Bangwaketse showcase their culture
Monday, October 12, 2015
The three-day event started on Friday with bonfire and performances by many artists who kept the audience up throughout the days. There were dikhwaere, poetry, dikgafela, borankana and other cultural activities. Dikhwaere groups such as Dipilara from Moshupa and Matebele from Phitshane Molopo also performed at the event.
Recording artists, Kgokgonono and Kgagaripa rendered some of their dikhwaere and borankana hits which were well-received by the festival govers. It was testimony to the fact that indeed traditional music can also be mainstream and become a source of income.
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