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THE ROYAL TENORS
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The Royal Tenors are three young Divine Male Performers with majestic voices. They started singing together since May 15th 2010, and already are a force to reckon with in the music world. They are the ultimate dream tenors with 3 unique styles of singing coming together to make resonating sound that will give you goose bumps; Lizibo with his Afro/R n B style, Malebogo with his Opera/Choral style (both with KTM Choir) and Oteng (with Sedibeng Choral) with his Classic/Pop style completes The Royal Tenors.
The Royal Tenors have performed at a number events since inception;
n Hon. Phillip Makgalemele’s wedding;
n Hon. Baledzi Gaolathe’s funeral;
n Hon. Daniel Kwelagobe’s Parents Unveiling of Tombstones;
n Mr. B. O. Gaobakwe’s Memorial Service;
n Miss Universe Botswana Pageant;
n Gender Links Dinner Dance
n Botswana Worlds 2011 Debating Championships Dinner Dance;
n Laurelton Diamonds Botswana New Factory Ground Breaking
n Boineelo Mogaga’s wedding;
n Moladi Botswana Launch.
Name: Oteng Zachariah
Age: 31
Birth Place: Kanye
Interests: Sports, Movies and Music
List of favourite things:
Food: Bogobe and Lamp Stew
Movies: Taken, DeJaVu, Face Off etc
Actor/Actress: John Travolta, Nicolas Cage, Angelinah Jolie, Halle Berry
Type of Music: Opera, Kwaito, House etc
Artists: Vee, Shanti-Lo, John Legend, R. Kelly etc
Clothes: Jeans and Shirts.
Oteng started his singing career in the Tlokweng UCCSA Youth Choir, and also sang for a local Gospel Choir called Love Supreme based in Tlokweng. He went quiet for a few years and then joined the Gaborone Choral Choir under the influence and directorship of Andy Batshogile.
“He encouraged me to do a bit of solo singing and introduced me to David Slater, who together with Andy have made me what I am today in terms of my singing. I have never looked back from there.”
n 1st Solo performance at the 2005 President’s Concert and every year thereafter.
n Musical Plays;
§ Orphans of Qumbu as The Storyteller alongside Thornhill Primary School Pupils
§ Pirates of Penzance with Gaborone Music Society
§ Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, directed by Stuart White, played as Joseph’s understudy and one of the brothers.
§ Annie, as the Appleseller and Harold Ickes, also directed by Mr. White.
n Performed in a number of Corporate Events with David Slater.
n Member of Sedibeng Choral Society, and have performed with them in their shows, from Gloria, Creation, Pirates of Penzance and Made In Botswana
n Name: Malebogo Setuke
Age: 32
Birth Place: Goodhope
Interests: Soccer and Singing
List of favorite things:
Food: Pasta and Beef Stew
Movies: John Q, Sex and the City
Actors/Actresses: Denzel Washington, Halle Berry
Type of Music: Rock and Roll, Classical Opera
Artist: Coldplay, Captain Dira
Clothes: Smart Casual
n In 1996 he started singing Tonic Solfa with the St Bernadette Roman Catholic Church choir where he developed a greater interest in choral music.
n 1997 he joined the mighty KTM Choir where he was spotted by Mr. Gomolemo Motswaledi during the Catholic Church Choirs festival in Mahalapye.
n He gained more experience through KTM Choir where he performed solo parts.
n In 2000 he went for auditions for Maitisong Festival with David Slater.
n In 2001 he enrolled for solo singing classes with Mr. David Slater where he learned to sing arias and stage performance.
n In 2009 he collaborated on a project with the Eskimos (a kwaito group) where he helped them on voices and also featured in one of their anthem songs.
n Since then he has spent most of his time performing choral and classical music.
n Name: Lizibo Glen Simon
Age: 25
Birth Place: Gaborone
Interests: Performing Arts
List of favorite things:
Food: Pasta and Chicken/Beef
Movies: Any Tyler Perry or Eddie Murphy
Actor/Actress: Denzel Washington
Type of Music: R&B, Opera, Classical, Choral, Gospel
Artists: Malaika, Jaziel Brothers, Tshepo Lesole, Usher, Neyo, Theo Kgosinkwe, Michael Buble, Liquid Deep etc...
Clothes: Very smart sometimes too formal
Started singing at the age of 6 in his home village Zwenshambe, leading gospel school assembly songs and from then on has been a song bird in its true meaning.
Choirs joined
At the age of 15 became the first student conductor at Marulamantsi Junior High School and helped the school choir to reach the National School Choir Competitions in 2002\2003
Okavango Macbeth
Late last year he had the pleasure of being the male lead actor of the popular Shakespeare novel/movie Macbeth but in the wilderness written by British author Alexandra McCall Smith directed by David Slater.
Solo album
The year 2010 marked the recording of his first ever solo act after working and collaborating with local legends such as Vee, Acid (KORA Award Winning Group), HT, Apollo Diablo, Juju boy and the legendary Skizo... etc
One of his first singles, Dumilani has for months enjoyed airplay at all radio stations following 6 live interviews. He is currently in the studio finishing off the much awaited album "Royalty"
This years Youth Against AIDS theme song was composed and recorded by Lizibo M.
