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@6icknature | Linktree Lesotho based dance music producer

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𝐖𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 "𝐅𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐋𝐞𝐞𝐩𝐚"
Mahlomola Frank Leepa
18 𝑶𝒄𝒕𝒐𝒃𝒆𝒓 1953 - 27 𝑵𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒎𝒃𝒆𝒓 2003
A Lesotho-born Musician, leading guitarist, composer, & Founding Member of Sankomota.
Mahlomola Frank Leepa was born on 18 October 1953 in Lesotho. He was the co-founder of Sankomota. Sankomota is an Afro-jazz fusion band formed in 1976 in Lesotho. The band consisted of several members in its earliest years: Frank Leepa (guitarist, vocalist, arranger, composer), Moss Nkofo (drummer), Harebatho "Black Jesus" Mmusa (percussion), Moruti Selate (bass), Tsepo Tshola (lead vocalist and composer), and Pitso Sera (guitar), among others.

Sankomota was managed by Peter B. Scheider until 1979, and later it was transferred under the management of Frank Leepa, whose career at Sankomota spanned over two decades. Frank Leepa, also known as the Captain, initially started the band in school, calling it Anti Antiques.

The band later changed its name to Uhuru, meaning 'freedom' in Swahili. The band was banned because of their political outbursts and lyrical content, which was political, and their entry visas were revoked in South Africa. They could perform only in Lesotho and internationally, except in South Africa around 1982.

That same year in 1982, the Apartheid government of South Africa sent an army and killed 42 people (30 South African refugees & 12 Lesotho citizens) in a pre-dawn raid in Lesotho.

But that didn't demoralise them; they regrouped and changed their name to Sankomota, not that they were intimidated by the South African government, but due to the popularity of another group called Black Uhuru from Jamaica. Sankomota was the first band to record an LP in Lesotho.

They were recorded by Lloyd Ross and Warrick Sony of Shifty Records on 11 November 1983, and released their first self-titled album that year. That was the beginning of their illustrious journey, the interviews, concerts, and albums. In 1991, Tshepo Tshola, also known as "The Village Pope," who was the band's lead singer, left to pursue a solo career.

On 12 April 1996, on the way to Cape Town, Sankomota suffered a road accident that killed 4 unnamed members of the band. Drummer Sello Montwedi was the only survivor who was with the 4 unnamed members, though he was seriously injured and partially paralyzed on one side.

Here are some of Sankomota's works under the leadership of Frank Leepa.
Sankomota (1983)
Madhouse (1984)
Dreams Do Come True (1987)
The Writing on the Wall (1989)
Exploration: A New Phase (1991)
The Best of 1981-1991 (1995)
After the Storm (1993)
Frankly Speaking (2001)

Frank Leepa dealt with the band's tragedy through songwriting and music performance. He became sick and succumbed to pulmonary pneumonia at age 49. His words and melodies still move and inspire a younger generation. May his soul continue to rest in peace.

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