Dununba Acrobats and Contortionists

Amazing feats of daring!

Check out the acrobatics on display at this Dununba in Conakry, Guinea (West Africa). The djembe soloist is Boka.

Dununba, traditionally, was an initiation ritual for young men wishing to enter adulthood. Today, this rhythm is danced in a variety of settings, including as a neighborhood party.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• djembe
• jembe
• dunun
• dununba
• conakry
• guinea
• west
• african
• drum
• dance

[tub01044]

cirque du soliel need to hire them

[wadoma]

Interesting you should say that... the acrobats perform with Circus Baobab, which is an off-shoot of Cirque du Soleil, featuring jembe music and West African dance.

[wadoma]

It is with sadness that I report that Boka Camara (jembe soloist in this video) passed away yesterday, April 12th 2009 from Malaria. He will be remembered as possibly the greatest, and certainly the most imitated, jembefola of the younger generation. Thanks Boka for the music and inspiration!

[Borakimo]

THIS IS FROM GUINEA, CONAKRY THE LAND OF ALL BLACK FOLKS. I HAVE SEEN BETTER THAN THIS THERE WHILE GROWING UP. THE BEST DRUMMERS AND DANCERS ARE FROM THERE. THOSE KIDS ARE AN ASSET.

[RASTRAUKO]

:O



[Yobabygirllena]

WOW!!!

[RichPics1WRS]

love this... BLACK cirque... du MOTHERLAND.. lmao

[mshiny1987]

wauw thats amazing! and the souplesse too!

[arramazaz]

Amazing!!!!

[BboyMaxwell]

the ultimate hollowback at 1:45

[capoeristahyo]

i was looking for this video ..... i found yessssssssssssssssss

[sportsman20164]

you guys are legitly awesome

[MissVampireDiaries]

if you look in the back, there are white people

:D