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

by | Sep 29, 2025 | Top Stories

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.(Image credit: MARCO LONGARI)

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