music and dancing is an integral part of many traditional african societies songs and dances facilitate teachings promote social values celebrate special events and major life milestones perform oral history and other recitations and spiritual experiences welcome to tuna cheeky and in today's video we will look at the top 10 unique african traditional dances number 10. kakilambe dance bhaga people of guinea and mali kakilambe is a mask dance of the baga people that live in the coastal area bokeh region of guinea kakilambe is a very important mask of the baga people that appears only once a year the spirit of the kakilambe is revered as the protector against evil entities he appears to make important declarations about the present and the future a priest of the kakilambe is like a translator since the mosque doesn't talk directly to the people number nine sun dance the son of botswana one of the most ancient african tribes is the sun tribe of botswana and so is their dancing style like many other popular african traditional dances the sound dancing style requires fast movement and singing with complex rhythms beyond entertainment this dance is often used to attain a state of altered consciousness and for healing the sick dancing is not just healing the sick people it is believed to equally heal the negative aspect of the community number eight bakismba dance buganda people of uganda the bakismba dance is the oldest and most common traditional dance among the buganda community of uganda it is danced by both men and women for entertainment purposes and on almost any occasion when a celebration is not contrary to the purpose the simba dance emphasizes waist movement and intricate footwork dancers wear animal skins around their weights to exaggerate this movement while ankle bells are attached to emphasize the footwork number seven beera dance shauna people of zimbabwe this is a ritual dance performed by the shauna people of zimbabwe it sounds the purpose of summoning the ancestral spirits during the beera ceremony after the dance the religious leaders started to intercede with the gods to bring rain and protect the land from evil the dance has received much attention from the public and tourists for its history it has led to the formation of the embira organization which supports ancient african dance traditions in zimbabwe number six ikpdu dance war dance ohafie tribe of nigeria igpirikpi ogu is a war dance with its roots in nigeria's eastern part particularly the abbey estate the african dancers are predominantly masculine men dressed in war costumes who sing and dance to commemorate war heroes today the dance is still being staged symbolically during ceremonious events such as graduations to show victory and uphold the past legacy the dance is reminiscent of celebrations after a successful battle as a victory dance to honor warriors of the tribe number five agahu danse agun people of benin agahu is both the name of a adans and one of the many secular music associations of the aerwa people of togo dahomey and in the southeastern part of the walter region a popular social dance of west africa agahu was created by the agun speaking people from the town of ketonu in what is now benin from there it spread to the badagri area of nigeria where migrant airway fishermen adapted it in dancing their gahu two circles are formed the men stay stationary with their arms out and then bend with the knee forward to the women to sit on they progress around the circle until they arrive with their original partner number four lamban griot's african dance mali london dance was performed during storytelling ceremonies weddings and other joyous occasions by a bad otherwise known as the griot the dance represented the embodiment of the soul and the spirituality of the people the performer on such occasions can either be one person or small troops the dance is believed to summon spirits and enhance the great ability to deliver the story as planned since several cultures and traditions in africa are passed down through storytelling such dances as london serve to uphold cultural heritage number three inslamu dans zulu of south africa this ceremonial dance originated from the tribal community of zulu in south africa it is a high-spirited dance characterized by vigorous and frequent body movement by both men and women hence the name war dance culturally the dance is performed in auspicious ceremonies like weddings war preparations and during harvest in the colonial era it sounds as a power symbol and articulated dominance and self-control number two ado mudans maasai people of east africa the maasai people of east africa are well known for their dumu dance a jumping dance performed during the warriors coming of age ceremony a cycle is formed by the warriors and one or two at a time will enter the circle to begin jumping members of the group may raise the pitch of their voices based on the height of the jump the warriors wear intricate colorful beadwork necklaces and shoals the dance entails keeping the body as straight as possible and heels shouldn't touch the ground between jumps and the number one spot for the most unique african dance goes to agbadzi dance era people of ghana agbada is a ceremonial dance and music with its roots in western africa it is played mainly after war victory it stemmed from a popular dance known as atrikpui akbada is played by people of all ages to mark important rites of passage and remind its people of their origin or success hence honoring a legacy thanks for watching please subscribe follow share and like our video it's the best way of supporting us you can directly support us by becoming our youtube member patreon or donna and remember africa is watching
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