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In Bamiléké funerals, dances synthesize all art forms into one unified performance. There are many secret societies with their own dances. They perform during funeral ceremonies.
 

"A master drummer must have seven eyes."

-African Proverb


 

Listen to music from a funeral.

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Images of dance and music from a funeral ceremony in Bafou-Dschang.


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Last Updated 31 July, 2002