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Tsutsube [pronunciation?] is a traditional dance and accompanying music [1] in Botswana which is practiced by Basarwa or San people. [2] Tsutsube is performed in four ritualistic categories or stages which are the first kill, puberty, marriage and trance.
Borankana is traditionally performed by both elderly people and young people. According to history, Borankana was performed during tribal activities only. It is believed according to history that only man and boys were the ones dancing whilst the females sang, clapped hands and Ululated during performances. [citation needed]
Setapa sa go goga maoto: The kind of Bangwaketse dance is performed by dragging feet on the ground. Go goga maoto is a Tswana phrase which means to drag feet. The dance is adopted from the neighbourhood tribe Basarwa dance called tsutsube. [4] The cause of dance adoption in the three types mentioned is sharing of borders between districts.
Dihosana is a traditional dance by Kalanga people or Ikalanga people which existed for a long period of time. Dihosana involves the invitation of ancestors through trance to pray for rain. It is a rain making dance. [1] Dihosana is a dance heritage which has been inherited from the fore fathers by those practising it.
Dithubaruba is celebrated with various cultural activities ranging from traditional song and dance, poetry, contemporary music, drama, traditional food, and games. [1] The main dance is phathisi, categorized under "setapa", where both males and females of any age group dance. The dance involves females singing, clapping, and ululating, while ...
Machomane [pronunciation?] is a type of dance which is popularly known to be performed by traditional healers in Botswana who use strong African traditional medicine. Machomane dance is usually accompanied by three people who are drum beaters. [1]
The dance is performed as a way to communicate with ancestors and divine spirits and seek for their intervention during the healing ritual of the sick. There is a fire lit and women singers and male dancers sit around the fire in one accord each playing their role accordingly, as the song and dance escalates in rhythm the spiritual leader or ...
Traditional music of the Batswana and other peoples in the region was often performed daily prior to colonisation. This included both songs and religious chants. The norms introduced by the colonial government and the European missionaries largely ended such practices. [4] As Botswana's education system grew in the 1950s, choir was widely ...