African dance: Quick Facts

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rock painting of a dance performance

Gelede masquerader

Jukun women dancing

Yoruba dance staff

mask representing the mwanapwo

Tutsi hunters in Kivu, Zaire perform the ceremonial lion dance outdoors, wearing costumes with headdresses resembling a lion's mane and playing drums.

Lotuxo rainmakers

Observe the Dogon Dancers of Mali Performing Wearing Kanaga Masks

Listen to a drummer playing the beat to a traditional dance in the middle of an African marketplace

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