BY Nkosazana Ngwadla
Bokang Ramatlapeng is a vocalist / songwriter, composer, voice artist, musical director and producer born in Johannesburg South in Gauteng. Her formative musical lessons began in primary school where she was part of the choir as a soloist. Committed to nurturing her gift of song, she went on to study at the National School of the Arts and is currently pursuing her Bachelor of Music degree at the University of Pretoria.
In 2020, she started the #HerOwnSkin series and simultaneously released her first published article called A Women in Jazz highlighting women’s experience in the jazz industry and what it takes to learn to be comfortable in one’s own skin. Bokang has served as a mentor, where she has shared her musical journey with women around the World.
Across the disciples of music and writing, she has shared stages with several prolific musicians including award-winning Ndududzo Makhathini, Ndabo Zulu, and Linda Sikhakhane to name a few.
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