Voices of Botswana: the dancing queen

By Roxanne Reid
The night is dark, the stars and moon reflected in the Chobe River behind us. We’re in a boma overlooking the water and the smell of good food mixes with the swirl of smoke from the braai and the sound of marimba music. Food, dust, music and smiling faces – this is the meat and marrow of Botswana. It was our first evening at Chobe Game Lodge and we were enjoying a traditional supper in the dust-floored boma (outdoor entertainment area). A marimba quartet had been organised...