Janjanbureh (Gambia) (AFP) – In Janjanbureh, eastern Gambia, the annual Kankurang festival celebrates a mythical figure from the Mandinka people. For three days, hundreds attend parades and performances to help preserve an age-old tradition that is in danger of disappearing.
Gambian Kankurang festival preserves the tradition of an age-old rite
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