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Tam village Benin- mars 31-2021: Gelede a form of 'Espirit performs a dance ahead of a Voodoo ceremony. They take care of the community and ask for the rains for crops.\n\nThe Gẹlẹdẹ spectacle of the Yoruba is a public display by colorful masks which combines art and ritual dance to amuse, educate and inspire worship. Gelede celebrates “Mothers” (awon iya wa), a group that includes female ancestors and deities as well as the elderly women of the community, and the power and spiritual capacity these women have in society. Focusing not only on fertility and motherhood but also on correct social behavior within the Yoruba society.
An African performer of authentic African rhythms performs on stage. He is dressed in authentic folk clothes and plays an authentic African percussion instrument.
Ouidah, Benin - January 10, 2023: Women in traditional clothings and juwelery dancing at the Voodoo Festival. The extraordinary Voodoo Festival which takes place in Ouidah, Benin every year on 10 January is a celebration of the voodoo religion and the cults associated with it  and draws fetish priests, voodoo adepts, traditional chiefs and onlookers from far and wide. Voodoo has been recognised as a religion by the Beninese government since 1996, and its cultural significance is increasingly being appreciated. The old idea that it was a practice of simple sorcery or barbarism is being replaced by the notion that it is important cultural heritage
The Egungun is a secret Voodoo society of men from Eastern Benin and Western Nigeria that worship the ancestors and provide a means of contact with the ancestral spirits. The masks worn by the Egungun represent the spirit of a particular person.  Benin, 2023
Allada, Benin - January 9, 2007: People in traditionel clothings and with traditional juwelery (chains made of shells) dancing at the Voodoo Festival in Allada, Benin.
Yoruba street drummers performing at Abeokuta, Ogun State, during the 2024 Lisabi Festival. shot 9th March 2024
Indigenous people from the Wassú tribe and tourist performing a traditional Toré ritual in the village in Brazil - Low Section
Godefouma village, Ivory Coast-appril 10-2022: Godefouma dances are a tribute to nature. Men dress up as different animals to worship nature.
Grand Popo, Benin voodoo festival in Benin, January 10, 2020, Grand Popo, The annual festival takes place on the big beach on the Atlantic Ocean. Each group plays, without sparing, ceremonial drums, people dance and sing traditional dances, while some adepts fall into trance, possessed by the invoked spirits.
Allada, Benin - January 9, 2023: People in traditional clothes and jewelry dancing at the Voodoo Festival n Allada, a town near Ouidah. The extraordinary Voodoo Festival which takes place in Ouidah, Benin every year on 10 January is a celebration of the voodoo religion and the cults associated with it  and draws fetish priests, voodoo adepts, traditional chiefs and onlookers from far and wide. Voodoo has been recognised as a religion by the Beninese government since 1996, and its cultural significance is increasingly being appreciated. The old idea that it was a practice of simple sorcery or barbarism is being replaced by the notion that it is important cultural heritage
west african musicians with jembes.
The Egungun is a secret Voodoo society of men from Eastern Benin and Western Nigeria that worship the ancestors and provide a means of contact with the ancestral spirits. The masks worn by the Egungun represent the spirit of a particular person.  Benin, 2023
An African performer of authentic African rhythms performs on stage. He is dressed in authentic folk clothes and plays an authentic African percussion instrument.
Sons of Ghandy - traditional carnival group at Salvador - Bahia - Brazil
Kampala, Uganda - May 1975: man doing the traditional Runyege dance. He has ebinyege (leg rattles) on his legs.
Portrait of Ewe and Gen man dancing woodoo dance. 01 November 2015 Anfoin, Togo
Grand Popo, Benin voodoo festival in Benin, January 10, 2020, Grand Popo, The annual festival takes place on the big beach on the Atlantic Ocean. Each group plays, without sparing, ceremonial drums, people dance and sing traditional dances, while some adepts fall into trance, possessed by the invoked spirits.
Allada, Benin - January 9, 2007: People in traditional clothings and with traditional juwelery dancing at the Voodoo Festival in Allada, Benin. In the background watch other people the scene.
Indigenous man holding maraca during ritual in village
Ouidah, Benin - January 10, 2023: People in traditional clothes and jewelry dancing at the Voodoo Festival in Ouidah, Benin. The extraordinary Voodoo Festival which takes place in Ouidah, Benin every year on 10 January is a celebration of the voodoo religion and the cults associated with it  and draws fetish priests, voodoo adepts, traditional chiefs and onlookers from far and wide. Voodoo has been recognised as a religion by the Beninese government since 1996, and its cultural significance is increasingly being appreciated. The old idea that it was a practice of simple sorcery or barbarism is being replaced by the notion that it is important cultural heritage
An African performer of authentic African rhythms performs on stage. He is dressed in authentic folk clothes and plays an authentic African percussion instrument.
Wooden African drums made with animal skin surfaces  used to create beautiful melodies during
Hands of Moroccan band drummer hitting drums, Merzouga.
The Tabom or Agudas are the Afro-Brazilian community in the south of Ghana who are mostly of Yoruba descent. The Tabom People are an Afro-Brazilian community of former enslaved peoples who returned to Africa (Ghana). When they arrived in Jamestown, Accra they could speak only Portuguese, and would conspicuously use the phrase \
Cachimalero, Esmeraldas, Ecuador - November 3, 2011: Young adult musician playing a traditional drum during the popular San Martin de Porres party in Cachimalero, Ecuador, surrounded by a cheerful crowd
African dancers move to the beat of a drum at a tourist restaurant in Zimbabwe
Indigenous people from the Wassú tribe performing a traditional Toré ritual in the village - Low Section
african drum
Ouidah, Benin - January 10, 2023: Dancer in traditional clothes and jewelry at the Voodoo Festival. The extraordinary Voodoo Festival which takes place in Ouidah, Benin every year on 10 January is a celebration of the voodoo religion and the cults associated with it  and draws fetish priests, voodoo adepts, traditional chiefs and onlookers from far and wide. Voodoo has been recognised as a religion by the Beninese government since 1996, and its cultural significance is increasingly being appreciated. The old idea that it was a practice of simple sorcery or barbarism is being replaced by the notion that it is important cultural heritage
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