![]() Ukubukela omunye umuntu (to watch another Yini isihlungi asingaga (what is all the pain for) Sibulalana sodwa (we are killing each other) Kwaze *kwalukhulu bakithi (it is so immense) Zibulalana zodwa (they killing one another) Izingane azisa fundi (children do not go to Considered the most beautiful of the Guro masks, the Zamble masks are the most desired of collectible masks. The spirit of Gu, the wife of the supernatural being, Zamble, is also depicted in the masks of the Guro, These masks, polychrome or brown and black, consist of intricate details. One important mask of the Guro people is Zamble. The male society is Je and the female one is called Kne. ![]() They have male and female secret societies which people are initiated into. Guro people are very traditional people and believe in their ancient culture. They believe that after disintegration of the Mali empire, they migrated southward to Ivory Coast to escape Mandinka expansion. ![]() The Guro people with a population of over 500,000 people are direct descendants of the pre-colonial and West African Mali empire`s epic hero Sundiata Keita. The video is a Zaouli dance, from Ivory Coast. Sadly, I cannot find the track online to buy so I extract it from a SoundCloud mix. Never heard something that burst into energy and rhythm so powerful right from the beginning to the end, feeling sad and happy in the same time. This song is one of Culoe de Song's tracks from the 2013 album, Exodus. ![]()
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