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By NewsSA Correspondent: 👆🏾Author Katlego Rammusa (right) with former Premier of North West Prof Job Mokgoro. (Image supplied) The launch of Motswako: The Beginnings was a vibrant celebration of heritage, music, and storytelling. Held at Exclusive Books Rosebank, the event welcomed an esteemed lineup of dignitaries and cultural icons, each adding depth and resonance to the occasion. The keynote speaker, His Excellency Mr Mostafa Daryabari, Cultural Ambassador of Iran, delivered a powerful address on the significance of the book and its role in honouring Batswana identity. His reflections on cultural preservation and artistic evolution set the tone for an evening steeped in pride and purpose. Academic and former government spokesperson and journalist...

Thobile Jiwulane It was the soundtrack of the streets in Mahikeng from the late 1990s and to the early 2000s before reaching crossover appeal, finding resonance with music fanatics countrywide and beyond the borders. At some point, the Motswako genre catapulted the North West province to the hip hop headlines and made people sit up and take notice. The fusion of the Setswana language into the hip hop sphere was a unique take that defied tribalism and showed the masses that there's room for different South African languages at the hip hop table and music at large. Now, the story of Motswako – a sub-genre of the South African version of rap, whose name denotes a mixture, owing to its multilingualism, with Setswana as the main ingredient – is finally being told. It was th...

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Celebrating Motswako A Launch Rooted in Legacy and Identity

BOOK REVIEW: Motswako story told at long last in new book