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Botswana Music is an integral aspect of the culture of Botswana. Botswana Music is omnipresent in all forms of culture across the country. Among all the other forms of Botswana Music, the church choirs are the most abundant throughout the country and is also a significant part of the education system. Just like all other African countries, the most popular form of music in Botswana is that of jazz. Most of the popular forms of music in the country are still inspired by the United States, Europe and South Africa. There are various forms of Botswana Music like the popular music, Hip Hop and the Folk Music.
Gumba-gumba, is the most popular form of Botswana Music. The gumba-gumba is basically a modernized form of the Zulu and Tswana music, which is amalgamated with the traditional jazz music. Hip Hop music in Botswana is popularized by different bands in the country. The Wizards who combine it with ragga and R&B;, are all doing their bit in order to popularize this form of Botswana Music. The television show entitled Strictly Hip Hop which is hosted by Slim and Draztik and the record label Plat Boy all belong to the music of Botswana.
There are a number of different forms of folk music at Botswana like the Huru, Phathisi, Tsutsube, Mokomoto, Borankana, Ndazola, Selete, Chesa and Setapa, which mostly exclude the use of the drums but extensively use various string instruments. Contemporary music of Botswana includes Kwasa Kwasa which is basically an African version of Rhumba that is popular in the central and western Africa.
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