Dipela-Tsa-Ga-Kobokwe Steal The Show At Batlokwa Cultural Day
Monday, August 20, 2018
Nnunu Ramogotsi perfoming.PIC: INNOCENT SELATLHWA
Popular artists such as Ramunyaku, Nnunu Ramogotsi, Culture Spears, Dr Vom, Dipela tsa Ga Kobokwe and poets Poets Kgosintwa Gaborone and Tshekiso Ramonk provided entertainment during the annual event celebrated on the third week of August, which coincides with Kgosi Puso Gaborone’s installation as well as the royal wedding anniversary.
The event started with the ceremonial arrival of Mohumagadi Thandi Gaborone accompanied by Bomme ba Batlokwa and Masetlheng Choir reciting dikoma tsa bomme paving way for the arrival of Kgosi Gaborone.
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