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5 mai 2014

Carnival Week-End II : A Colourful Parade

The carnival in commemoration of Slavery Abolition Day continued on the Sunday as well. First of all, I wanted to show you the diversity of musical instruments. In case you're wondering, the most prized instrument here is an old washing-machine drum....

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Tags: mamoudzou, mayotte, music, friend, instruments, hat, make-up, parade, week, washing-machine, abolition, carnival, slavery, accessory, costume, headscarf, oven, tray

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12 juillet 2012

A few days later...

The men's dance, chigoma, followed a few days later. Naturally enough, being a Mahorese event, it started an hour late, but it was interesting. To dance chigoma, you stand in single file and shuffle forward, first one foot, left, forward, then the other,...

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