Behind the mask of a West African tradition

For more than 100 years, the Yoruba and Nago peoples of West Africa have performed the gelede, a masked song and dance ceremony recognised by UNESCO as a masterpiece of oral cultural heritage. It's performed to mark major events -- in particular the annual harvest --but also plays an important role in society. Duration: 02:18.

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• WEB
• AFRICA
• BENIN
• CULTURE
• CEREMONY

[misseyesofblue]

we cannot educate those who peruse the internet for african videos to comment about. its ignorance. only come from within. (dumbasses)

[taeyangkpop]

@zacornish you should be watching the video and anwsering the questions LOL nahh i don't give a crap

[zacornish]

cool story bro

[taeyangkpop]

i am in drama

[12345tluv]

@Humanhc you are simply a fucking fool! you probably don't know anything about the Yoruba's you stupid ignorant animal. Go educate yourself you idiotic ass

[Humanhc]

fucking monkeys dont you see how retarded they are!!

[BeeSpiritual]

Great video. I only have one issue and that is the use of the word 'ethnic' - ethnic means any group of peopl, therefore, white people are also ethnic, part of the ethnic group of England or France etc etc. Ethnic Yoroba? Are there "non-ethnic" Yoroba? Yoroba is an ethnic group, French an ethnic group, the English an ethnic group. When people refer to any black society as ethnic when they mean rural or un-industrialised... tut tut tut... Don't mix up your meanings

[leafeegirl]

This is cool. Great video.

[Steadno]

Theses people nor does any other culture need UNESCO to endorse them.

[Steadno]

good vid