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The African Ballet of Keita Fodeba at 7.45 this evening

The Call of the Tom-Tom
Leading Tom-Tom player, Traore Dougoufana

Enian-Adje
by Dynah Mockey

Doctori
A song of grief sung by a widow

Mindiani
by Koyah Maros
Traditional dance of a young bride

Miwela
A Congo love song

Dounoumba
A harvest dance by Kante Faceli

Boundessa
A song from Senegal

The Fire Dance
by Keita Fodeba
(By arrangement with Peter Daubeny and Leon Hepner)

Contributors

Decor:
Bernard Dayde
Presented for television by:
Margaret Dale
Tom-Tom player:
Traore Dougoufana
Writer (Enian-Adje):
Dynah Mockey
The Evil Sorcerer:
Sylla Mariki
The Witch Doctor:
null Jacouba
The Victim:
null Amina
Singer (Doctori):
null Madiana
Writer (Mindiani):
Koyah Maros
Dancer:
Fanta Dialy
Singer (Miwela):
null Kandia
Writer (Dounoumba):
Kante Faceli
The young girls:
Fanta Dialy
The young girls:
null Massaba
The young girls:
null Diawara
The young men:
null Bari
The young men:
null Gonkoua
The young men:
null Jacouba
Solo dancer:
null Faceli
Cora players (Boundessa):
null Bakary
Cora players (Boundessa):
null Daouda
Dancer (Boundessa):
null Faceli
Writer (The Fire Dance):
Keita Fodeba
Dancer:
null Manika
Dancer:
null Jacouba
Dancer:
null Bari
Fire-eater:
null Mariki
Fire-eater:
null Camara
Source: Radio Times

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