KINIWE at TUFTS U African Music & Dance APR 22 2008 (1 of 7)

David Locke and Alhaji Abubakari Lunna lead a music and dance concert. Part 1 of 7 is KINIWE musicians and dancers peforming TAKAI a circle dance in which dancers strike rods against their neighbor's. TAKAI began as a peace dance: Dagomba warriors discovered they were at war with a neighboring ethnic group with whom they shared a common ancestor. Rather than fight they struck their swords together in a rhythmic dance. The leading lunga drum says, "Chief says, 'Listen to the drums.'" The other drums say, "Stop the fight!" (David Locke) For more see
http://dagomba.uit.tufts.edu

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Music

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• KINIWE
• Tufts
• University
• David
• Locke
• Ghana
• Alhaji
• Abubakari
• Lunna
• Dagomba
• TAKAI
• Drum
• Dance