Boka Camara plays Dununba 2005

Boka Camara joins the local crew at a Dununba celebration in the neighborhood of Dixin in Conakry, West Africa in 2005.

[@dragonlee4065]

Till today I enjoy this video. To say that the dancers were having fun is underrated.

[@ujwaba7411]

No drugs.. No pills... No alcohol.. No Gucci belt... No Louboutin shoes no Instagram no Twitter no no.... ONLY pure vybz... Only riddm n soul.. Thank you Africa

[@bevsputler5455]

They're smokn' something :)

[@unwashedbrain5790]

✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿 Bamg on BRO !!! No nothing BRO !!!! Trussss.... Pure RAW ENERGY !!!!

[@franciscojaviertamayoclavi2660]

solo piel. only skin

[@unwashedbrain5790]

@@franciscojaviertamayoclavi2660 Yes man only skin, energy, connection to the planet and no stresss...

[@unwashedbrain5790]

@@franciscojaviertamayoclavi2660 solo de la piel....Mexico !?

[@terryattipoe5023]

These African women are just gorgeous rhyming wow

[@jgydiscovering3693]

Africans rythms that people enjoy it to the fullest I love it I'm from Ecuador 🇪🇨

[@rustytheaveragedrumguy3984]

I'm a drummer here in the states and I live this stuff. 😎❤

[@sacredsounds4234]

It's a sheer travesty what has happened to the African people and their culture.This gathering is a true testament to their strength, courage and fortitude .May they be blessed and their generations be loved and cared for.For they are the roots to us all.

[@Freunderealitaet]

in germany we had something .. something magic that we super much celebrated for hours and hours .. this feeling .. feel what you hear and move your body to it.. dont thinking .. listening ... we called it techno partys... here in this video thats what i am talking about .. talking of this magic thing who has no word .. the energy .. the connection of peoples.. and now - we have a corona dominated world and doing this is a crime now - meet and dance a party itself .. all history now - love love love to africa

[@ronaldblackburn8947]

I am a white guy here in NY.. Love Techno (Trance) and African dance..They have African dance (workout) classes in many famous gyms now. I tried shuffel dance to electronic music, but kept falling over ! :( I'm 79

[@ade-ade]

For those who may not know there is much more to this. If you look very well, the drummers (especially the lead percussionist in red) seems to drum exactly for each individual or group and each set of steps or dance as they come. The drums talk to the dancers and the dancers talk to the drums. If these drums were made the way we make them traditionally, then the actual process of making the drums is a spiritual process in and of itself, from the felling of the tree to the final product. Yorùbá "talking" drums are named so for a reason as they are in other parts of Africa that engage these practices. It is why the synergy between drum and dancer is so completely synchronised.

[@andreareinhardt6834]

thank you!

[@ade-ade]

@@andreareinhardt6834 most welcome Andrea

[@anumekasa4439]

@@ade-ade VERY TRUE

[@neils8443]

That's an awesome insight into the video!

[@liseyassanchase4395]

Born to play guitar. I never saw Such beauty and talent. My beautiful Africans.

[@bhakta949]

The REAL DEAL .....ridiculous mind-blowing drumming and pure inspirational dancing

[@madioubarry112]

i see nothing but love and good energy in here. We black people love and welcome everybody in our culture. we are all brothers and sisters around this world.

[@ayelleefun2620]

This is fantastic, joyful union no war.

[@macog5]

you can clearly see some of them are not just following music... musicians and dancers are simply connected there. amazing

[@luciddreams6210]

Its like a portrayal of how people interact in a social setting with going back and forth between different people expressing their viewpoint and then someone else comes in and says no its not like that its like THIS (shows their way) then someone else calmly comes and says no not like that like _this_ and then it just becomes an open space where everyone just does their own thing but they all love it/don't care which way it goes. Reminds me of real life.

[@nagybibe]

I feel joy🙂great music,amazing dancers,very unique people🤩🤩🤩😍Big hug🤗and love from Hungary🇭🇺🥰

[@mmalcolm2709]

I wish i had the energy to dance like this, very nice dancing, i have bad knees, i could watch you guys all day. Great..

