Odirile Vee Sento

Vee Mampeezy
Birth name Odirile Sento
Born (1983-05-17) May 17, 1983
Origin Botswana,
Genres Traditional
Funk
Kwaito
House
Instruments Vocals
Labels Black Money Makers records, Botswana

Odirile Vee Sento, popularly known as Vee Mampeezy, (born 17 May 1983) is a Botswana musician and the leader and songwriter of Lamalanga and Black Money Makers records.[1][2]

Early life

Odirile was born in 1983 in Hukuntsi. He grew up almost entirely in Hukuntsi, Gaborone Botswana.[3] Vee always sought professionalism in his work.[4] Sento pioneered his own brand for water bottles and condoms. He called them Mavitah and Lavitah respectively. Odirile married his long time partner Kagiso De klerk.

Career

Odirile has been into the music industry for twelve years of success. He won several awards in the music industry. His first album was released under the Black Money Makers studio, and later moved to Eric Ramco records.[5]

“My first album was released under Black Money Makers before I even moved on to Eric Ramco. The company made me who I am and it was always my dream to grow it into something big,” explained the diminutive Kwaito star-turned record label executive.

— The Botswana Gazette, http://www.thegazette.news/?p=4877

In 2005, Sento worked with one of the famous producers in South Africa called Godfrey ‘Guffy’ Pilane on an unsuccessful project called Ntja mme, The two separated he returned home to start his own record label called Black Money Makers.

Discography

Albums

  • Stimela (2008)
  • Zaza(2010)
  • Vee (2011-2012)
  • Crossroads (2012)
  • I Do (2016)
  • Champion 2017

Singles

  • Lamalanga (2003)
  • Introloction (2001)[6]
  • Kasi Angels (2004)
  • Ntja Mme (2005)
  • Ditshipi Tsame (2006)
  • Kasiology (2007)
  • Everybady (2009)
  • Supernatural Vol1 (2013)
  • Supernatural Vol2 (2014)
  • Supernatural Vol3 (2015)

Awards And Nominations

  • Metro Fm award 2017
  • One Africa award,I Do [7]

References

  1. ↑ "Botswana-born showbiz millionaires". botswanaunplugged.com. botswanaunplugged. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
  2. ↑ "Vee brand grows". thepatriot.co.bw. the patriot. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
  3. ↑ Sento, Odirile. "Vee bio". Botswana Unplugged. Rudeboy Necta. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
  4. ↑ "Mampeezy". Botswana Unplugged. Rudeboy Nectar. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
  5. ↑ "Vee's first album". Botswana Unplugged. Rudeboy Nectar. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
  6. ↑ "Vee, Discography". Mmegi online. Sidney Baitsile. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
  7. ↑ "Awardees at the Metro Fm Awards ceremony". Retrieved 2 October 2017.



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