“Fong Kong (Chinese Goods)” (2018) – Solly Sebotso

“Fong Kong (Chinese Goods)” (2018) – Solly Sebotso * CD: I’m Not Here to Hunt Rabbits: Guitar and Folk Styles from Botswana * Label: Piranha


This 2018 compilation, having no relation to Elmer Fudd, is subtitled Guitar and Folk Styles from Botswana, and that’s indeed what it delivers without a single fluffy creature getting hurt. The YouTube uploads of an expat named Johannes Vollebregt, who marveled at Botswanan guitarists’ four-stringed approach (one bass and three trebles) and the over-the-neck placement of the left hand not to mention the hypnotic music the players generate  can be credited for getting the project started. “Fong Kong (Chinese Goods),” with its rock and roll chord changes, is a song by Solly Sebotso, who is an active but underappreciated (even in Botswana) singer songwriter who sings this track about imported goods mostly in the Tswanan language (and who contributes a total of three songs to the collection).

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