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Africa: Then and Now
ijo-ibile Dance
Yoruba cultural dance is called 'ijo-ibile' which is translated as 'local/traditional dance'. The Yorubas dance to musical instruments such as bata, gangan (local talking drum), sekere, agogo (gong) and so on.(24) The dancers are mostly dressed with colorful clothes and a cap is often a major part of the attire. Females are dressed in wrappers tied to the chest region and coral beads on the neck, waist, wrist and ankle.(25) Yoruba people dance to the sounds coming from their musical instruments, especially the bata and gangan.(26) Their arms and legs are moved in an orderly fashion as they dance
A video of the Yoruba people performing the ijo ibile dance (40)
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