The sound of Botswana abroad
Friday, January 17, 2014
Norway and much of Europe, especially Scandinavia, have the veteran Banjo Mosele. New Zealand is jamming to the Afro-reggae anthems of Ras Judah Seomeng. The US has Donald Molosi's groundbreaking one-man theatre pieces. These are just a few Batswana arts expatriates headlining shows abroad, and doing a great job of it.
While Lorraine has been working as an artist in the UK for the past two years, Mosele and Woki have been working the live band circuit in Europe since the early 1980s.
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