A Little Lengana?

One of the best things about being back in South Africa is the opportunity to hang out with old friends again. Better yet is the chance to do this around a South African braai on a lazy Sunday afternoon, which happened today with Steph. He is an ex-neighbor of my family's; we got to know each other when his bees swarmed across the dividing wall and stung my father. Steph manages his own business, Bioafrica, which produces organic 'essential oils' and cosmetics based on them. Today he brought over some samples to show us, and a bunch of his crazy stories from the farm (heard the one about the tractor hijacking? how about those crazy male lesbians?). But wait: that's not all! He also brought around the first version of a CD he is producing of advertising jingles for his products. The tracks are performed by his workers in various styles: pop, kwaito, gospel. Here for example is Ozone with Lengana is the Best

Don't Panic, Don't Panic
Lengana is Highly Aromatic...

Lengana is the Sotho word for a plant which is a traditional medicine (muti) for any one of a long list of ailments. Got an ailment? Try it out ... or at least, take a listen to the song, its fun, and also has curative powers!