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	== Artists ==		== Artists ==

	~~Commercial groups~~ and ~~community practitioners both contribute~~ to ~~the field. The local overview follows the relationship among radio~~ circulation~~, performance and inherited musical resources~~. <ref name="africa2026-bw-tradpop" />		Culture Spears, Machesa Traditional Group, Matsieng and Dikakapa are representative ensembles. Solo performers include Maxy Sedumedi and Shumba Ratshega. Their commercial careers connect group singing and dance to studio production; Culture Spears’ early recording links with Zimbabwe and performances abroad also demonstrate specific routes of circulation. <ref name="africa2026-bw-tradpop" />

	== Representative performances ==		== Representative performances ==

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== Summary ==

Contemporary Setswana popular song/dance drawing on locally identified traditional resources, with commercial ensemble and media histories. <ref name="africa2026-bw-tradpop">[https://musicinafrica.net/node/35413 Traditional pop in Botswana,2018]. Access note: Relevant radio/Borankana/pop discussion read.</ref> <ref name="africa2026-bw-popular">[https://musicinafrica.net/node/68351 Popular music in Botswana,2019]. Access note: Relevant genre paragraphs read.</ref>

== Contemporary and trending ==

Radio, commercial ensembles and social dance link village repertoires with national popular music. Borankana resources are one documented element within this varied field. <ref name="africa2026-bw-tradpop" />

== History ==

Traditional pop names a modern transformation of locally identified material rather than an unchanged ancient genre. Its growth connects community performance with the recording and broadcast economy. <ref name="africa2026-bw-tradpop" /> <ref name="africa2026-bw-popular" />

== Musical characteristics ==

Setswana song and dance resources are arranged for contemporary ensembles and production. Different source repertoires remain meaningful; one rhythmic formula cannot describe the entire umbrella. <ref name="africa2026-bw-tradpop" />

== Geography and communities ==

Botswana’s connected village/town Setswana networks and related South African publics. Gaborone and national radio/social circulation, specific cross-border and diaspora adoption. <ref name="africa2026-bw-tradpop" /> <ref name="africa2026-bw-popular" />

== Artists ==

Commercial groups and community practitioners both contribute to the field. The local overview follows the relationship among radio circulation, performance and inherited musical resources. <ref name="africa2026-bw-tradpop" />

== Representative performances ==

No recordings have been curated for this entry.

== Related genres ==

[[Dikopelo]] has a specific Bakgatla choral history. [[Kwaito-kwasa]] follows a different hybrid dance-music route within Botswana’s popular economy. <ref name="africa2026-bw-popular" />

=== References and further reading ===
<references />

== Hotspot mushrooms ==

Botswana’s connected village/town Setswana networks and related South African publics. Gaborone and national radio/social circulation, specific cross-border and diaspora adoption. Fields distinguish the community heartland from specifically documented wider use; political borders and population totals do not determine intensity.

The fields express editorial judgments about relative musical affinity and reach, not measured audience shares. Radius is the zero edge of a linear fade; same-genre overlaps combine by maximum.

{| class="wikitable muglobe-hotspots"
|+ MuGlobe hotspot mushrooms
! ID !! Location !! Latitude !! Longitude !! Radius (km) !! Strength !! Notes
|-
| tswana-traditional-pop-botswana-east || Eastern Botswana village–town popular landscape || -23 || 26 || 570 || 0.74 || Established national popular field with diverse community sources.
|-
| tswana-traditional-pop-cross-border || Southern Botswana and Setswana cross-border public || -25.3 || 25.2 || 330 || 0.55 || Established national popular field with diverse community sources.
|}

Tswana traditional pop - Revision history

Edb: Expand the comprehensive music catalogue with reviewed distinct performances; prioritize recent discovery, retain good older music and preserve existing prose, recordings and fields.

Edb: Research-led Africa musical geography and article revision; existing recording sections and native bindings preserved.

Edb: Research-led Africa musical geography and article revision; existing recording sections and native bindings preserved.