KG BW traditional dance group to empower youth
Friday, February 10, 2023 | 100 Views |
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While traditional dance groups have slowly faded from the scene, Ranku has found it fit to unite some youthful talents and set up a traditional band with the sole purpose of empowering one another.
In an interview with Arts & Culture, the group’s manager Lenah Bolawane said most of their group members have been traditional dancers from a tender age. She said it was only in August 2022 that they decided to come together to form a contemporary music band and released their first recorded album. “Our first album is titled ‘A Re Tlhabaneng.
It is not uncommon in this part of the world for parents to actually punish their children when they show signs of depression associating it with issues of indiscipline, and as a result, the poor child will be lashed or given some kind of punishment. We have had many suicide cases in the country and sadly some of the cases included children and young adults. We need to start looking into issues of mental health with the seriousness it...