Takamba
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| Takamba | |
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 Nigérien singer and flautist Yacouba Moumouni dancing Takamba | |
| Cultural origins | Songhai Empire |
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| Mali, Niger | |
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| Bitti Harey | |
Takamba is a music and dance native to the Songhai and Tuareg peoples of Niger and Mali. It is both a musical composition and a dance. The musicians play a traditional instrument known as the Kurbu or Tehardent and a traditional African Calabash. The Takamba dance includes graceful and rhythmic movements performed both seated and standing where the shoulders and arms sway with the flow of the music.[1][2][3][4]