Information about the Balafon
The balafon is a traditional instrument present in all the festivals and ceremonies in Sikasso, the Senufo Country. It consists of a light wooden structure tied with leather straps, on which hardwood . .
Mask Dance
Dogons believe that spirits and ancestors reside in the ritual masks kept in caves located on the cliffs high above their villages. Any performance of ritualistic dances not undertaken for rituals and religious festivals . .
Information
Takamba is music made for celebration; weddings mainly, but also birth and circumcision parties, harvest thanksgivings, festivities to mark the end of Ramadan, and many other occasions of communal joy. Its driving force is the . .
