Banjo Mosele is a founding member of the
Kalahari Band that backed
Hugh Masekela, and Mosele toured the world with this band throughout the 1980s. He has played guitar in three of
Hugh Masekela's albums, namely
Techno-Bush,
Waiting for the Rain, and
Tomorrow. Mosele has also worked as a session musician with the likes of
Jonas Gwangwa,
Peter Gabriel,
Julian Bahula,
Bheki Mseleku and Barney Rachabane on the London music scene. While studying music at
Goldsmiths College, Mosele formed and led Bushmen Don't Surf, a group that made a name in the UK performing in festivals such as
WOMAD and
Glastonbury, and around Europe. Mosele released his first solo album,
Badisa, in 2003 and followed its success with
Movin’ On in 2005 and
Nowa Days in 2008. All albums did well in his native Botswana, South Africa, England and in Norway. In 2009, Botswana Music Awards nominated him in the categories "Song of the Year", "Best Album" and "Best DVD". He won "Song of the Year" with "Ntsa E Jele Ntsanyana" (Dog eat dog). Mosele lived in
Bergen, Norway during the 1980s, where he married Siri Møll, the sister of
Erik Moll. The marriage was dissolved. Their son the rapper
Kamelen, released his first solo album
Ambivalent (Kamelen) in 2017. Mosele has been living in
Oslo, Norway since the mid 1990s, but currently resides in Botswana == Discography ==