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Badiragatsi choir march onto the finals

Badiragatsi choir celebrate after being announced as winners on Saturday PIC: PHATSIMO KAPENG
Badiragatsi choir celebrate after being announced as winners on Saturday PIC: PHATSIMO KAPENG

TLOKWENG: Mochudi-based choir, Badiragatsi are through to the finals of the 2023 National Arts Festival after scooping position one on Saturday afternoon at the VDC grounds.

Badiragatsi are now set to face other groups that got position one in their respective regions in Botswana.

The finals of 2023 National Arts Festivals are set to take place on July 1 at a venue to be confirmed in due course. The winners of the southern region went toe-to-toe with 12 groups from the southern region to scoop position one.

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