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Cultural/Traditional Dances of The Gambia
 
 

The Gambia can boast of a rich and diverse music culture owing to a multi ethnic and cultural society. More…

 

 

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Fula drumming and dancing.

Bugarabu drumming accompanied with singing and dancing is a music style of the Jola ethnic group of the Gambia and Senegal. A dance which was performed at funerals of the society elders has today lost some of this connection and is also performed during naming and marriage ceremonies

Lenjengo is a dance of the Mandinka tribe. It can be played for a variety of occasions at different times of the year. Typically performed at the end of a harvest, featuring female dancers carrying 'sawundangs', implements used for separating chaff from grains after the millet, maize or coos have been ground. Other dance/drumming types include Sewruba or Fere, Nyaakaa Julo('young mother's play') initiation ceremony.

Serere traditional drumming and display of serere 'njam' cultural rite.

 

 
 
 
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