A festal atmosphere prevailed on Sunday in the administrative town of Hlotse in Leribe as five famo groups enthralled people attending the Socialist Revolutionaries rally with live performances at the Pitso Ground.

The not so well attended political gathering soon turned into a carnival of music and dance as the musicians sent people into a frenzy.

The highlights of the fun packed show included stage performances by Rabotšo of the Rabotšo and Semanyane fame, Mothae, Sephaka of the hit song – “Lipapatlele”, who during the show teamed up with Tekano as usual.

However, the not so much popular Chechefa from ’Moteng in Butha-Buthe won the hearts of many revelers by stealing the show with a moving performance by four men including ‘a dancing machine boy’ – who it later emerged was the artiste’s son.

The show touched many revelers’ emotions as they kept chanting “more”, “more” when the musicians left the stage.

“Last month, I released my fourth album titled “Tšifa Li Mekhoa” (Koluoa), I am therefore no newcomer to this industry. I released my debut album in 2010 but it took me a while to release subsequent albums due to money problems.

“In Butha-Buthe I’m known by the moniker, Matsie, yet I decided to use Chechefa as the title name on my albums,” says the hoarse voiced singer who is famous for his acrobatic dance moves.

From the fresh offering available on CD’s, the tracks that he says people love the most include “Ntate Bolepo letsa koriana ka makhethe” (dedicated to a friend and fellow famo musician from Leribe), “Tora ha e oela ha e kokote (Koluoa)”, “Ntate Tšokolo ak’o mphe seriti” and “Nkalime pitsi ke palame”.

The album has 12 songs and it comes after the one released in 2018 titled “Febe li manyoka”.

Like several other artistes from around the world, Chechefa was not spared from the ravages of the COVID-19 impact.

The musicians says he is not organising as many gigs as he would want to because of the strict health regulations imposed on the nation as a result of the pandemic.