Congo Folklore -- Calling for the blessing of rain is this witch doctor during the Mbuya dance of the Bapende Tribe. In his right hand is basket filled with dried seeds, and in his left an antelope horn filled with mysterious powder. The Mbuya dance is an African Folklore 'Play' with as many as twenty characters. The Folklore of Africa lies, not in books, but in the Rhythmic Tribal dances that are handed down from generation to generation. The origins of the dances steps, the gestures and the s.

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Caption: Congo Folklore -- Calling for the blessing of rain is this witch doctor during the Mbuya dance of the Bapende Tribe. In his right hand is basket filled with dried seeds, and in his left an antelope horn filled with mysterious powder. The Mbuya dance is an African Folklore 'Play' with as many as twenty characters. The Folklore of Africa lies, not in books, but in the Rhythmic Tribal dances that are handed down from generation to generation. The origins of the dances steps, the gestures and the s

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