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rock painting of a dance performance
Gelede masquerader
Gelede mask
Yoruba dance
Jukun women dancing
Yoruba dance staff
mask representing the mwanapwo
Makishi dancer
ceremonial lion dance
Lotuxo rainmakers
Observe the Dogon dancers of Mali performing wearing Kanaga masks
Listen to a drummer playing the beat to a traditional dance in the middle of an African marketplace
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