Youngsters dance around the circle of 15 thumping drummers, led by 79-year-old Antime Baranshakaje, still sprightly and waving spear and shield, himself the former drummer of the last king of this small central African nation. Here on a hilltop in Gishora, some 100 kilometres (60 miles) east of the capital Bujumbura, the drummers perform. But it is no simple musical show: the ritual dance of the royal drums were last year placed on UNESCO's Intangible ...Saturday, 4 April 2015
He Who Strikes the Drum Sets the Pace for the Dancers
Youngsters dance around the circle of 15 thumping drummers, led by 79-year-old Antime Baranshakaje, still sprightly and waving spear and shield, himself the former drummer of the last king of this small central African nation. Here on a hilltop in Gishora, some 100 kilometres (60 miles) east of the capital Bujumbura, the drummers perform. But it is no simple musical show: the ritual dance of the royal drums were last year placed on UNESCO's Intangible ...
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