Pick of the Week - Dr. Vom (Botswana)

Our latest Pick of the Week overlaps with our Botswana Week feature.

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It's redundant to say that I really like this song. That's the only criteria for a song to appear as Pick of the Week around these parts. But I'll say it again. I really like this song.

Exactly who sings the song caused me some befuddlement, at first. I've seen it attributed to Captain Dira and Businge Yared. But a little digging reveals that it's the work of one Dr. Vom. Who once went by the stage name Vomit (yes, really) and whose given name is Kangangwani Mogoch.

The song goes back almost two decades. Here are some relevant snippets from the local press, if you're interested. Or just listen to the song. It's great.

2022

Whenever Dr Vom is mentioned in any conversation, there is only one song that comes to mind, Thobane. Despite the song being in its 15th year since its release in 2007, it remains Dr Vom’s magic touch wherever he is booked to perform. Mmegi Correspondent Nnasaretha Kgamanyane caught up with the man who revolutionised Dikhwaere with just one hit, which has turned into a ‘national anthem’ at events.

Dr Vom, whose birth names are Kangangwani Mogocha, was born in 1977 at Dakwi in the North Ea.

2011

Known as the country's finest Dikhwaere musician and for his hit Tsaya thobane which has become some kind of a "national anthem" for winning teams especially the national team (Zebras), Dr Vom (Kangangwani Magocha) has found new meaning in life and is exploring gospel music.

2006

The 29-year-old musician said that the album is a rich work of art with a lot of maturity proving the fact that the star, who once dominated the airwaves with his Matshediso song, has transformed into a decent artiste who is "mindful of the lyrical content of my songs and most important, my appearance." Mogocha used to be called Vomit, but now wants to be called Dr Vom.