I am not from Mankon but i love Mbaghalum, its very traditional and there is skill and great dignity in this dance. The beat of that talking drum enchants me always. Peace.
Mbaghalum and bottle dance has qualities of being a world art phenomenon, but they need transformation, hard work and promotion.
To meet international standards the dancing has to be intense and more coordinated. What I see from the dancers is too weak and sluggish. The music itself need serious need serious arrangement.
Why would you want to transform it?? Transform it and it becomes something else. Why not keep our culture the way it is? It is awesome just the way it is. We should accept and embrace our culture instead of trying to Westernise it. I love it the way it is and I pray that it stays that way!
@kedioh:
You are 100% right to say this.
Africa has more culture and history than the whole world put together, and diluting it with western style is a travesty.
I’ve seen enough of Western and American rubbish to last me several lifetimes.
Oh, and I’m not even an African.
You just correct.I think every western culture is a boring repetition of the previous one.Africa has a great diversity of culture across the gracious continent.
@Mallopro:
What do you mean by international standards?
There is no such thing in art or culture.
No African artist should compete with any other standard than its own.
This music is amazing exactly as it is and the dancers do a fine job.
Vive Africa!!!
Beautiful music!!! Go Cameroon!!!, Continue the good work. On behalf of one your Garifuna brothers! Wabarougoun iduhenu! (Lets move forward, relatives) In the Garifuna language.
I used to dance Mbaghalum back in Cameroon. I know real Mbagahalum when I see one. I am not saying that this one is not good. I am not saying that it should be modified with foreign stuff. For the world to really appreciate anything coming from Africa in terms of art and culture it has to be real. When I talk of being real it should primitive as it used to be. Take a westerner 200 or 500 years behind with your art. They are tired of modern things, they want real primitive cultures.
I am an artist from Cameroon living here promoting and transforming the way foreigners see African art and culture. So international standard is something that is different and will make people thinking and asking serious questions or wanting to discover it.
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this is the best
Great, great video and music!
makes me dance
lol
i love afica and proud to be an african(nw) cameroon
lol
Na Wandaful* Thank you for this nostalgic music that gives us a rich cultural experience of Cameroon and especially the grassfields. I loved it.
I am not from Mankon but i love Mbaghalum, its very traditional and there is skill and great dignity in this dance. The beat of that talking drum enchants me always. Peace.
am so proud to be from this village with such good traditional music..love mbaghalum
god live like it ….
By my own words I Quote ” you only have good memories of a place if you’ve been there” and that place is Abakwa
“Lie man” you de too lie
Whaooooo I was so marvelled to find this post. Very proud to be from Mankon as well. Tks for posting.
Mbaghalum and bottle dance has qualities of being a world art phenomenon, but they need transformation, hard work and promotion.
To meet international standards the dancing has to be intense and more coordinated. What I see from the dancers is too weak and sluggish. The music itself need serious need serious arrangement.
wow! great great to finally find my country music on here!
Why would you want to transform it?? Transform it and it becomes something else. Why not keep our culture the way it is? It is awesome just the way it is. We should accept and embrace our culture instead of trying to Westernise it. I love it the way it is and I pray that it stays that way!
this brings back memories
love this and thanks for posting
This brings back memories
thanks for the posting
@kedioh:
You are 100% right to say this.
Africa has more culture and history than the whole world put together, and diluting it with western style is a travesty.
I’ve seen enough of Western and American rubbish to last me several lifetimes.
Oh, and I’m not even an African.
You just correct.I think every western culture is a boring repetition of the previous one.Africa has a great diversity of culture across the gracious continent.
@Mallopro:
What do you mean by international standards?
There is no such thing in art or culture.
No African artist should compete with any other standard than its own.
This music is amazing exactly as it is and the dancers do a fine job.
Vive Africa!!!
Love this music. Great work bro. keep it. Great music from Southern Cameroon
Lol thnx but im not a bro… im a woman
Sorry and thx for the correction. Noted
Mankon dance Woooooooo.
AYIBOBO CAMEROON KEEP YOUR HEAD ON YOUR SHOULDER
FROM HAITI LOVE CAMEROON .AYIBOBO AYIBOBO.
Beautiful music!!! Go Cameroon!!!, Continue the good work. On behalf of one your Garifuna brothers! Wabarougoun iduhenu! (Lets move forward, relatives) In the Garifuna language.
I used to dance Mbaghalum back in Cameroon. I know real Mbagahalum when I see one. I am not saying that this one is not good. I am not saying that it should be modified with foreign stuff. For the world to really appreciate anything coming from Africa in terms of art and culture it has to be real. When I talk of being real it should primitive as it used to be. Take a westerner 200 or 500 years behind with your art. They are tired of modern things, they want real primitive cultures.
I am an artist from Cameroon living here promoting and transforming the way foreigners see African art and culture. So international standard is something that is different and will make people thinking and asking serious questions or wanting to discover it.
i like very much folk dancing from north west cameroon especially from bamenda
upper ngemba Oyeee
Oyeee
i love this kind of music because it speaks my langue
my beeeeeeeeessssssssst!love this song thanks brother!
This is the sound that resonates to the depths of your soul and takes you home if you are from the Northwest Province.
….your welcome 🙂 im a woman tho
the person wey he click dislike,,,,,need clean mankon slap for he face.,,,jealousy people.