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Bapeyadance5

Details
Title

Bapeya dance 5

Contributor

Nadine Grimm (née Borchardt)
Christopher Lorenz

Country

Cameroon

Genre

Music

Format

video/mp4
video/x-mpeg2
video/x-mpeg1
audio/x-wav
image/jpeg

Language

Gyele

Persistent Identifier

https://hdl.handle.net/1839/065af872-5875-4f15-9c7a-cc2c4a26035b

Description

The next mask dancer appears on the dance floor with more elaborate footgear, having stacked three rattling baskets on top of each other. Mimbe is dancing on the side while Nze and the other men who are not involved in music making sit on a bench eating sandwiches. The new mask dancer gives new energy to the musicians. He does not, however, start dancing right away, but takes his time adjusting his costume and talking to people. When he starts dancing, his movements are obviously even more skillful than those of the previous dancers. At the end of each song, the mask dancer disappears into the dark night and only comes back when the music of the next song calls him. As it is between 3-4am by now, most of the children have gone into their huts and are alseep. Also Nadine and the Finnish visitors are taking a nap in the cars.

Description

This is the fifth of nine parts documenting the "Bapeya" dance ceremony in Ngolo village.

Description

The next mask dancer appears on the dance floor with more elaborate footgear, having stacked three rattling baskets on top of each other. Mimbe is dancing on the side while Nze and the other men who are not involved in music making sit on a bench eating sandwiches. The new mask dancer gives new energy to the musicians. He does not, however, start dancing right away, but takes his time adjusting his costume and talking to people. When he starts dancing, his movements are obviously even more skillful than those of the previous dancers. At the end of each song, the mask dancer disappears into the dark night and only comes back when the music of the next song calls him. As it is between 3-4am by now, most of the children have gone into their huts and are alseep. Also Nadine and the Finnish visitors are taking a nap in the cars.

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Citation

Nadine Grimm (née Borchardt) and Christopher Lorenz. (2012). Item "Bapeyadance5" in collection "Bagyeli/Bakola". The Language Archive. https://hdl.handle.net/1839/065af872-5875-4f15-9c7a-cc2c4a26035b. (Accessed 2023-12-08)

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License(s)/Agreement(s)

DOBES Code of Conduct v.2