Burundi drummers forced to dance to official beat
n the tiny landlocked nation of 12 million people, drumming troupes big and small perform at weddings, religious ceremonies and other celebrations — as well as competing against each other.
n the tiny landlocked nation of 12 million people, drumming troupes big and small perform at weddings, religious ceremonies and other celebrations — as well as competing against each other.
Jamii ya wamasai imeishi katika hifadhi hiyo, eneo la Urithi wa Dunia wa UNESCO kaskazini mwa Tanzania, kwa zaidi ya karne moja.
“A basic paradox has emerged, whereby people’s global consumption of, and reliance on, cultural content has increased, however, at the same time, those who produce arts and culture find it increasingly difficult to work,”
One of the most influential genres of African music and dance, Congolese rumba, now has Unesco-protected status.
“Rumba ni utambulisho wetu! Kutambuliwa kwake kimataifa ni fahari na hazina kwetu.” alisema waziri wa utamaduni wa DRC Catherine Furaha.