The endangered Freedom Square choral music

Matlhabaphiri
Matlhabaphiri

FRANCISTOWN: Choral music has been part and parcel of our freedom square politics since the 1960s when the first political parties were formed.

The messages communicated by the parties through song and dance were consistent with the issues of the time.

For instance, because the Botswana Peoples’ Party (BPP) and Botswana National Front (BNF) were decidedly revolutionary, their songs were anti-protectorate rule in favour of independence.

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