Traditional Tswana music is performed by Tswana people during feasts and special occasions such as beer gatherings, weddings and initiation ceremonies.
Some of the instruments used include the segaba and setinkane. The segaba is more like a violin, in the design, but uses only one string hooked to a tin. The setinkane is made with varying forks, and played more like a keyboard.
During the colonial era, Tswana folk music was discouraged because it was considered a hindrance in the proper development of the region and people. Since independence for Botswana, folk music has been revived, though still the most popular music is from elsewhere in Africa (especially South Africa), United States and Europe.[1]
Many current music groups in Botswana are performing Tswana music and dance, such as Culture spears, Matsieng, Mokorwana, Ditaola, Mokorwana, Makhirikhiri and many others groups.[2]
^Stanley SadieThe New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, Volume 3. Macmillan Publishers, 1980. Page 90-92.
^Bureau for Economic Research re Bantu Development (South Africa). Bophuthatswana at Independence: 6 December 1977
Benbo, 1977 - Bophuthatswana (South Africa) page 27
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