Saying It Straight: Elemotho and "A Dose of Reality"

Today's random song is about social and economic injustice by Namibian singer Elemotho, whose songs focus on the experience of being Namibian but which can also be applied to the world in general. After originally studying philosophy and psychology, he decided to devote himself to music full time, and gained a major boost in his career after performing at WOMAD in 2014. In addition to composing his own songs, he sings in English and his mother tongue of Setswana, and his music is based on his native Namibian folk music and rhythms and influenced a little by jazz. He has released five albums. This song, A Dose of Reality, can be found on Elemotho's 2012 album My Africa. It features spoken word by Native American musician and activist John Trudell.

Listen to songs like this and more on the KUNM Global Music Show every Monday night from 10 pm - 1 am Mountain Standard Time. Live streaming, program information and the two-week digital archive can be found at http://www.kunm.org.

Sources: https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elemotho;