I am an artist from Cameroon living here promoting and transforming the way foreigners see African art and culture. So international standard is something that is different and will make people thinking and asking serious questions or wanting to discover it.
I used to dance Mbaghalum back in Cameroon. I know real Mbagahalum when I see one. I am not saying that this one is not good. I am not saying that it should be modified with foreign stuff. For the world to really appreciate anything coming from Africa in terms of art and culture it has to be real. When I talk of being real it should primitive as it used to be. Take a westerner 200 or 500 years behind with your art. They are tired of modern things, they want real primitive cultures.
Beautiful music!!! Go Cameroon!!!, Continue the good work. On behalf of one your Garifuna brothers! Wabarougoun iduhenu! (Lets move forward, relatives) In the Garifuna language.
You just correct.I think every western culture is a boring repetition of the previous one.Africa has a great diversity of culture across the gracious continent.
Mbaghalum and bottle dance has qualities of being a world art phenomenon, but they need transformation, hard work and promotion.
To meet international standards the dancing has to be intense and more coordinated. What I see from the dancers is too weak and sluggish. The music itself need serious need serious arrangement.
Why would you want to transform it?? Transform it and it becomes something else. Why not keep our culture the way it is? It is awesome just the way it is. We should accept and embrace our culture instead of trying to Westernise it. I love it the way it is and I pray that it stays that way!
I am not from Mankon but i love Mbaghalum, its very traditional and there is skill and great dignity in this dance. The beat of that talking drum enchants me always. Peace.
I am an artist from Cameroon living here promoting and transforming the way foreigners see African art and culture. So international standard is something that is different and will make people thinking and asking serious questions or wanting to discover it.
Mallopro 4 months ago
I used to dance Mbaghalum back in Cameroon. I know real Mbagahalum when I see one. I am not saying that this one is not good. I am not saying that it should be modified with foreign stuff. For the world to really appreciate anything coming from Africa in terms of art and culture it has to be real. When I talk of being real it should primitive as it used to be. Take a westerner 200 or 500 years behind with your art. They are tired of modern things, they want real primitive cultures.
Mallopro 4 months ago
Beautiful music!!! Go Cameroon!!!, Continue the good work. On behalf of one your Garifuna brothers! Wabarougoun iduhenu! (Lets move forward, relatives) In the Garifuna language.
LarunyHati 4 months ago
AYIBOBO CAMEROON KEEP YOUR HEAD ON YOUR SHOULDER
FROM HAITI LOVE CAMEROON .AYIBOBO AYIBOBO.
akan771 5 months ago
Mankon dance Woooooooo.
music2498 5 months ago
Sorry and thx for the correction. Noted
gchantalis 6 months ago
Love this music. Great work bro. keep it. Great music from Southern Cameroon
gchantalis 6 months ago
@gchantalis Lol thnx but im not a bro... im a woman
atehndin 6 months ago
You just correct.I think every western culture is a boring repetition of the previous one.Africa has a great diversity of culture across the gracious continent.
Mckol0001 1 year ago
Ma Brother tori long but time short.
Naso I de.
BedRoomGangster 1 year ago
Cameroon, Abakwa total.
Who can put me there, Very Very Very nice.
BedRoomGangster 1 year ago
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This brings back memories
thanks for the posting
njideandnat 1 year ago
this brings back memories
love this and thanks for posting
njideandnat 1 year ago
wow! great great to finally find my country music on here!
kndam72 2 years ago
Mbaghalum and bottle dance has qualities of being a world art phenomenon, but they need transformation, hard work and promotion.
To meet international standards the dancing has to be intense and more coordinated. What I see from the dancers is too weak and sluggish. The music itself need serious need serious arrangement.
Mallopro 2 years ago
Why would you want to transform it?? Transform it and it becomes something else. Why not keep our culture the way it is? It is awesome just the way it is. We should accept and embrace our culture instead of trying to Westernise it. I love it the way it is and I pray that it stays that way!
kedioh 2 years ago
@kedioh:
You are 100% right to say this.
Africa has more culture and history than the whole world put together, and diluting it with western style is a travesty.
I've seen enough of Western and American rubbish to last me several lifetimes.
Oh, and I'm not even an African.
throbule 1 year ago
@Mallopro:
What do you mean by international standards?
There is no such thing in art or culture.
No African artist should compete with any other standard than its own.
This music is amazing exactly as it is and the dancers do a fine job.
Vive Africa!!!
throbule 1 year ago
Whaooooo I was so marvelled to find this post. Very proud to be from Mankon as well. Tks for posting.
panhumbly 2 years ago
This is music!!!!!
Africanchild4ever 2 years ago
UK in the house!!! abakwa all the way
07900674827 2 years ago
By my own words I Quote " you only have good memories of a place if you've been there" and that place is Abakwa
teeggarscott 3 years ago
god live like it ....
cpimadrid 3 years ago
am so proud to be from this village with such good traditional music..love mbaghalum
mamichelle1 3 years ago
I am not from Mankon but i love Mbaghalum, its very traditional and there is skill and great dignity in this dance. The beat of that talking drum enchants me always. Peace.
ankiasih 3 years ago
Great home memories with this music.
Makes one proud to belong
wainatum 3 years ago
wow...love live mbaghalum...
azetani 3 years ago
This just inspires me more...keep the good post on...
azetani 3 years ago
Na Wandaful* Thank you for this nostalgic music that gives us a rich cultural experience of Cameroon and especially the grassfields. I loved it.
grazzellian 3 years ago
i love afica and proud to be an african(nw) cameroon
lol
quinivette 3 years ago
"Lie man" you de too lie
teeggarscott 3 years ago
makes me dance
quinivette 3 years ago
lol
atehndin 3 years ago
Great, great video and music!
Mbah33 3 years ago
this is the best
queenterna 3 years ago