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Artiste Profile: Get To Know Versatile SA And Lesotho Based Artiste, Sensi Ranking
Sensi Ranking is a multi talented artiste who hails from Lesotho but resides in South Africa. Christened, Motebang David Mongake, Sensi Ranking was born in the 28th of October, 1985 in New Europa Maseru, Lesotho.
Sensi had his basic education at Mejametalana Primary School based in Khubetswana, Berea district. He furthered to the secondary school at Maseru Private Academy. In 2008 to 2010, he studied at the School of Arts in Bloemfontein Creare Training Centre and learnt Music Education Formula 1, music composition, song writing, dance, drama, percussion and vocals level 4. All this while, the art of music was fiercely brooding in him.
He then started his music right from the school of Arts. He chose Reggae and Dancehall as a genre to embark on, which was inspired by the lifestyle he got exposed to in Youville South Africa, where he found a mentor called Mr. Gabriel Brown, a.k.a Elder Blue, from Claredon, Jamaica. He conscientized him with Jamaican Patwah and lifestyle, also with Reggae and Dancehall culture. He started performing in different clubs in Johannesburg, mainly The House of Tandoor. He also performed at various African Storm Sound System Thursday reggae sessions at Baseline, Newtown Johannesburg.
Sensi Ranking went back to Lesotho for a short period, where he embarked on an acting joilurney. He was one of the actors on Lesotho and DSTV’s Moja Love’s “Our Times” soap. After a while, he joined a reggae musical group named RaggaVybz. They were a group of 7 members namely, Chere Selectah Cheh Mongangane, Don Guru Banton, Selectah Biggz, AP General, Mellow Apocalypse, Selectah Talisman and himself. They performed at different festivals hosted by different genres, highlights. One of the most memorable of them was The “All-White Party” which they performed alongside the Jamaican Sizzla Kalonji at the “Summer Mashup”, And Powertainment Africa Unite festivals.
In 2019, Sensi competed in Vodacom Step Up Music Competition and was among the Top 5 contestants. He also performed at the AUSC Region 2020 Africa Olympics closing ceremony held in Lesotho’s National Stadium in 2021.
Sensi Ranking now working with Powertainment Reggae Sound officially owned by Mr Matla-a-Morena Lethunya also known as Don Power, Rudebwoy Shuffla.
He was first spotted by Powertainment at the Africa Unite Festival held in Leribe in 2016 where RaggaVybz was invited to perform. He then began performing as a solo Artiste at Powertainment’s shows both in Lesotho and South Africa under Powertainment Reggae Sound and Bantu Media umbrella. He performed at the African Unite Festival in Rustenburg CBD, Ben Marais Hall and opened the stage for the well-known Malawian superstar Gemini Major and Zimbabwean reggae artist Winky D.
He has also performed alongside big Jamaican names like Mega Banton and Turbulence who were hosted by Powertainment in Lesotho. My debut single dubbed “Jeanett” was released by Powertainment in January 2022. He establishes that one of his best performances was in Rustenburg performing alongside Jamaican female artist Macka Diamond and Chivia from the US. Also he opines that one of his best moments with Powertainment was at the 11th Annual Reggae Sumfest where he performed alongside the SAMAs award winner, The Dancehall Wakanda popularly known as Bongo Riot.
The versatile artiste is also a philanthropist. He has started his own foundation, “Rankin Nation” which seeks to provide basic learning materials like shoes, socks, books, writing wares, uniforms, etc for young children in South Africa and Lesotho.
Sensi Ranking has released a brand new album he dubs, “Afro Raggumaffin King” on the 5th of May, 2023.
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