sogo bo in segou region, mali

[bubudi]

an ex peace corps dude returns to the village of welentiguila, near segou, to build a well with others in his organisation, african sky. after the speeches were over, the village put on this celebration in their honour. these are puppets and masks which sometimes 2 or 3 men hide inside and animate. this type of celebration is called sogo bo and mainly features animal puppets. not far from the beginning of this sogo bo footage you can see secular versions of the ntomo masks (masks of a bamana initiation society). even better than the spectacular display of puppets and masks is the way in which the whole village get into the dancing together with such energy and unity.

[bubudi]

more sogo bo can be seen in this footage from the festival sur le niger, also in segou. enjoy!

[bubudi]

more info on sogo bo in the following articles

Puppets and masks of the Bamana and the Bozo.pdf

article 1 - bamana and bozo puppets and masks in kirango (mali)

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Sogobo.pdf

article 2 - sogobo: the bamana masquerade

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also see the books, cds and dvds by elizabeth den otter in the mali masquerade media thread.

[michi]

That's awesome information, thanks a lot for that!

Cheers,

Michi.

[bubudi]