Sereetsi resumes four strings guitar workshops
Friday, June 09, 2017
Sophisticated four strings guitars were expensive and only a few could afford them at the time. For those who made a living out of playing the guitar, they would save a few coins every now and then until they accumulated enough to buy a proper guitar. These men used to serenade people during weddings and at places like taverns with their melodic sounds.
As children we would take any opportunity whenever our elders asked us to buy a box of Chibuku at the tavern because it meant we would run into one of the folklore guitarist at work.
March 28 will go down as a day that Batswana will never forget because of the accident that occurred near Mmamatlakala in Limpopo, South Africa. The tragedy affected not only the grieving families but the nation at large. Batswana throughout the process stood behind the grieving families and the governments of Botswana and South Africa need much more than a pat on the back.Last Saturday was a day when family members said their last goodbyes to...