Johannes Mogkwadi - Tsodio Le Khwembu

‘Harepa’ is a musical genre that is unique to the Sepedi-speaking Northern Sotho - or Pedi - cultural group who are predominantly resident in the Limpopo Province of South Africa. This ‘neo-traditional’ style incorporates the German harp or dulcimer tuned to a five-tone scale.
Johannes Mogkwadi, born in 1936, made recordings for the SABC and recorded singles for two different companies including Gallo-Mavuthela beginning in the mid-1960s. In 1974 his SABC recording of ‘Tsodio Le Khwembu was used as the introductory theme for a popular Radio Pedi serial drama, ‘Mmotse Gore Ke Mang’ (two years before television broadcasts were inaugurated in South Africa.) This exposure subsequently popularised the song and the following year, 1975, Mogkwadi recorded it for Gallo, probably at the initiative of Rupert Bopape, the head of Mavuthela who was himself Pedi. ‘Tsodio Le Khwembu’ together with seven additional songs were released on four seven-singles as by the JM Mogkwadi Lulu Mountain Sisters.
‘Tsodio Le Kwembu’ has been out of print and unavailable for several decades. Recordiana's new (100% licensed and legal!) re-release has been taken directly from the master tapes and we have also included the remaining eight tracks from the earlier Mogkwadi session with James Twala and is the second Harepa reissue in the catalogue. Available for streaming and download on Bandcamp now.
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20 track album

[@pinkymokoena7717]

Classic song this one must win Grammy award

[@hlabirwamodipa1485]

Gape ke gopola RADIO LEBOWA MOHLAKA MOTALA SELEMO LE MAREGA.BAKGALABJE BA PELE BA GO THOMA RADIO LEBOWA RURI.LENANEO LA MMINO WA SETŠO O NA LE MORAKA MMABOTŠHA MOTHEBESELA NKWE,RAMOSIBIHLA ISIAH RAMAKGOLO LE BA BANGWE.

[@manarefreddy7166]

When Thobela Fm was still Thobela fm

[@johannesmanaka4182]

Segagaborena weee!

[@hendrickmalefo6404]

Morwamokgwadi o opela kosha e Bose kudukudu

[@siphobhembe4219]

Wow nice music,goner those days,I wonder where is this legend

[@tomz418]

He passed away

[@sellojoseph6669]

Once in our lifetime

[@emjayraletjena913]

Koša yee ne e ntšhoša kudu,mengwageng yela ya kgale

[@justicemagagane5737]

rap snitching back in the day

[@Tatelopes]

😂😂Man really snitching "ke tsodio le khwembu"

[@iamlethibe]

😂

[@aubreymaharala6290]

Amen

[@tshephomokgotho3682]

i used to cry a lot when my Uncle plays this song , the part ya mapodisa, the iyooooo , i was failing to make sense of the massage , ke no kwa bare ''sepoko se kwatile'' . yerr i will cry my lungs out.

[@iamlethibe]

Hi, may I ask you to explain the meaning of the song to me.

[@iamlethibe]

Hi, may I ask you to explain the meaning of the song to me.

[@kabelomaepa5160]

Tsodio and khwembe they killed mahlapaseledu who's Tsodios uncle, police are looking for them and his uncle is haunting him, he's saying he should confess​@iamlethibe

[@samuellegodi2692]

Segage$o sehlatswa polo,kemogopola dikosha tsedintshi.great entertainer of life time.

[@tomz418]

Re kgopela vedio tsa mokgalabje yo👉.O hlokofetse ka phosho re sa morata. O nkgopotsa re sa tsena sekolo o be theta le dikolo a re opelela.

[@jerrylegwabe1334]

I hear that the SAP are still looking for Tsodio le Khwembu

[@basetsanaserogole6435]

"Tsodio o otile!"

[@sollymagolego8219]

😢😢😢 okare nka lla.

[@maushilucasmogohlo7738]

Re leboga kudu mmino o we wagaborena wa Ntate mokgwadi reithuta kudu ka setso Se sa gaborena.ditlogolo tsagagwe tswelang pele gotsosolosa bohwa bjo.

[@stemeremokgwadi7461]

Can I get this song

[@lantanonlesiba6556]

khwembo not khwembe mpja