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Tsutsube [pronunciation?] is a traditional dance and accompanying music [1] in Botswana which is practiced by Basarwa or San people. [2] Tsutsube is performed in four ritualistic categories or stages which are the first kill, puberty, marriage and trance.
Setapa sa go goga maoto: The kind of Bangwaketse dance is performed by dragging feet on the ground. Go goga maoto is a Tswana phrase which means to drag feet. The dance is adopted from the neighbourhood tribe Basarwa dance called tsutsube. [4] The cause of dance adoption in the three types mentioned is sharing of borders between districts.
Dithubaruba is celebrated with various cultural activities ranging from traditional song and dance, poetry, contemporary music, drama, traditional food, and games. [1] The main dance is phathisi, categorized under "setapa", where both males and females of any age group dance. The dance involves females singing, clapping, and ululating, while ...
Ndazola [pronunciation?] is a Botswanan traditional dance practiced by the Kalanga people. [1] Ndazola is common in the northern parts of Botswana which includes Palapye, Francistown, Mathangwane, Goshwe, Tonota and others. [specify]
Dihosana is a dance heritage which has been inherited from the fore fathers by those practising it. People living in the north, approximately about 20 to 30 km north of Francistown , Botswana are believed to be the veteran elders of the Dihosana dance, in a village called Makobo .
The dance is performed as a way to communicate with ancestors and divine spirits and seek for their intervention during the healing ritual of the sick. There is a fire lit and women singers and male dancers sit around the fire in one accord each playing their role accordingly, as the song and dance escalates in rhythm the spiritual leader or ...
Borankana [pronunciation?] refers to a traditional music in Botswana which is usually practiced or performed by Bakwena tribe in the Kweneng District of Botswana . [1] Borankana is strongly connected to the culture of Botswana.The other used name for Borankana is Phathisi. Borankana is traditionally performed by both elderly people and young ...
Botswana is made up of numerous ethnic groups, though the Batswana are the most numerous. Music is an omnipresent part of Botswana culture, and include popular and folk forms. Church choirs are common across the country. Music education is an integral part of the educational system. Children of all ages are taught traditional songs and dances.