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« Swimming tiger | Main | Peering into New Orleans » October 9, 2005Jamaican sacred kumina dance has African rootsAfrica live in kumina at the Jamaica Gleaner.
More traditional Jamaican folk forms. Posted by Sheila Lennon |
Kumina, otherwise known as kalunga or kaduunga, features flat-footed inching of the feet (or the kongo step), a steady, but often subtle, forward-thrusting of the hip with the rib cage and arms moving against the hip, followed by wild spins and sudden breaks, signalled by the lead drum. The dominant elements of kumina are dance, music, spirit possession, healing and the use of herbs.
The drums used in the dance are the kbandu, which provides the basic rhythms, and playing cast, the lead drum. These go together with candles, graters, shakas and catta sticks, played on the back of the drum....
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