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Traditional dances

Weddings, harvests, rites of passage and festivals bring coded steps and symbolic movements to life.

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Machine translation from French, under review. The French text is authoritative.

The diversity of the people of Chad has given rise to a wide variety of dances, often linked to local rhythms.

The Baguirmians are known for a dance where dancers simulate a fight by brandishing large pilons.

In Sarh, the duo Ngone Saar claims the sai, ngadja and bayan rhythms, mixed with the northern rhythms and the afrobeat.

Baguirmi
simulated drum fight dance
South (Sarh)
Sai, Ngadja, Bahan

To be completed (not verified)

  • Gourna, ndjamena-ndjamena and other orally quoted dances: sources to be found before publication.
  • Directory of the National Ballet of Chad: to be documented.

Sources

  1. Wikipédia, « Musique tchadienne »
  2. Wikipedia (en), « Music of Chad »
  3. Tchadinfos, « Racine Espoir, premier album du groupe Ngone Saar » (19 février 2023)
  4. Music In Africa, « Ballet National du Tchad »

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