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it's a peaceful saturday afternoon in a rural community in botswana a sleepy little village but not today. because today members of the country's heavy metal music scene have descended on old and they're the rock rockers in the local language of sets one of. the outfits are an integral part of the parade. and that applies in particular to the queen's. i. guess it's a scene dominated by men but one in which the women are establishing themselves.

there was a. group. in botswana is often called the garden of eden of africa for the okavango delta with its unique terrain and wildlife is a popular tourist destination become a hurried desert is a semi or it's of an eye for scattered scrub land it appears inhospitable but his home to a range of exotic animals the tourism diamonds and cattle the three pillars of the country's economy the herds of cows are free to roam and grain is where they please it's a sign of prosperity as it always has been. for as much as people in botswana look to the future they remain rooted in tradition and that sense of tradition also affects the position of women. queens daily routine begins in less than regal

fashion getting up at quarter past five every morning the female members of the more rock are called queens the title was awarded as a sign of respect even if it has nothing to do with gender equality as such. i think me it was all about it's really a freakin or this it's one. thing they say the man is on top and they all monies they know because if i can remember they used to play and help me. they never even say come and play or leave that as teach you do they still it was just the men being you know men doing everything we have coming out with slowly we're coming up and hopefully we'll have a bent old man bent. base tell until and then i tell you that it. indeed they are but it's proved difficult for them to set up their own bands with their own front women. botswana is

a vast country almost twice the size of germany for example but its population numbers just two million people. and queens of heavy metal only have their get togethers on very special occasions and when ludo lives in france as town a five hour drive away from queen gloria and she's busy sewing together her i'll do that in three days' time she'll be at the rocks ember festival in the capital gaborone and wants to look her best and with botswana having no dedicated heavy metal fashion stores even the rivets have to be applied by hand. of concept and that some people are not tipping these how many tourists and also i do appreciate those who do come up to us and told us we look good those who accept this will be up. against soon enough except that the was that of judging us.

before they get to know whether this is a book because most of them feel like it's. just to do with religion but it doesn't only has to do with music. and music and also a display of being self confident strong enough or. to be the third heavy metal queen of flora lives in already close to the south african border just forty minutes away from governor on. at twenty one she's the youngest queen in sports a particular look. for signature style cowboy hats leather pants and waistcoat and plenty of fringe. good payoff jeans mundanity. because.

i believe as crazy. and the way i feel. yes if only it is not clear. yet because this self so cool. a desk and they stay so this i end of them with these you know things. once a year the. different backgrounds meet up at the biggest heavy metal event in the country gloria lives in my own a nine hour drive away from florida. at home she's the single mother of her son eli . i've been at the number that i. know. out. of.

that number. although it's not that bad. so it is that that's. what. if you'll. look at it this. isn't going to be. in botswana women are traditionally revered as the heart of the household however the reality paints a different picture and many women are the head of the household simply because they are single mothers for women michael oriya metal scene is an escape from their daily life. they say. yeah i made they need to have me crazy like up to now even if the.

is that like that you know my little food that i made and so it will make me feel complete. and seven in the morning glorious said song for her in a shared taxi. while there are routes connecting the country's towns and cities public transportation within urban areas is practically nonexistent. in places like mon commuters only options are shared taxis or if they're in a rush private camps.

formerly one of the poorest countries on the planet since gaining independence from britain in one thousand nine hundred eighty six botswana has transformed itself into one of the most stable nations in africa that's also reflected in the country's education system. gloria left high school with only an intermediate certificate and make coffee she is the secretary and odd job woman in a small construction firm.

