Morena Leraba is a Mosotho musician and shepherd from of Ha-Mojela in Mafeteng district, located south of Lesotho's capital Maseru. Leraba’s music (especially lyrics) is deeply rooted in Lesotho's traditional music, poetry, and it’s sub-genre, Famo, which was introduced as early as the 1920s when Basotho men were migrant workers in South African mines. However, the approach in the beat is significantly different as it hurls almost everything from Electro, Electronica, Afro-House, Folk, and Hip-Hop.

Leraba made his first appearance on the international scene in 2014 when he was featured in a song "Do You Know Know Lesotho" by a Cape Town/German band, The Freerangers. Carl McMillan, a filmmaker based in Lesotho was introduced to Leraba in the village of Ha-Nchela, in Berea district (where he's still based as a shepherd) and spotted his talent then. During the same time, he introduced Leraba to the band (friends he studied with in Cape Town); hence, did collaboration on their song while visiting Lesotho.

From there, Leraba released his first single, Bojete (Produced by Fritz Holscher, Germany) that got the attention of Brooklyn-based producer, Kashaka; hence, followed another collaboration, "Lithebera" and was premiered by Okayafrica in New York...

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“UMntana.WeXhwele, uNgxabane Rhibela bhabha Nomhlelo, Thole lomthwakazi, mfazi obele linye phesheya komlambo, Ngwanya kaMajola – Dlovu, Tlou ha e ke morwal - A listener of traditionally inherited dreamscapes, sonic vibrations and messages.  A vessel and servant of indigenous energies, attained through afro-spiritual sonic meditations and chants. Through these sound vibrations he brings forth his penance for life”

Mntana.WeXhwele is a receiver of sound…through the multiple indigenous instruments he has had the honour of getting to know, he manifests sonic dreams that vibrate through him by way of the ancient ones that guide. To hear his sound is to hear the ancients; stories of pain, loss, love and hope, to journey into the unimagined and the re-imagined. Hear the vibrations that heal, that draw the root of the wound to the surface and allow the listener & practitioner to together see and clean as they will; a great and necessary elixir for all of afrika today.

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