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Lesotho’s Famo music: from shepherd songs to gang wars

In Lesotho, a style of traditional accordion music called Famo has become entangled with deadly gang rivalries. Once the soundtrack of shepherds and migrant workers, today it’s linked to killings, government bans — and a fight over cultural identity.

Source: https://www.npr.org/2025/09/29/nx-s1-5518143/famo-lesotho-music-gangs

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