The Botswana rock scene

The development of rock as a followed genre in Botswana has been a slow one. The music has however started to gain some momentum, partly due to the youth's exposure to mainstream media like MTV, Channel O and the internet. The native Batswana has since showed appreciation for this genre. Ever since the year 2000, a lot of bands have been formed. Most these have played locally and a few have toured southern Africa. The rock culture is now evidently recognised, with these bands coming together to fight AIDS under a
Notable bands include:

*Wrust - One album (Soulless Machine)
*Metal Orizon - One album (Miopic Illusion)
*Nosey Road - Several albums
*Stealth
*Alive and Bolder
*Stane
*Skinflint
*tik
*the rise of the child
 
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