Tanzania: Ngoma- an after-harvest dance festival

[jamilajabri]

never imagined i will see this again,,,thanks for sharing...how do they get trained

[knimig]

@jamilajabri Glad you liked it . I don't know how they train. Maybe just by participating. There were many young people involved.

[jamilajabri]

wow



[knimig]

You or your friend can download it directly.

[ngirilover]

I would love to have a copy of this dance for one of my African Dance friends in the states. Will be in the Kilimanjaro Region until the end of September....where might it be possible

[yusefbig]

i think this is from sukuma tribe mwanza or shinyanga the sound is from bagalu or bagika clan on sukuma side

[knimig]

@yusefbig You could be right. I just went with the flow. So happy to be allowed to film it at such close distance. Seems strange now but I don't remember hear any words spoken my head was ringing from the all the drums. 

[yoch3]

I was in the Peace Corps in Nzega for 3 years and often went to these activities out in the countryside. I certainly did not have a video camera (1985-88). I cannot thank you enough for capturing this incredibly accurate depiction of the sounds and sights of those dance contests. Amazing what youtube makes possible.

[knimig]

@yoch3 I'm glad you liked it. I felt honored to be allowed to wander around inside the two areas and video whatever I liked. That was not always possible in other places in Tanzania. I am glad you feel the tape is accurate. It is an abbreviation of almost 2 hours of raw video.

[wamwaneriri]

poa kabisa.

[jbhimji]

I was born in Tanzania and for the past 42 years living in London, England. Thank you for posting Ngoma video. Most interesting indeed.

Asanti sana bwana.

~Jaffer Bhimji

[knimig]

@jbhimji Unakaribishwa rafiki to TZ unleashed

[WorldDrumVids]

Do you have the names of the groups or the styles?? I was just in the North of TZ and saw some stuff but nothing like these groups.

Thanks!

[knimig]

I think some of the comments below by Kulangwa identify the tribes involved. The area was near Nzega in central TZ. It is an activity not often seen. Less often videoed.

[TheTruthUnderTheHood]

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[SierraNeef]

Thankes por this! ¡A lot!

[somaligirl16]

i couldn't agree with you more.

Viva tanzania

[tubing08w]

the women at around 1:30 are ready to fuck. oh yeah. wrap that around my dik girl.

[anak1]

Thanks for sharing! The drums, rhythms and dances are similar to those in West Africa!

[lnethercut]

the original shake your tailfeather!!

[swtsabi]

why wasn't I raised in TZ if not for the revolution of 64 O I could've became a very gr8 dancer, singer and performer. Can't wait to visit n see for myself.

[knimig]

Thanks for the info. I am still confused about the names in your opening sentence.

I know its mzungu but I have faat fingers when it comes to typing. I hope your wife enjoyed the tape. I was thrilled to be allowed to video the activities from among side the musicians.

[Mudug2006]

cool dance, luv the harvest dance

[Kulangwa]

this video is unique

[Kulangwa]

The Bayeye and the Banungule.

These dancestyles comes from the Sukumatribe.

Nyamwesi and Sukuma is like 1 tripe and they both speak Kisukuma

[knimig]

Thanks for the information. I was fortunate to be invited to video approx 20 min of each dance style on a day perfect for videoing. As 1 of only 2 muzungu in the area it was quite a treat to witness.