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"Bottle dance" in an African bar

Artist: Asta Ngo Um Djimbe, who grew up with tradition ...

 

 

  • She invites us to a bar on the périphery, where Camerounians come on weekends to connect

    with compatriots and have a taste of home

 

 

Waiting
"Bonsoir!"

 

 

  • There, with a student, she performed this dance

 

 

 

This is a wedding dance, that is, a fertility dance. Stomping brings up the earth's energy and hip-swinging is erotic.

 

 

The beer is a symbol of life and an experienced dancer drinks all of it so that, hopefully, a baby will come next.

 

 

We thank Hortense Ngo Bon and Paul Bolomaka, as well as Queen Asta,

for allowing us to take these pictures.

 

Europeans are welcome, but rarely know of this spot. The bar's patron, Asta, the musicians

and the African public welcome our guests.

 

 

•The cost of this soirée depends on the the context and the number of participants. Please ask us.

 

Photos Claude Abron