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Thursday, 2 September 2010   |   Issue: Vol.26 No.167  |  Monday, 09 November 2009
Arts & Culture
KTM Choir Light Up Chinese Photo Show

The beauty of Tswana Phrases In Song was brought to life on Friday when the legendary KTM choir presented some of their famous compositions at the University of Botswana (UB) library.


 
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The night was the opening of the Chinese photo exhibition on the achievements of follow up actions of the Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation, as the fourth ministerial conference of the forum starts in Egypt today.

The conference, according to Chinese ambassador to Botswana, Liu Huanxing, will formulate a blueprint for China-Africa cooperation in the next three years.

The highlight of the Friday evening activity was the unveiling of hundreds of photos showcasing Chinese projects in Botswana and Africa in general.

The Chinese government has sponsored a P50 million multi-purpose youth centre in Gaborone, with a soft loan.

Other   Chinese government-led projects in Botswana are in low-cost housing, road construction and education.

KTM have earned themselves respect with their unique poetry running through their songs as well as their amazing adaptation of cultural concepts into their choral compositions.

Their performances in the United States of America (US) were described as simply dramatic when they toured that country almost a decade ago and left the scribes were at a loss for words.

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