Shumba Ratshega

Traditional music is an umbrella term used in the mid–20th century by folklorists and ethnomusicologists to denote community-rooted, orally transmitted repertoires tied to social ritual, work, celebration, and storytelling.

Batswana traditional is the umbrella term for the indigenous music and dance practices of the Tswana (Batswana) people of Botswana. It centers on communal singing, call-and-response structures, handclapping, foot-stamping, and percussion accents, often paired with distinctive dance suites such as…