Dato Seiko

Katlego Ntirang known by the stage name, Dato Seiko is the younger sister to Botswana renowned artist Mapetla. She is known for her songs Phenyo ke yoo and quite recently the TikTok sensation, "The Vow". She is a genre fluid singer and songwriter who finds inspiration in all types of music genres.

Quotes

 * “The first song I ever learnt to sing was Maxwell’s ‘This Woman’s Work’ when I was in Standard One. He’s one of the artists who’ve taught me how to always put all my emotions into my performances.
 * Dato Seiko and Mdu Tha Party for DStv Delicious Festival, The Botswana Gazette, 4 October 2023, by Admin, Retrieved: 4 November 2023.
 * “I couldn’t be happier to be the first live performing artist from Botswana to grace their main stage. Thank you to MultiChoice Botswana for always making way for creatives in Botswana outside of the country.”
 * Dato Seiko and Mdu Tha Party for DStv Delicious Festival, The Botswana Gazette, 4 October 2023, by Admin, Retrieved: 4 November 2023.
 * “I’ve always wanted to put out my own body of work because I felt like I have a lot to say through my music. I am a genre fluid musician, who just makes all kinds of music and I don’t believe in categories.”
 * Dato Seiko serenades fans with “Grace Effect”, Sunday Standard, 16 December 2020, by Cedric Swanka, Retrieved: 4 November 2023.
 * “I started singing since my consciousness, and I haven’t stopped since. Music has always been a vital part of my life, mainly because I come from a musical family. It has always been my way of expressing myself. I was always the child that never talked about emotions, so I used Music as a way of me communicating how I feel.”
 * Dato Seiko serenades fans with “Grace Effect”, Sunday Standard, 16 December 2020, by Cedric Swanka, Retrieved: 4 November 2023.
 * “it took me 5 years and I was born on the 5th, hence the title Grace, because biblically 5 is the number of Grace. The theme is Yin and Yang, if you notice my dress code is mostly black and white. The EP tells a story of the ups and downs of so many love stories.”
 * Dato Seiko serenades fans with “Grace Effect”, Sunday Standard, 16 December 2020, by Cedric Swanka, Retrieved: 4 November 2023.