapefane. Mag, SA Music (2017-10-03). "Bhudaza On His Journey As A Jazz Artist". SA Music Magazine. Retrieved 2025-05-12. Kaelo, Goitsemodimo (2023-04-23). "More Jazz for Bhudaza". Mmegi Online. Retrieved 2025-05-12.

E hlahisitswe ke Frank Leepa, e ile ya lokollwa Afrika Boroa tlasa label ya Universal Music Group (UMG) mme hang-hang ya finyella maemo a mangata a platinum. Dialebamo tsa hae tse latellanang le tsona di ile tsa atleha haholo mabapi le thekiso le thoriso. Alebamo ya hae ya boraro, Likhomo o ile a fumana SAMA ka albamo e ntle ka ho fetisisa ya batho ba baholo ba mehleng ya 2010.  O ile a rehwa Tlhodisano ya Motantshi wa Vodacom Superstar bakeng sa Letswao la 2012; moo a neng a kwetlisetsa le ho kwetlisa dibini tse neng di labalabela ho ba teng mmusong wa dithaba. O ile a fuwa kgau ya tlhompho ke Ultimate Radio Music Awards bakeng sa ho fofisetsa folakga ya Afro jazz hodimo indasetering ya mmino lefatsheng ka bophara. Legodi, Simangele. "Inter-generational exchange of talent: SA giants to light up Diamond City Jazz Festival Stage". EWN. Retrieved 2025-05-12.

 Dikgau 

 South African Music Awards Best adult contemporary album 2010.
 Vodacom Superstar Music Dance Competition 2012.
 Ultimate Radio Music Awards.

 Discography 
• Bo-Mapefane (Universal, 2003).  • Mohokare (Universal, 2006). • Likhomo (Universal, 2009).

 Mehlodi 

Category:Dibini tsa Lesotho