phew. thank. god i have that feeling that i did feel for her thanks. thank you thank you thank you thank you thanks. chris the dry season here in the north of botswana lasts between six and nine months and for the boss and his staff the dry season means the work season tourism tends to center on the four month rainy season beginning in december when the delta and its wildlife blossom. the proportion of women managers is continually rising in botswana gloria believes in the potential

of women and is keen to indulge in her role as a queen of heavy metal. when it says elizabeth less like it will a glow light sleeper cell and surprise basis in the house even at hole when i give plays like days like bad my ideal is a rock i think it is that they make that. glorious office job enables her to make ends meet but her labor of love is the molly rockers association a metal heads club where she can be an organizer and where she can let off a bit of steam. for fans the world over heavy metal is an escape from the daily routine regardless of age group or person. but in botswana

a country where the metal fans also face accusations of satanism it takes a lot of courage and confidence to be a rock. gloria's nine year old son and wireless finds the club a little. later when his mom's rocker buddies are in town he prefers his books to all the blue pop. but it hanging out in the middle and then told them that you know i think we should form an association and they told me that you know we tried filming it to me just didn't wait because somebody would put in that side and with us it is it but we can you know those people love those people and just that it's with five people and then that list can follow and that's what we did so. as is as we started with going to help in this all a fellow brothers who is disabled and they. make you. like helping

cleaning the. hanging out together and people is that it is a coke and i see that the us is they say that it would be the needle ten the way it is for the kings of the century when they're more rock alter egos constitute freedom during the week they're pretty much trained to their desks the majority of the metal heads here have nine to five office jobs working for the government. and when they looked at that have a model like i have been i we. like full vs when they came back i still see the same model and like they haven't done anything that i've done anything in these bad light they haven't changed even the these guys that plays in bed. and then essayed know we should start something the association that will help. it is the

band members that will help as. you know. cutting phenols even. like even up to come sailing or even going to. be as effective as you know and letting all those things. and that that i thing that sal like. how i think the association will be input into. gloria and the other members of her club are eager to improve the image of metal heads in their town and they also do volunteer community work together such as picking up litter in the neighborhood.

in botswana wearing black leather and listening to metal is often considered satanist their clothing and imposing appearance are often met with fear and suspicion of another thing the association wants to change but gloria herself has far more ambitious plans for the club she wants to see its members learning to help themselves and each other. tomorrow the metal heads from our own will be traveling across the country to make their presence felt at a wedding. that. gloria is also organizing the group's trip to the rocks ember festival. with. a little. botswana is a land of profound contrasts as also. applies to its natural terrain the collar

hari does or does it drive savannah. its northern section the okavango delta is prone to repeated flooding at the same time droughts and desertification pose major ecological problems the country is considered relatively progressive but cattle are prized to this day as a highly profitable investment and the metal scene is likewise an enigma but swan is one of the few african countries where percussion is not celebrated in the local folk music world but it's in this very country where drums play a huge role in a particular music scene and that apparent contradiction is a major factor in the popularity of heavy metal among among. the france's town in the second biggest city in botswana this six hours away from our own and that's where queen ludo marina lives within the scene she's seen as the introverted but beautiful rock opera. back in her father's home she's a carpenter fashioning wooden baby cribs it's

a job that enables her to take care of her nine year old daughter while also going against the grain of traditional gender roles. fish fish. fish. so. it's a woman and with someone should be an example an example to all as kids and kidding yourself. i'll mention be that that's included within. the keeps the if it made to get that. men should be empowering yeah we should be available. to. doing this kind of. makes me feel.

powerful. it makes me feel good because i'm doing what i. am doing something that a lot of people least expected me to do. so a a pretty much enjoy surprising people. when it comes to them finding out that i do this because even when i go to buy the materials at the shops that i want isn't a. suv who exploit who does best as my first time to see a t. intersection. she builds groups and bookshelves she discovered her love of design while at college and the courage to try out the masculine enterprise of carpentry is something she owes to her experience as a more rocks. so. that they could add time to make which will be an example. of this to keep on moving

we've always awesome in your life. although one man is important in her life her father. didn't even look at the thread of toys that were pieced after i saw some shows so it was definitely him that she was giving him for that title. and i said that my way she just wanted to eat she food to some places don't need milam now it is very good. with the word good so to go out with all of this and says wow. i have that. little memory my is a second generation moroc her father nayana lani sexton was

a leather clad metal head back in the one nine hundred eighty s. you don't outfits are admired by her fellow queens. i go for the style. more touch also. made of. and then they also can go for this because look to leave they have a lot of stats jump in here but only limited the amount and then there's also they call gill look i can also go through that. decision he just depends on a mood i feel if i have to were a horses to fear to go look if i had. baked a book of the day has looked better than if i had. something that proof to. look. she's not yet sure exactly which out that she'll be wearing for the rock

