Matsieng

{{Short description|Botswana traditional music trio}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox musical artist | background = group_or_band | origin = | genre = Vocal music Instrumental music Traditional music | label = Eric Ramco Records | current_members =

Liki 'Maeras' Tselabe Daniel Tsankane | years_active = 2005–present }}

'''Matsieng''' is a [[Setswana]] traditional music trio formed in 2005 in [[Gaborone]], [[Botswana]]. They burst into the scene with their 2005 festive season album, Semakaleng. Known for their explicit lyrics, the trio has toured Botswana, [[Malaysia]] and [[South Africa]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Botswana: Matsieng Bounces Back|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/200707100433.html|accessdate=23 March 2015}}</ref>

Their earliest album, Setswana Sa Borre, has topped charts locally and enjoys airplay in the neighbouring [[South Africa]], driven by their most explicit song, Tinto song. Two of the boys are natives of [[Gabane]] and one is from [[Kanye, Botswana|Kanye]].

== Discography ==

=== Albums ===

* Setswana Sa Bo Rre (released 2007)<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Mmegi Online :: Matsieng alive and kicking despite the silence|url=http://www.mmegi.bw/index.php?sid=7&aid=13&dir=2009/June/Tuesday23|access-date=2021-02-08|website=Mmegi Online}}</ref> * Semakaleng (released 2009)<ref name=":0" /> * #Matsieng2020 (released 2020)<ref>{{Cite web|last=Mathala|first=Sharon|date=2020-10-20|title=The re-birth with Eric Ramco ⋆ TheVoiceBW|url=https://news.thevoicebw.com/2020/10/the-re-birth-with-eric-ramco/|access-date=2021-02-08|website=TheVoiceBW|language=en-GB|archive-date=24 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201124231615/https://news.thevoicebw.com/2020/10/the-re-birth-with-eric-ramco/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==References== {{Reflist}}

[[Category:Botswana musical groups]] [[Category:Musical groups established in 2005]]