West African Dogon Masks Documentary by BBC

[amoahable]

wow... thx for posting, what a great show. interesting arts.

[DevornCauser]

Muslims are destroying Dogan Culture. I hate this.

[IAmNubianAmerican]

@DevornCauser Just Muslims? You did see the art about tourism distorting traditional Dogon culture right? Seems like everyone is playing a hand. It's saddening to see that the most ancient relics are being stolen and shipped all over the world to collectors. Horrible. Cultural Genocide

[DevornCauser]

@IAmNubianAmerican It is saddening. It's our culture. Our history. Our way of life being erased. I said muslims because they're doing it intentionally. threatening to persecute the Dogons for practicing their culture. I thought islam was about peace?

[DevornCauser]

Such a lovely spiritual culture. It gave mee deeper appreciation for african history.

[RayL1983]

Why did they have a famous comedian doing the narrative? It sounds inappropriate as if they are subtley making fun of it.

[aaleeshe]

wow! That was a creative coffin!

[carolinejwatson]

As a point of interest watch David Attenborough's Behind the Mask documentary from the Tribal Eye series and see the difference 30 odd years have made in this region.

[MeteoricIndigo]

@carolinejwatson /watch?v=kPfFBA0yuoo (Behind the Mask) Its a startling contrast, really fascinating!

[SuperDamba]

its mory kante and the song called AFRIKA

[SuperDamba]

mory kante with the song ke ke ke sold more then 1 million copy in a week ... around the world lol

[MrAfstv1984]

@SuperDamba You mean, "Yeke Yeke" (although I don't remember listening to the song during the doc)... also, I'm not sure how many copies were sold but at least 1 for each discotheque (back in the 80's, of course).

Great doc !!!!!!

[SuperDamba]

no its not the king salif keita , but the one who becomes the front man of the band salif keita use to be back in the 70's.. its mr MORY KANTE , both are from city colled BAMAKO in MALI ...MORY KANTE is the only african musician who sold more then 1 copys with the song ke ke ke lol

[kyata2009]

@drelew

Its Salif Keita and the song is on Golden Voice - The Very Best Of Salif Keita. Amazing artist. (Unlike Youssou N'Dour whose song is played in the beginning he's at least from Mali. But, hey, its all Africa, right, so who cares *rolls eyes*)

[TEAMxEPICxSPACE]

what do u call this kind of music

[Thutmosis7]

Modern religion are coming to an end so don't worry dogon. Christianity, islam and judaism will be no more in the next 50 yrs.

[merLin123a]

@Thutmosis7 lol

[Blackcherubim]

@Thutmosis7 It’s a shame to see people with real authentic cultural and beliefs replace it with foreign crap. These people are a head of the game with their age old knowledge but don’t know it! I guess this is what happen to the Ancient Egyptian when they were force to convert!

[SuperFactsonly]

@Thutmosis7 I second that thought. Just the thought of it feels me with joy.

[AKTANIME]

To be human is to create. Witness creation Thanks

[blackfist585]

good documentary...

[DavidBrayboy]

Beautiful:)

[lovesangels]

Wonderful !!!!!

[LASTAMBlack]

Anyone knows the title of this sound Africa...

[IceManLikeGervin]

Great upload!!!

[xtrashed]

Thank you for posting. God Bless Africa.

[Spencerianism]

I think it's funny that we create great Art as a representation of dreams and in passe' form,and it's beautiful, but in the real world, creation of structured society is a representation of our ego, not of our dreams and has nothing to do with old fashion values. Maybe we should dream more and be awake less.