Hosanna, the Bakalanga rainmaking dance
Friday, October 22, 2010
Just 30 kilometers west of Francistown lies the small village of Makobo where a group of Ikalanga elders are quietly acknowledged as the veterans of the tribe's culture.
It was at a joint PSLE victory party and prize-giving day at Makobo Primary School last week that Mmegi learnt that the Hosanna, as a dance, also refers to the dancer who is old and wise.
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