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Rengay Notes:
Sounds and Rhythm of Africa
Verse
#2: Djembe and dunun are popular West African drums. West
Africans (and others around the world) like to dance to their
rhythm.
Verse
#3: Dances of Welcome are a show of respect and pleasure to
visitors, as well as a show of how talented & attractive the
host villagers are. Yabara is a West African Dance of Welcome
marked by ''The Beaded Net Covered Gourd Rattle'' (sekere-pronounced
Shake-er-ay). It is thrown into the air to different heights by
the female dancers to mark tempo and rhythm changes. This is an
impressive spectacle, as all the dancers will throw & catch them
at the same time.
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Sounds
and Rhythm of Africa
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