MC Maswe happy Mbaqanga is competing

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With Mbaqanga now added to the Botswana Musicians Union (BOMU) list of categories, the spotlight is now on the man who fought for that change and self-proclaimed king of the genre MC Maswe (Thapelo Maleka).

Maswe had threatened to go to court unless Mbaqanga was included in the annual awards.BOMU is set to hold its annual award ceremony some time in November. The voluble musician says he did not campaign for the inclusion of the genre because he believed he would win but that the system where other genres were left out was unjust.

"I never said I would be an automatic winner if Mbaqanga were included but because these awards are organised to recognise talent in various genres those doing it should also be recognised," MC Maswe said.

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