[@sekoubangoura5003]

Vive mon Afrique ✊🇬🇳

[@gokulkrish3173]

I visit this video so many times... I dont know the exact reason abt why i love this... Still & always my love for this... From tamilnadu, india💚❤️

[@butterpecan111]

This was therapeutic for me. Nothing was wasted by taking the time to watch this. 💜

[@catry707]

Thanks KZbin to show me this dances! Guinea, Senegal, Cote... Every place, diff. dances but wonderful people, feeling and joy the rhythm

[@olivergarcia9917]

Comunity, equals, everybody on the same mood, loving and respect ❤️ from Mx 🇲🇽

[@blitznitz]

Beautiful! Just so free flowing and without any pretence

[@Luvly2938]

Wow what a amazing drumming and dancing. Everyone danced so well. Africa Africa Africa Long live Africa and Africans!!

[@sidibagos2169]

It's from my culture it's called dumdumba the maninka manding dance.. Dance from powerful man

[@ampeliculas5487]

This is like a good book, when you start reading you have to finish watching it. Lovely Africa, my father used to say in Africa dance start when someone sees a drum, no need to start beating it.

[@shanecarter6194]

These dancers should be world renowned!,..excellent job!! Notice how..the little kid @18:34 didn't want to give back the dance space 🤣,..I truly enjoyed this! 👍🏾👍🏾

[@tonyshinobi412]

wow...thank you for sharing this....got tears in my eyes......so this where my culture came from!!! hip hop man ...its so much bigger than we normally see.....i guess thats where every type of music and dance and culture came from...we are all one!

[@arlenedrakes3620]

This is the Africa i feel in my soul from the ancestors gone and never forgotten, this is how they dance and lived so raw and yet so creative all rolled into one big love

[@Valdesgreen]

Arlene, never better said that I have heard

[@sidibagos2169]

It's Africa but specialy manding manika dance😉from Guinea-Conakry kankan siguiry kourousa dabola etc

[@Smaran-vu7qr]

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[@maeldeedee3946]

@@sidibagos2169 8

[@georgemoore9924]

Africa lives in all africans worldwide You can take black people out of Africa but you cannot take Africa out of black people

[@jadetalley2180]

Great, Powerful, BEAUTIFUL..... The design of our Soul!! (Africa ♥️🌹)

[@eduardogonzalezs8161]

wowww just awesome god bless Africa we Mexicans love you

[@chrisvillanueva3843]

Love all of you to I'm Filipino and white

[@beverleyrogers7414]

I would love to express myself in that kind of free Danceing so nice and crazy love it 💥💃🏿

[@cindywhiteway]

Just blown away on the dance and love and the djembe drummers

[@AkgunIlhanIstanbul]

Beautiful rhytms and beautiful people...

[@terryattipoe5023]

This is African natural beauty on display with melamin utmost

[@georgeinadriver4191]

unbelievably beautiful! the drumming was terrific and the dancing was just simply gorgeous. wow you don't see Talent like that everyday. that was just amazing!

[@russhamer]

OMG, the energy, rhythm, the life force heere is so awesome! They are on a tiny peninsula on the southwest coast of Guinea, Africa. I wish I had been there.

[@noone-ix4jc]

Lovely people of lovely Africa... ❤️❤️❤️🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

[@idrisaluma]

The Lady with the green outfit is in full control of this mouth opening performance love it to the fullest.

[@romandybala]

That was the most exciting dance I have ever seen . Spontaneity, rythm, exuberance, agility . Love was in da house.

[@Flower-ck2bs]

This is something that nobody can take from Africa! ❤️

[@anthonyjohn9000]

After all dancing is an art, talent God's Gift. Brothers and sisters very good enjoyed it both drumming and dancing, God bless you all.

[@capitaineledurecapitaine8052]

I love ❤️ guinea 🇬🇳 I'm from guinea 🇬🇳

[@wilverepifanio4680]

No me canso de ver a estas personas admirables como bailan se nesecita mucha fuerza y energia para bailar asi los saludo. desde 🌴Acapulco 🌴🌞arriba mis AFRICANOS 😲😲😲😲😲😀😉👍😎⛵LOS ADMIRO MUCHO☻☻☻❤❤❤❤😉👍

[@erickamckinney2980]

Excellent dancing by everyone! I really enjoyed how everyone, especially the tourists, embraced the celebration! It was beautiful to see everyone supported and encouraged in their dance!

