Nicolai Choir, who were on a choral music exchange tour, sent revellers wild. Nicolai is affiliated to Storkyrkan, the Cathedral of Stockholm, which is one of the oldest and historically important churches in Sweden.
Like in Botswana, choral music is one of the most popular pastimes in Sweden with more than half a million Swedes being members of one or even several choirs.
It was their first time in Africa and they have given concerts in Cape Town, Bloemfontein, Johannesburg and the Gaborone one being the last show.
Swedish companies Scania, Ericsson and Atlas Copco sponsored the event and proceeds from the ticket sales will go to Botswana Music Camp 2005.
Nicolai dished hits such as Sommarpsalm, or Summer hymn, which they normally sing on entering the Cathedral. Other songs included A farmers wedding, which stole the moment.
But the real moment arrived when the visiting choir shared the stage with Gaborone Choral and sang local songs such as Ngwana wa malome nnyale, a wedding song.
The visitors sang and danced very well and to the amusement of the audience. The choir is famous for producing world-renowned stars such as ABBA, Ace of Base and many more.
They sang along as if Setswana were their mother tongue. The most appealing thing to the audience was the speed with which they learnt the dance steps.
Some of the songs talked about love, insecurity in relationships and Christianity.
Swedish ambassador Annika Jagander said that Nikolai came both for a dose of ideas and cultural exchanges.
"It is an opportunity for both groups to exchange ideas and tactics. ...the group has been in existence for years and has learnt from different teachers.
We want to maintain this kind of relationship with Botswana for the arts and cultural growth in the country.
As choral choirs we are ambassadors for our culture, so we have to go out and share our own culture with other parts of the world,' said Jagander. BOPA