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Sabar dancing in Senegal

This short documentary was made for my master research in Dakar, Senegal. I was there during 4 months doing my research on sabardancing. This documentary serves a an introduction to my master's the...  
 
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thomasodi (2 days ago) Show Hide
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VOODOO came from creole word VO-DOU that is in french
VEAU D'OR meaning GOLDEN CALF. This is remnant of Egypto-Canaan knwoledge
In Voodoo main god name is DAM-BAAL-AH Lord Baal
Connect the dots...One day they will remember who they trully are
and come back to Yahuwah (YHWH-GOD) and the covenant with Yehushuah (Jesus)
Help them remember: youtube
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sophieschouwenaar (2 weeks ago) Show Hide
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That's a big question, I can't answer that in one phrase, or in 450 words (the amount youtube allows me to comment).
Sophie.
damnlonghairedhippy (2 weeks ago) Show Hide
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when the expansionist abrahamic religions were spread they had to make acceptible certain local traditions in an almost seemingly hypocritcal way in order to gain power. The most noticeable example of this is of all the Virgin Mary worship which stems from goddess worship (Isis, lady of Guadaloupe, etc.) in the prechristian era just as dance traditions existed before Islam in Senegal.
bluscorpion (3 weeks ago) Show Hide
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what's that last song? I need to get some Sabar music. I love that drum beat and the singer sounds good.
sophieschouwenaar (2 weeks ago) Show Hide
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Thione Seck - Bour
sophieschouwenaar (1 month ago) Show Hide
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Why ask if you already have all the answers? Impressive how you interprete my answer! My goodness.
Not trying to correct you. I answered in general, not specifically you. But please feel free to take anything personal! Just saying that since I used that song, I should be able to answer the question to credit the singer. I guess this just doesn't work, you might as well interprete this the wrong way!
O and thanks for your compliment on my cheap holiday videos by the way,
KeneshaCoulibaly (1 month ago) Show Hide
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I love Senegalese dance, by the way. . . especially Mbalak! These women are dancing with each other in innocence and fun. I understand that, but it is also sexy, like the woman who put this documentary together explains. It contradicts the modesty of Islam is all I'm saying. The ones in America dress like Americans, tight jeans, heavy make up, heads uncovered. All I'm saying is keep it real. We all need salvation. We all need Jesus, the one who died for our sins cause we can't save ourselves.
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KeneshaCoulibaly, I think that you are right when you say that there is a contradiction between some things that we see here and Islam. As someone pointed out though, traditionnal sabar did not involve showing off private parts, bin bin and so forth. It was gracious, beautiful, stunning but never vulgar or even sexy. It wasn't the point. I would say that It's only in recent years that Sabar (and the society in general) has evolved into this "sexy" "thingy".
Sadiyatou (1 month ago) Show Hide
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Also, you might not know, but that there are "ones" in Senegal who wear tight jeans, heavy make up, heads uncovered. Actually there are more women unveiled and "sexy looking" than there are veiled women in dakar, way more, (at least among young women). But usually you will not see women who dress and act modestly dancing improperly in a Sabar event, in front of everybody(men women and kids), let alone cameras. I have never seen that. So I don't completely follow you ( and Sophie) on this.
KeneshaCoulibaly (1 month ago) Show Hide
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I'm only referring to the women I have met who tell me all Senegalese women are docile and virtuous, that they live strictly by the Quor'an. I tried to explain to them that all of us have our hang ups. All of us believe in our religions. As human beings though, we don't always live by the book. All countries have virtuous women and not so virtuous women, as do all religions. I've had some tell me that ALL Senegalese women are holy and I tried to exclaim that that is inaccurate. We are all human

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