[@glorytoyahzulu6229]

Thank you so much mother Africa with her children! This is what Africa means!! Happiness and natural.

[@nalaikjatt1474]

Imagine all of these magnificent people in their traditional attires. Totally enjoyed. Hope they ll keep this amazing traditions intact n alive.

[@whatrwedoing6968]

BIG UP to the musicians.channelling the ancestors.POSITIVE VIBES!!

[@princemarora]

That’s just joy in its purity. The drums team is amazing .

[@LenapeSusqehannock]

THE DANCE AND THE RYTHMS ARE INSEPERABLE, ROCK STAR

[@gillandscaping8631]

Sense of community, love this dance!

[@reece1929]

The young lady with the long golden braids and the green dress was gettin it in. All of them were amazing!

[@maxpender7924]

The 'hair effect' added to her dancing greatly.

[@shaanrao]

How playful the people are. Thank you Africa 🥰

[@cheguevara5560]

This is extraordinary purest dancing form I have ever seen ,easy to hear and see where Cuban rumba come from originally .Pure joy to watch

[@proudcitizen4883]

I LOVE MY CONTINENT LOVE LIVE AFRIKA

[@abdulkadirsalaad2091]

Boondheere Banadir

[@abdulkadirsalaad2091]

Somalia

[@agneskoloko6897]

great Africa traditional dance love Africa God bless us.

[@tishanastewart894]

This brought me so much joy. I literally cried, I felt the drums, I felt the dance, I felt the spirit..... absolutely beautiful.

[@marcribes4600]

Rhythm in pure state, Precious art in pure state. Thank you

[@happy2bnappy575]

OMG, that was awesome. I felt like I was in Africa. Got my cardio up !!!

[@arrietamap1965]

hermoso cuando se une la gente sin apego a colores ni razas, bello video, lo comparto

[@kateriist1]

This is soooooooo beautiful and pure. Africa what a land of beauty and grace! Thanks from Manila. And the drummers, they are out of this world!

[@DrBeeSpeaks]

This dance has always been crunk to the max! ❤

[@yippee2000]

This brings tears to my eyes. I love how 'organic' this is...everyone being their natural selves...and just jumping in and dancing whenever and however...

[@fibranijevidra]

I also could not bear it and started to cry from emotions this gives me. Extremely moving.

[@fibranijevidra]

I find this extremely emotional. After while I started to cry with big a smile on my face. The drummimg, the moves, hystery, energy... it moves the soul and heals the body. Even those white people was nothing less amazing. They all feel it. I need to experience this live. It's on my bucket list. Without a doubt, most powerful video I have seen in my 44 yrs. Big thanks for sharing this.

[@cheibahh7601]

Fibra this a group from Guinea Conakry west Africa.... precisely the Susu ethnic group

[@adamsaoud7191]

cool speech and yes it heals the soul i am Syrian i dont know how and and when i loved this African culture but i do believe it born with us all because Africa somehow is our mother so no wonder they called it mama Africa

[@thebill8891]

You are always welcome They may not be as rich as western world but believe me they show love

[@sidibagos2169]

@@cheibahh7601 😂idiot.. This is not susu dance but dumdumba the maninka manding dance

[@spiderfly78]

You put my thoughts in words :) Still crying while smiling - so wonderful!

[@hamza-latif]

I'm really enjoying. Love form Pakistan ❤️

[@christokrzysztofradew5047]

Playing on djembe lesson with djembe master is like a 10 hours on gym every day !!! Thumb up for Conacry djembe players!!!! Greetings from Poland !!!❤❤❤

[@SgtBubbles100]

just pure energy that is transformed through the drummer into sound. Something beautiful gets born when this energy from the drummer starts to take effect on the dancer. The dancer gets connected with the drummers soul, by feeling it in his bones. By watching and moving together with the dancer in the middle the audience energybodies gets connected too with the dancer. The dancer experiences himself as part of this society, this humans, this earth. The drummer, the dancer and the audience are manifesting the show of inwardly merging together. All this happens with the help of energy. everybody vibrate energetically in harmony. The main energy source this of party is pure unmanifested movement or love or god. Pure celebration of life energy and an ecstatic aware falling into the ocean of pure love energy by letting go of the self. and letting love and movement happen in the only constant and "real" of the life - the present moment.

