Video: The Ceremony
Sunday, February 8th, 2009 at 10:47 pm
I wrote last month about a wild day of shooting when I stumbled upon a ceremony on the hillside above the main village of Sikoro in Bamako, Mali.
After talking with Amidou Keita, a photographer from Bamako, I’ve learned the purpose of the ceremony was probably to rid the demons from one of the women there.
Here is some raw video from that day. The video quality suffers a bit to get in on You Tube. I’ll work to improve the quality as I post more.
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Great video and music! Not unlike some of the drumming and dancing at a Grateful Dead concert. Mickey Hart would be proud!
Cool dancing and music!
I can’t wait to see more great videos
That was amazing, Dan. You were able to experience the culture first hand! Beautiful footage. The music was mesmerizing.
Wow, thanks for posting this Dan. I felt like I was right there in the mix! Beautiful music too.
I’m somewhat surprised you were able to video this ceremony. Maybe everyone was so intent on the ceremony they didn’t notice you. Amazing!