Abakua - Merecumbe

abakuadancers are performing a salsa shines'show

Band: Johnny Colon
Title: Merecumbe

Category:

Entertainment

Tags:

• Salsa
• Frankie
• Martinez
• Mambo
• Abakua
• Shine
• On2
• Show
• Merecumbe
• Johnny
• Colon

[pinkya1989]

how can it be so perfect?!?! ohhhhh...love it!

[muskaflav]

chequen el minuto 4:39. upss se kayó jijii

[FABIAN870906]

las mujeres en algunos movimietos se veen masculinas

[bandicoot41]

I watch it at least twice a day!

[davidtjz]

jajajajajajaj yo se que es mi primera ves en verla pero es bakana y biendo que la muchacha se callo

[AfroMalaya]

@latinobwoy69 There is also an issue where the masculine dance moves has been totally eroded. Pls take a look at "Havana Rakatan". See their dancers : huge differences between male and female body motions and movements. Here i dont see any difference. Pls clarify. Is latin dancing turning androgynous now?

[AfroMalaya]

@kenimoli Stop insinuating, i am asking for clarifications. But what i am saying is there is NO link to afro-cuban dances at all but utilize the name Abakua. At least have decency to have the real Abakua dancing or heritage - e.g. pitting kukluxklan looking effigy against oppressed afros, etc. What i see here is NY 2nd Hand Mambo (not even real mambo) masquearading as Afro-cuban dance. And changing the name to Afro-Latin Funk which is is closer to musicality of the Timba than NY Jazz Mambo.

[yersonba]

de salsa no saben nada...

[vixxy02]

@AfroMalaya Yes you're correct it is a secret society, which has it's roots in Calabar Nigeria where I'm from! The language is a mixture of Efik,Yoruba and Spanish.I guess within this context, they are taking the dance style from Abakua, and improvising it, hence the 'Abakua School' It is quintessentially an Afro Cuban fraternity, however those non Afro Cubans may have had African Ancestors, and have passed on the tradition, so now colour is not necessarily a big deal.

PEACE!

[latinobwoy69]

Cali es Cali y lo demas es loma :)

[kenimoli]

@AfroMalaya I didn't know that you had to be of afro decent to be able to dance afro cuban.. Furthermore,If you do more of your "private research" you will realize that Puerto Ricans are of afro decent too.

[kenimoli]

@AfroMalaya