summer festival that's something she'll decide together with her friend flora. botswana is a large but sparsely populated country that also means ample space for the millions of cows and donkeys. distances between cities are seemingly endless and contact within the rock scene relies heavily on social media every couple of months the festivals dotted around the country provide a chance for virtual friends to connect in real life it takes ludo around seven hours on the bus to travel from frances town to flora and already. when it rains here mother nature pushes the pause button for a couple of hours and suddenly the streets are empty. the village of audi is only a forty minute drive from the capital governor own but it seems like

a world away the village appears almost deserted. and. lives together with her extended. family her mother her sisters and brothers and her son she knows everyone in the community but above all everyone knows her because being a moron makes her stand out. and . the villagers are wary and skeptical toward new developments queen flora was fourteen when she first heard of radio station playing the music that has given her life a new rhythm she says self confident and outgoing woman. the rocks are a close knit society it takes

a lot of courage to join their exclusive rights. that molly. yes she is dating because so many problems with life has been. that to advocate for delivery and that it is there. is no escape that you pay the ticket price it still it did not get. a good deal while it was really a lady think of what it is that they think of what it is that. they have the. heavy metal fans around the world are used to negative stereotyping in botswana however those prejudices are so extreme that pastors at what are called fire churches rant and rail against the rockers some have even proposed members be subjected to an exorcism. has

a traditional lifestyle surrounded by her family her mother deplore among is the sole breadwinner. flora and her mother also feel responsible for the children of their relatives today they're looking after her cousin's baby. plays in a cause that. you know if you can it it gave you still a big big belly it really. feeds. you can you get to see it is said is just the unique place the stinky's will live daily beast will consider the tennis world it is going. to be queen who don't has now reached already after a seven hour bus journey she's come to the village to prepare for the heavy metal festival with flora. in

a few hours time the two queens will be welcoming the kings of the scene and their parade in florida police feel. she. can. get. in touch again through facebook that steve never met before but it will be as a good thing that means that it is easy. to get to connect with a bush is a bed but it doesn't say just when she's in. it won't just little things because it. is just a live feed designed for this i'd cut the size and increase the aliens in the hospital my age but they gave this two weeks to take she said to keep this in a quote it's racy nation builds. and it is it needs to be so that they needed it the

lady it didn't matter in their first ever meeting as a fascinating one in the two metal queens are different in demeanor do find similarities in the chain scenes thrown. everywhere you can have like a little. david field. has. this small a it she's good because even if it should have the instinct is this it is a case of things that she says. this is the state that he or she will. see if they pass the time while waiting perfecting their outfits you can never spend too much time on your look a sizeable metal head group will be arriving soon to pick them up and take them to the festival these meetings are rare occasions and are celebrated in more rock

fashion. people feel. this new kid says laughing laughing. and that is that is that i mean yet they have a lot of energy. so all the expats seeing a lot of days in the trades. that i have. we should immediately used to assemble this piece amongst themselves. that symbolism is very important to the model it's expressed in both rituals and in their attire and accessories. if. we. see.

them or rock our late the rain has brought the village to a standstill rendering the main road impassable for a few hours. late. then suddenly they arrived the heavy metal queens and came. the rough greeting is a symbol that developed after violence became a concern at gatherings the greeting is a demonstration that they come in peace and a symbol of the camaraderie in the group. wow. this is the first time ludo has met most of the other members in real life flora

does know them personally but hasn't seen them for two years her then boyfriend gave her an ultimatum forcing her to choose between him and the local church congregation for the rockers. the chaps hats and other cowboy accessories all make sense but the cowbells that some of them are up where are meant to commemorate a time when runaway slaves were forced to wear them the more rock where the bells to honor them and as a reference to cowboy culture. good. enough and a. bit of. good literature and.

then it's time for the parade a core ritual of any gathering and the chance for the more rock to take center stage. was. they struck down the road as if on a fashion show. the runway showing themselves from their best and loudest song more of consciously leads the parade past the church tent. for how. the procession takes them all around the village a procession that takes cues from those of the major religions it symbolizes a concentration of power.

