Borankana: the untimely death of a genre

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At the turn of the century, Botswana saw the birth of commercial borankana or traditional dance music. For the first time, local artists did not have to emulate their peers from neighbouring South Africa.

Critics were elated because it looked like Batswana had found their voice, but alas, now only a decade later, this genre seems to be slowly declining.

Who could ever forget one of the pioneers of the genre Segomotso 'Kgobola' Nkgomo who introduced this style to Batswana? When the man sang his borankana hits in his gruff voice, Batswana sat up and noticed.  While Kgobola may have not made a killing with his catchy tunes, what he pioneered was soon embraced by younger musicians. 

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