To celebrate Annouk's last day in Botswana, and my first month here, we went to a fundraising dinner and cd launch at The No. 1 Ladies' Opera House, a converted garage on the outskirts of town. The Opera House was established by Alexander McCall Smith, to promote new artists.
Ntirelang Berman sings folk songs about life in Botswana -- about love; tenacious buffalo; the girl who harvested pula from workmen, while her sisters harvested crops from the field; and about HIV stigmitization, i.e.; the goat who can't see his own horns (don't chastise those who have tested positive, if you haven't yet gone to be tested, yourself).
"Don't disregard a hunch": generally sound advice !