the group having flora lead the parade through her village is unprecedented and she revels in every single step along the way having a two year absence from the gatherings for her it's a public affirmation of her identity for two years her boyfriend had forbidden her from meeting them on rocks or even just donning her leathers and. flora and her music fan family are now back at her home ody wasn't on the group's route to the festival but they were helped to make the detour for flora. and after years of suspicion her mother has now come to accept flora being a queen nonetheless the spectacle unfolding else at her home is pretty overwhelming

. i'm going to be taking real. it is going to hold up he was in jail i was out. and then he had that with a bit to get that back. but i'm so proud of you are all of the good. well it. sounds like now is it. has enough been so it's only for. the let out loud so let's look at that and get. a these children only know the people from their own very much in the seemingly otherworldly visitors leave a lasting impression. on. people

in botswana are moving rapidly away from their traditional roots and that reorientation to the modern world involves frequent culture clashes. a a a a. a. a. a. a. florist grandmother was the first to lose patience she has little understanding for her granddaughter's new lifestyle. but queen ludo sees how important it is for flora to be able to combine her two worlds. living there i like this with all their heart they haven't seen him in more this small difference and i am god that's all most all all they are that is we had experience but we still i felt the same as

. our queen ludo loves her cowgirl role at home she's an independent single mother but here she's happy to immerse herself in this alternative wrong on another matter. well it wouldn't get there that well but but if it did that lead up to the group continues on to the rock summer festival many of them have traveled huge distances to get here. a. little heavy metal festivals take place every couple of months. some of the bands featured have made a name for themselves outside of botswana as well such as the next evening's headliner zero skinflint. although not all browns are going to have all that long and all the. two hours further north east queen gloria and the more up association

wake up in. that one but you know i'm in the bahamas. it's the weekend she's been gearing up for four months of the festival and gov own one of gloria laura and ludo will be meeting. likewise months in planning is the wedding of their friend to live with for that. matter. why go. why not all the. olds let out though we almost. didn't say a dozen of them and we are getting ready to good to be assuaged who afrikaner

she was just getting married singing and i'm still gonna study with him enjoy it with him celebrate with you have you know that he laid dresses and scans of us as he asked us was to send you as focused. too late if they could create to. help i is a mid sized town with a population of forty thousand located between francis town and gaborone the country's two biggest. cities as everywhere else in the world weddings are a very traditional affair in botswana persia. the groom has taken quite a risk in inviting his rocker friends but later is determined to have gloria and

her friends attend his big day. his bride is not. that it will be it's the first time the association has been invited to a public event. so the rockers are eager to dress to impress in morocco style of course today they will again face those prejudices about satanism. but still the group do initially enjoy in the open welcome from the other wedding guests who seem curious to say the least. the metal heads pay tribute to the groom.

and he's happy to see his two worlds married in harmony. the male members prefer to look for potential partners from within the group. live fire has made an exception and his bride accepts his special guests.

not. the warm welcome extended to the rockers here is a positive sign for gloria nevertheless she leaves the festivities early in order to continue to the music festival. the kings make themselves look comfortable i'll be with you all day meanwhile the guests are all equally looking forward to the wedding feast. from high it's only a two hour drive to govern rome when you're in a car at least and emma hurry straight down highway number one.

gloria and her fellow metal heads love these road trips through the endless expanses of the savannah the drive means freedom in so many senses of the word gloria makes it too precious few festivals cover on is simply too far away from mt . despite the searing heat. thirty five degrees celsius in the shade and humidity in excess of ninety percent the moron transformed each stop on the road into an improvised mosh pit section.

of. the rock summer festival is held every year in the capital cover on it features three local bands with rockers congregating from all over botswana. the evening has a very special meaning for the three queens for respectively different reasons. gloria is taking the opportunity to just enjoy herself for what's cluedo combines business with pleasure managing to sell one of her custom made outfits for flora it

marks a return to a life she's been missing for the last two years. for europeans this might look like a regular friday night in a dingy rocker bar but for these queens of heavy metal gloria hugo and flora it's the biggest event of the year. it's about seeing and being seen and living out their identity as part of a family part of a culture and as queens in a realm they can call. their room. i.

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