Born in Gaborone, Botswana, multi disciplinary and multilingual hip-hop artist Phodiso began learning Tswana percussion styles through community song and dance ceremonies. Since making Aotearoa his home a number of years ago, he has grown and shared his gift of language and rhythm in a variety of ways - As a vocalist in a band, writing and performing poetry, MCing for international acts and most recently with the 2020 release of his debut EP, Act I.