Dahomey (1952)



In 1952, Pierre Verger, the famous Photographer and Ethnologist, took those pictures (the sleeve too) of Egun ceremony in Benin. Egun is a mask.


A dead spirit who's coming back behind costume, music, song, dance, advices and judgments for living people. The recording is from Gilbert Rouget, the great musical ethnologist who worked during a long period in Benin.

5 comments:

  1. PashaslonJuly 30, 2009 at 11:10 AM

    Hello, I'm from Russia and I want to make blog http://kulamara.blogspot.com/ about african music. I would like to translate your describe in to Russian, if you don't mind.

    Best regards,
    Pashaslon

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  2. oroJuly 30, 2009 at 10:13 PM

    Hello Pashaslon,

    do not hesitate to translate my posts. It is a pleasure for. Keep doing your blog because Russia needs more african music blogs.

    Best regards and thank you

    Oro

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  3. JanasAugust 7, 2009 at 5:57 PM

    Thank you very much for this gem!

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  4. patricioSeptember 7, 2010 at 9:49 AM

    Fabuleux!!

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  5. Love Letters JournalJuly 21, 2011 at 12:15 PM

    Thanks!

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