Koreduga, Koredugaw, Komodenu

[Dirk]

The same group also at the Segou festival.

[bubudi]

thanks, dirk. that's nice! i like the old fella dancing near the beginning who i'm guessing was a former koreduga.

[bops]

Here's what I shot. Looks like the same group as in Dirk's video (Groupe Benkadi de Segou), but a different location. Plus, I added a little bit of "les souffleurs" (horn blowers) at the beginning. Enjoy!

[e2c]

bops - thanks so much for posting that vid! (Are you a professional videographer, by any chance?) The music has a ferocious groove. (And a djembe played with a stick... hmm.)

I don't really know much about the background for these groups, and am wondering if anyone can fill in some details about the costumes and props...

Also... I hope American guys start taking the hint that dancing is for everyone. We have so few male dancers here. It would be nice to see a bit more balance.

[michi]

Awesome footage, thanks Bops!

Michi.

[music]

Here's a bonkolo version of Korojuga from Markala

http://malikan.web.officelive.com/default.aspx

[DjSato]

In Mamady's Wassolon album we hear the lyrics:

"E Komodenu, sisa bora Tamaninko
Taa wulida komo so la, sisi bora Tamaninko"

Which, according to http://www.paulnas.eu/wap/koreduga.html translates to

"Hey, you children of the Komo, see the smoke rising from Tamaninko
the fire started in the house of Komo, see the smoke rising from Tamaninko"

For me, this led to more questions than answers about the koredjuga. Does anyone know the context of these lyrics?

[bops]

In my opinion, the fire means that there's a party going on. It's not that the house is on fire, but rather that there's a fire outside the house.

When they say Komodenu, they're referring to members of the komo, not children. They're calling members of the komo to come to the fete.