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Get your oar in!
It doesn’t take much to become the subject of local curiosity in Nigeria, if you are two very Caucasian-looking ‘tourists’ among a sea of many thousands of passionately dancing Africans as they sing and sweat to the beats of traditional wooden drums at the first Abuja Carnival.
Dancing despite the streets
A smoky haze envelops the sprawling outskirts of the Angolan capital of Luanda as dusk turns to dark. Dust blows as piles of rubbish burn, sending plumes of thick black smoke into the air. In the distance, small children run in and out of the alleyways of this shanty-town, as others stroll the streets irreverently.
Rewriting history
Standing high above the African savannah at the giant rocks of Pungo Andongo in north-central Angola’s remote province of Malanje, you can feel the weight of history reverberating from the soles of your feet.
Her talking drum
Aralola Olamuyiwa, known as Ara, means mystery in her native Yoruba language plays the ‘talking drum’, a traditional instrument that was once reserved for men. On stage, she is outgoing, ever-present, singing and playing her special drum as dancers and acrobats contribute to the impressive show that is as much a celebration of Africa, as it is an ‘Ara’ performance.