Igbo Folkmusic & Dance Series 'Adamma'

[childofconvenant]

this isn't the adamma i know adamma doesnt show its face, okay its the name of the dance group but this particular one isn't adamma

[okpalaj]

what is the story behind it? I love it :)

[childofconvenant]

@okpalaj Adamma is a feminine masquerade, like what ijaws call oshio mini use to like it in those days before i became Christian at heart, i like the dance steps though there tight,

i could even tell a bit about it cuz i participated in my village but that was ijaw,

if u look at the cloth covering his genital area thats simliar to that obtained in masoni rituals remember these africans were once custodian of these religious Hebraic rites.

[childofconvenant]

@okpalaj adamma is most like a female water spirit thing, the dances were the dances were probably used for traditional worship in Israel but corrupted to idolatry.

[treetray100]

How did those white people making stupid comments end up seeing this video? Ewu indi ocha. lol.

[ucmc45]

@comanta stupid ass fool.what have u achieved in life?this is the only place punks like u get to shine.u jus cought a bad one,am all up in ur ass and am shitin on u bitch ass fool.

[mazilyx79]

@comanta what an ignorant faceless idiot

[bushman77]

igbo kwenu! nkwa na egwu nu ya!

[richardsonjohnson]

i like this video,i look frequenttly

[zeeoneA]

Lovely!!. Pls does it have a part 2? I would have loved to watch the mother "adamma:" dance

[Purpleiciousbabe]

great stuff

[kaybizzy1]

cult..?

[carla31brown]

No its his culture

[100purelife]

love it.

[fayahsoul]

western mentality and nonculture differs from Alkebulanite cultures and mentality. You will not overstand the symbolism, value nor meaning of what you just saw.

[jjkooj]

Beautiful people with wonderful dances

[richardsonjohnson]

ndi igbo kwenu

[eworiso]

the little boy is the best,though they are all good,

[adikiny]

This is really marvellous, wonderful and great beyond all description!

[cutie2448]

very nice. please keep african culture alive and going.

[ezinwanne88]

thank u guys so much

[selfmade413]

Egwu adamma is always my favourite. i need to go home. 'onye mere ihe n'ada'

[chickram]

can we plz have some more Adamma biko? chei! imela!

[OmoOvie]

I'm half Igbo but I know next to nothing of my heritage. (yes, I'm still mad at both my parents) Can someone please tell me what this particular masquerade personifies, - I'm thinking it's called "Adamma" correct me if I'm wrong - what's its meaning and the story behind it? Also do we call these spirits mmuo or mmwanwu (sp)?

Thank you!

[chinma85]

u can call it either: "mmuo or Mmanwu"....Adamma literally means "good daughter/girl or beautiful daughter/girl"....i blive the later was what they meant tho...therefore, an mmuo/mmanwu called an adamma basically dances, dresses and behaves like a beautiful girl as seen in the video. Since its unheard of/an abomination for women to dress up as mmuo/mmanwu, men usually have to fill these roles wich makes it more intriguing and entertaining....Hope that helps :)

[chinma85]

u can call it either: "mmuo or Mmanwu"....Adamma literally means "good daughter/girl or beautiful daughter/girl"....i blive the later was what they meant tho...therefore, an mmuo/mmanwu called an adamma basically dances, dresses and behaves like a beautiful girl as seen in the video. Since its unheard of/an abomination for women to dress up as mmuo/mmanwu, men usually have to fill these roles wich makes it more intriguing and entertaining....Hope that helps :)

[OmoOvie]

Thank you sooooo much for all the info on this dance. Please keep the information coming either via comments or mail. Dalu again.

[ukabia]

Actually this type of female masquerade has a particular name which is Abogho mmuo, the story of 'Adamma' is relatively new, but it's dance styles and music as well as other aspects of the play have been gotten from the Abogho mmuo masquerade. If you search 'Agbogho mmuo' in an image search engine you will see the masks which are almost always white. 'Agbogho mmuo' literally means maiden spirit.

[hamattan]

Maazi ukabia I greet u. I agree with you regarding the 'Agbogho mmuo, but I beg to correct the fact that Adamma is a new concept derived from agbogho mmuo. Adamma has always been there and its origin is in most parts of enugwu area. As a matter of fact adamma is just one part of the repertoir of the Mmaa cult's publis display. What happened was that in the eighties young members of the Mmaa cult cleverly turned it into a single display....to be continued

[hamattan]

The Maa cult though maintains some level of secreacy, but only regarding what happens in the Ögba, (grove) and during their night outings. When they display in the day time, they do so with great funfair and it is often heavily entertaining to all, both male and female. Cont....

