Tuesday, April 8, 2008

Temne Magic

I went to a sleepy town called Mile 91 (named for its distance from Freetown) for the 15th Anniversary celebration of James' employer, The Future in Our Hands. It featured a lively display of traditional dancing and magic from the Temne tribe.
This is James bustin' a move with a Temne dancer. Check out the smiles all around. They love it.

Mackay: "Impossible! It's too small, he can't fit in there. No way." Guess what happened next.

The woman in blue is a ferocious drummer. The little kid in blue is a huge Giants fan.


Secret societies are big here. A youth society performed ritual dances, featuring this 'devil' who wore Hello Kitty mittens as he twirled.




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Granny said...

I lived in Magburaka for 2 years, and remember Mile 91 well. This was 1963-1965, but I'll be not much has changed. Can you still get a cold Sprite there?

May 29, 2008 at 2:47 AM

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