[@minervavargas7596]

This is just beautiful my heart is so happy ❤️❤️❤️

[@chiikasheunique]

Literally couldn’t stop watch this was so beautiful. Reminds me of when I used to do shows with my troupe💕

[@didikamara7382]

Danse pour le rythme, la santé, la perfection, mariage parfait ! A protéger comme la prunelle de nos yeux !

[@chefjb30]

i studied with Boka back in 02. He's a true talent

[@sweetestdrug]

Wow. Here are my ancestors dancing in joy and speaking volumes and stories in their dances. This must be where praise dance came from...im certain. Cartwheels....i cant even do one. This was such a delight to watch. They dance what they feel and dont miss a beat.

[@sidibagos2169]

It's my dance from my culture

[@GarielaEhrhart]

These are not your ancestors... Those would be the parents of your parents and so on... Just saying, generalizations are not good in any way.

[@kumbakumba794]

Welcome 🤗😁 back princess.i'm a guinean woman living in Dublin Ireland from the ethnic of Mandingo,or Malinké where this dance is originally from.we have more than 300 rythmes of dance.we never or olmost never commit a suicide.belive me i can't dance at all these danse I'm mother 3.god bless you and your family 🥰.

[@kumbakumba794]

Guinea and west Africa in general is the root of many danses and rythmes in the new world like salsa,capoeira, meringue etc....

[@isaacchererestal8796]

Waw, la culture de nos ancêtres demeure en Haïti. Vive la culture africaine !

[@henryfoster5945]

THIS IS PURE DANCE OF HAPPINESS AND ENJOYMENT OF LIFE ART. CALL IT JUMPING IN JOY. LOVE IT.🤩😍😎

[@henryshakti7795]

This heals the body mind and soul

[@kumbakumba794]

You can have more money than us but we offer you a free 😹 joy.welcome to my guinea Conakry the empire of rythmes goombe kuku Soko soli wouroukoutou sakonke doundoumba kenken n'gonin timba sèrèn balla kouden fê jerendin of course the djembé ND the best djembéfolla masters of masters like Boca Camara bolokada condé, D'Artagnan Camara,wampack ,Mamady Keita and the 🦁 famoudou Konaté.waw I'm so proud of our 300 and more rythmes from Mandingo.

[@CallOfDrums]

Hey, this is "ALIVE"! Thank you for this impressive wonderful, powerful presence. I have been part of this kind of performances myself, although in Europe, and I remember how alive and joyful and uplifting it was. This is what is so much what I'd like to bring back to our culture... YES!!! This is alive!!! Thank you musicians, dancers, audience and photographers!

[@dandamuxima]

3:20 When you are a brazilian you can indentify Capoeira in its raw roots when you see that. I pay homege to thee África, the land of my ancestors. 🙏🏾

[@11kwright]

Same for Jamaican descendants. Born and bred in UK but can translate this type of dance naturally. It's deep within. At point 11 mins - the lady in green dances it really well. The women move better than the men generally.

[@mexicanosverdaderosrevoluc4904]

Jamaica , Brazil ,Cuba , Haiti, Belize part of Honduras , Peru ,Ecuador , Chile , still Africans they are not different

[@YaoEspirito]

I saw the cameraman crouching in front of the lead drummer, and it took my mind right to the roda!

[@dandamuxima]

@@11kwright Totally agree, bro. We use in capoeira and in our "terreiros" (afro-brazilian temples), a word from the yorùbá people to compliment and bless our brethren. The word is "ašé". We pronounce it like ashé and spell like axé. So I tell you, Axé! 🙏🏽

[@dandamuxima]

@@mexicanosverdaderosrevoluc4904 Yes, in some part. There are many european decendents in Brazil also and they would not like to be called africans. But it is true that we're 55% black and brown in our land. I'm an african in diaspora mixed with caiapó's indians. Best wishes from Brasília.