[hamattan]

Most of the other displays apart from adamma are Okoro Maa, which is the male equivalent of Adamma, or you may call it Adamma's husband. Okoro maa is the energetic masquarade in in the video. The Omaba is also part of the Maa display, so also is the agressive Atu (Male Deer) whose dance is combined with trampling on the crowd. There is also the Ikwökö etc. Cont.....

[hamattan]

I must admit that the Adamma display, with the drama involved still maintained the original Maa display, but in limited fashion. If you have watched the latest video of Adamma you will find the complete Maa display incorporated in it. I still have a load of original clips from village cultural dispays, just hope I will find time to upload them. Deemnu

[fayahsoul]

shhhhhhh!!...let's have some cultural privacy please. Don't let it all out in a world wide forum.

[ikn001]

i like enugu dance!

[meetashley]

loving itttttttttttt. coolllllll. nigeria yeaaaaaaaaaaa. u people are doing it greattttttt. igboooooooo dalunu oooooooooooooo.

[shadrumman]

is that improvized dancing?

[esthercene]

OMG !!!! Wow, I miss home can't wait to go home. I am from Udi, not too far from where this took place. Gosh proud to have a culture none like it.

[onyieke]

damn i cant wait to go home.long live igbo culture,long live ngwo land,long live udi l.g.a

[wolf1951]

great stuff

hypnotic drumming, great dancing

outbursts full of energy, costumes and masquerades and a certain atmosphere of mystique i need more

[Chika2wild]

i luv our culture!!!lol watching this reminds me of home!!

[chickram]

i love adamma. thks 4 posting this. if u have more, plz post dem. she is my fav mmanwu! chai! c as i come do flashback to my 1st adamma show which didnt even see. cos i was pissed off @ someone. lol....

[funsho34]

Hmmm God bless Igbos, God bless Nigeria!

[waffleboy236]

does anyone got mgbede tapes or madam zuziki

[niki30030]

si haraya go igbo's

[tinatenmillion]

where are the rest ? please more beko

[stunmama]

was the final dancer going crazy??? Why was he grabbed n im sure i heard sum1 say nwanyo (take it easy)to him

[ukabia]

yh, theat was a young boy and he almost dropped, thats why the bigger masquerader grabbed him aside.

[hamattan]

The 'Adamma' act is a dance drama. It can only be appreciated fully if one watches the entire episode. What is in this video clip is just a fractions. So the child masquerade stumbling and the mother masquerade coming to the rescue was part of the act. This is traditional Igbo/African theatre in action.

[ukabia]

the stumble was well done then! have you got the rest you can upload?

[chiemena]

dis shit is hot!..damn..

[MamaEzi]

My hubby is from Enugu and I love their dance steps

[abimi]

Men am home sick now i grew up wiv this kind of dancers in Enugu state,thanks 4 posting this video.

[ICSKLE]

Thats fuckin siiiiiiiiiiick!! I'm used to East African native style cause it's my herritage. Though I' was born in North America. I have to say yall get deep.

[meetashley]

hahaha. jelouse will kill u oooooo. go and die cause that is there old culcural dance. perhaps, nobody ask u where u live. idiot. make i catch u. moron

[appollopd]

the dancers are great, but the instruments are horrible. Can someone post an ogene song from Nkanu?

[dotwhat1h1]

there is one. just type in igbo music and you will see a video labled "ugbo odumobu-king prof. obewe (igbo).

[ukabia]

thats my video

[ICSKLE]

I myself prefer this Adama one rather than that King prof. obwe one. Peace Out

[Asampete]

gbapu egwu. we need to see more of this. igbo mma mma nuooo

[mgbo0415]

the guy sabi dance. more of this plz. NDI IGBO KWENU

[adabeke12]

ehe, gba ya, biko

[nnegbo]

This is so nice. Something we have at special events. I luv being Igbo :D

[nnanyereugo]

Wow, I love the Adamma masquerade. Thank you for posting!

[ukabia]

bring more like his

[bouchoura]

WHAT A FUCK'S THIS.

[ukabia]

ok???

[meetashley]

if its a fuck, the only way to refuck it is for u to go and die. if u dont like it that is ur headeck, village moron. they are showing u igbo old cultural dance, and ur there talking rubish. make i catch u. mumu.