Ritual dance of the royal drum explained
| Ritual dance of the royal drum |
| Medium: | Drumming, dancing and traditional songs |
| Culture: | Culture of Burundi |
| Ich: | Ritual dance of the royal drum |
| State Party: | Burundi |
| Domains: | Performing arts (music) |
| Id: | 00989 |
| Region: | AFR |
| Year: | 2014 |
| Session: | 9th |
| List: | Representative |
The Ritual dance of the royal drum is a drumming tradition from Burundi that combines synchronised drumming with dancing and traditional songs.[1] [2] In 2014, it was added to the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO.[3]
The dance usually has about a dozen drums, in a semicircle around a central drum. A few of the drummers also dance to the rhythm.[1] In ancient Burundi, drums were sacred objects, reserved only for people performing rituals. The major events of the country were marked by their beating, like coronations and royal funerals.[4]
In 2017, a Presidential decree said that only male performers were to be allowed to play the drums in the future.[5]
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Notes and References
- Web site: Ritual dance of the royal drum - intangible heritage - Culture Sector . . 3 January 2022.
- Web site: Final of the UNESCO listed ritual dance of the royal drum in Burundi . Africa Global Village . 21 December 2021 . 8 January 2022 . Listed as an intangible cultural heritage of humanity by UNESCO since 2014, the ritual dance of the royal drum is "a practice that shows happiness" and a tradition that Burundians hope to preserve and share with the world..
- Web site: Decision of the Intergovernmental Committee: 9.COM 10.10 - intangible heritage - Culture Sector . . 3 January 2022.
- Web site: Sacred rituals of drummers and dancers of Burundi . 14 November 2012 . The major events of the country were heralded by their beating — coronations, sovereigns’ funerals. 8 January 2022.
- Web site: The Burundian drum is at a crossroads between heritage and commodification . 22 June 2020 . Audace Mbonyingingo . Gérard Birantamije . Constantin Ntiranyibagira . 8 January 2022 . This law contains two main restrictions. The first one concerns the restriction of the performance, officially to counter its marketisation. ... The second restricts drumming to men, discriminating against women who can now only perform folk dances to accompany the drums..
