08 September 2010

Nothing Beats a Senegalese Dance Party

I finally had enough time at the regional house to upload this video. This is the dance party the ladies held after our women's group meeting. They all tied their head wraps together, and whoever's head wrap was pulled out of the pile had to challenge the other person to a dance off in order to get it back. The formidable woman in the purple is our village wedding singer, or more appropriately wedding screamer. She has a megaphone that she yells into at weddings and baptisms and if she improvises a song with your name in it you have to give money for the bride/new mother. Her improv is actually pretty good...think of her as a Senegalese Adam Sandler.

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