Fiche festival
Africa
Domboshaba Cultural Festival
Traditional and popular parties · Masunga, Botswana
Dates
End of September – early October (around Independence Days) (usually)
Venue
Masunga, Botswana
Genres
Traditional and popular holidays
The festival
At the foot of the ruins of Domboshaba, a few kilometres from Masunga in northeastern Botswana, the Domboshaba Cultural Festival revives the culture of the Bakalanga. Since 2007, it has been carried by the Domboshaba Cultural Trust, aligning traditional dances — hosana, woso, ndazula, mukomoto — with guided tours of the ruins and tastings of the Kalanga terroir. Families and young people of the district gather around the festivals of Independence to transmit language, memory and pride.
A festival of roots, celebrated right where the history of the Bakalangas was written in stone.