Molato, KenosiKenosiMolatoDube, Musa W.Musa W.Dube2025-02-132025-02-132025978-3-98989-042-8https://fis.uni-bamberg.de/handle/uniba/106054Music has a way of navigating through the complexities of life and brings healing to the realm that words cannot express. In African societies, there is a song for different occasions and events in life. There is a song for those who mourn for the lost ones. As such, music is perceived as a religion that encompasses African lives. Undergirding these songs is an image of African societies and their worldview. For it is through the music that one can glimpse the behaviour and norms of the society. This chapter therefore seeks to interrogate the traditional music of Botswana examining the concept of gender in the songs. The paper focuses specifically on the traditional group Culture Spears and examines its popular songs. The aim of the paper is to unravel some of the gender issues and concepts in these songs.eng-780bookpart