[@montoyapablo2089]

I love this people...passions & energies while danced.

[@osmanali3788]

montoya pablo maxaa father laguu so qabaata muukar ha laguu badii donoo waa amaar Mather

[@educatorsincommon5355]

This is my favorite thing. I LOVE watching Green Dress, and seeing the Chief let the dance come thru, proper. When Red Mama crashed it, I could see her star from her youth rise up. What a command. And when sky blue pants was called...WOW As a Capoeira, this video is an excellent look into the what the Roda IS.

[@13.Month.of.Sunshine]

The lady with the green 😍 i felt her Energy through my screen.evryone Beautiful!!Thank you for sharing the wealth Afrika!🙏🏾💚💛❤

[@fnutboy]

Heart warming....intoxicating...moving

[@edengalan3645]

dope! Just dope! Such honesty and authenticity. Unrestrained exuberance, joy, zeal! Refined skill and artistry. These rhythms and movements are the foundation and inexhaustible source of hip-hop, break-dance, dance hall, and contemporary dance art forms. Dope!

[@edengalan3645]

saludos

[@HealthyHairJourney]

Wasn't planning on watching the whole thing but I couldn't stop watching!

[@chasacart]

Sista, I can attest to that!! 👍🏾

[@stevesewall]

Hard to stop!

[@Nyamhazha]

Same here Saleema. I couldn't stop watching right to the end. Then I watched it again. Amazing

[@amonkannobah7456]

@@chasacart r9l

[@bombohclat]

Me too.

[@maarifawalcott5145]

Dope! Just dope! Such honesty and authenticity. Unrestrained exuberance, joy, zeal! Refined skill and artistry. These rhythms and movements are the foundation and inexhaustible source of hip-hop, break-dance, dance hall, and contemporary dance art forms. Dope!

[@Valdesgreen]

It's all from there. We're all from there.

[@geesaidit541]

Great rhythms and dancers...Much love!❤💓

[@mongonnam3698]

Keep it please, ne le perdons pas. C'est extrêmement beau!! Merci l'Afrique.

[@harrisafiari6938]

Salute, kind of dance full of spiritual energy - we love you, really ...!!!

[@thyagocardoso8157]

Lindo a minha africa onde tem partes da minha origem até me emocionei.

[@exercisewithevonza9746]

So very beautiful!! 💖

[@ailuj67]

Waooo, sentí como latía mi corazón con esos tambores, mi cuerpo se movía solo... Viva AFRICAAAA.

[@stevesewall]

Wonderful all 38 minutes. An African contortionist like the fellow at 16:59 just advanced on America's Got Talent. Drummers and dancers so connected. Soon after the three guys join the woman a little after 5:20, things wind down for a quick break with the tall guy in the black shirt and colored headband dropping his head at the very final beat at 5:36, then walking on as if nothing has happened.

[@Flower-ck2bs]

One of my absolut favourites. So many artistic people there. Beautiful!🙏🏾🙏🏻❤️☀️🍀

[@paxas03]

Would love to be there! :) Thank you my friends for sharing this precious moment. Wish you the best, from Europe to Africa!

[@gitanaflamenco3770]

Super ! Félicitations à tous les participants. Bonne et heureuse nouvelle Année. Namasté mes frères et soeurs.

[@danahutchison9288]

How beautiful. Y'all dance from the depths of your souls. Thank u for sharing your gift of dance. God bless y'all

[@grigoryvorobchenko2844]

I watched the whole video too. I Was like spelled ,under incredible impression. My heart with them and in Afrika.

[@rouguiatoucamara5325]

That's why I love my country guinea

[@peterklonwurst7483]

Another Dance Trance-Mission from Africa! Watch out, you could get be hypnotized!

[@ramkiran8294]

I am from Indian 🇮🇳 I love Africa

[@mariegriffin9952]

We love you too. This dance is called dumdumba from Guinea 🇬🇳 (Guinée/Conakry) West Africa! I am from Guinea leaving in California and every time I hear this I want to go back home 😢

[@adraraboudrar7236]

we make noise we move we are alive we prove it we communicate to the creation the whole universe admires us the stars are fascinated we recreate harmony