Omalaeti O'Swapo was the only album released by the Namibian

Namibia

Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia , is a country in southern Africa whose western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and east. It gained independence from South Africa on 21 March...

 political kwaito

Kwaito

Kwaito is a music genre that emerged in Johannesburg, South Africa, during the 1990s. It is a variant of house music featuring the use of African sounds and samples. Typically at a slower tempo range than other styles of house music, Kwaito often contains catchy melodic and percussive loop samples,...

 group Omalaeti O'Swapo (meaning; Swapo juniors). The group included four musicians, Pablo, The Dogg

The Dogg

Martin Morocky , known by his stage name as The Dogg is a Namibian multi-award winning musician, producer and actor. He's one of the most outstanding artists in Namibia and is considered one of the pioneers of Namibia's kwaito genre. His debut album Shimaliw' Osatana, released in 2004, was...

, Gazza

Gazza (artist)

Lazaruz Karandu Shiimi known by his stage name as Gazza, is a Namibian kwaito musician from Oshakati. As a soccer lover, he nicknamed himself Gazza after famous English soccer player Paul Gascoigne. He is one of the most commercially successful recording artists in Namibia...

 and Elvo but was actually the pet project of the Swapo party. The group was chosen and put together by the Swapo party. The four artists were one of the most popular musicians in the Namibian music industry at the time the group was formed. Elvo handled all the production duties, and John Walenga handled the management and promotion under the supervision of Swapo. The album sold well, especially among the Swapo veterans and supporters, but was not critically successful due to its political influence. After the release of the album each member went back to their respective solo careers, rarely speaking about Omalaeti O'Swapo.

Album objectives

The album's objective was to promote Namibian's 2004 presidential elections. President Hifikepunye Pohamba was the Swapo presidential candidate after former President Sam Nujoma

Sam Nujoma

Samuel Daniel Shafiishuna Nujoma is a Namibian politician who was the first President of Namibia from 1990 to 2005. He led the South-West Africa People's Organisation in its long struggle against South African rule and took office as President when Namibia obtained independence on 21 March 1990...

 stepped down. The Omalaeti O'Swapo musicians used the opportunity of their kwaito talent on the album to encourage the youth and the Namibian nation at large to take part in the election.

Presidential Call

"Presidential Call" is the album's first track and is a remake of Gazza's song "Shidolodolo". The song features an encouraging speech from both presidents.

Establishment of Omalaeti Music

After the release and success of the album, John Walenga (the executive of the album) established a music company by the same name, Omalaeti Music. Omalaeti Music is today one of Namibia's biggest labels and is home to successful selling artists such as Tate But, PDK and DJ Kboz.

Track listing

#	Title	Performer(s)	Producer(s)	Note/Sample
1	Presidential Call	President Hifikepunye Pohamba, Gazza Gazza (artist) Lazaruz Karandu Shiimi known by his stage name as Gazza, is a Namibian kwaito musician from Oshakati. As a soccer lover, he nicknamed himself Gazza after famous English soccer player Paul Gascoigne. He is one of the most commercially successful recording artists in Namibia... , The Dogg The Dogg Martin Morocky , known by his stage name as The Dogg is a Namibian multi-award winning musician, producer and actor. He's one of the most outstanding artists in Namibia and is considered one of the pioneers of Namibia's kwaito genre. His debut album Shimaliw' Osatana, released in 2004, was... , President Sam Nujoma Sam Nujoma Samuel Daniel Shafiishuna Nujoma is a Namibian politician who was the first President of Namibia from 1990 to 2005. He led the South-West Africa People's Organisation in its long struggle against South African rule and took office as President when Namibia obtained independence on 21 March 1990...	Elvo	Contains a speech by President Hifikepunye Pohamba and President Sam Nujoma Sam Nujoma Samuel Daniel Shafiishuna Nujoma is a Namibian politician who was the first President of Namibia from 1990 to 2005. He led the South-West Africa People's Organisation in its long struggle against South African rule and took office as President when Namibia obtained independence on 21 March 1990... . Contains a sample from "Shidolodolo" as performed by Gazza.
2	Vota	Pablo, The Dogg, Gazza	Elvo
3	Omalaeti	Gazza, Pablo, The Dogg	Elvo
4	Tate Sema	The Dogg, Gazza, Pablo	Elvo
5	Swapo Otati (Remix)	The Dogg, Pablo	Elvo	Contains a sample from "Jesus Otati" as performed by The Dogg.
6	Jaiva	Pablo, The Dogg, Gazza	Elvo
7	Sada Di A	Pablo, Gazza	Elvo
8	Swapo Otati	The Dogg, Pablo,	Elvo	Contains a sample from "Jesus Otati" as performed by The Dogg.
9	Thank You	Pablo, Gazza, The Dogg	Elvo
10	Oxungi	Omalaeti O'Swapo (Pablo, The Dogg, Gazza, Elvo)	Elvo	Contains a sample from "Shidolodolo" by Gazza.

External links

• Omalaeti Music
• Gazza
• The Dogg