Cultural Activists Reflect On Setswana Culture

Monday, February 25, 2019

Kgosi Segale Linchwe was among the speakers at the workshop

With the theme of Son of The Soil (SOTS) this year being, “Kwa re go yang - Re Ipela” various speakers reflected on how Batswana celebrate their culture during a Kitsong Cultural Workshop held at the National Museum last Friday.

The workshop hosted by Bana Ba Mmala Trust (BBMT) assembled cultural activists and thought leaders for an interactive engagement around cultural issues with topics that included celebrating dirwe tsa kgomo, cultural song and dance, the raising of a Setswana child and interrogating Sekgatla Koma.

Presenting on the use of dikopelo in Sekgatla to celebrate festivities, Kgosi Segale Linchwe said their music is all over and they have even registered in at UNESCO.

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