In Bedik village, a photo from Tambacounda, East

Photographer's Note

The villages that we visited in Bassari country are in most remote parts of Senegal. The road there is bumpy and in the red dust. And after that one has to climb quite high up by steep and rocky path. So it is not easy to find oneself there. But this is the UNESCO Heritage Site and there come tourists, like our group. I do not know how often. The people are not spoilt like for instance in Himba village in Namibia or villages with the women with long neck in Thailand or Myanmar. The children were not begging, there were no problems with pictures. I took a lot of nothing specials. Maybe they got some money from our guides.
When the tourists come, it is the occasion to earn some money. All inhabitants are interested and gather around. Usually, I do not buy anything on my trips, but here I could not resist temptation and I bought a big mask and two wooden figures. And I regret I haven't bought the mask that I wore in my previous photo :).
In the village, the inhabitants presented to us their culture - the chief told us stories about their history and life, they showed us their masks, prepared the lunch and also showed us dances.
The dance was not especially dynamical but I liked the costumes. Usually, they dance with the masks for the initiate celebrations. But we were not there during this time, so they showed us just a part of it. Here you can see the typical round huts of the village. The children and other people of the village observed with great interest.

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COSTANTINO (116698) 2018-12-16 23:44

Hello dea Malgorzata and have
anice time and a happy new week
You are very lucky travelling
all over the world and learning
traditions and other details
concerning the way of living
of other people
I would like to travel with you
welldone and wellseen
reards
Costantino

pajaran (116097) 2018-12-17 0:18

Dobar dan.
Danas smo komsije sa fotografijama na TE.
Lep pogled i trenutak, dobar tekst ...
Dobar rad sa lepom fotografijom u radionici, lepo pokazano, dobar kontrast, lepe boje, lepo uhvacen trenutak.
Lep narodni obicaj i narodna nosnja na izvodjacima.
Zelim vam lep i uspesan dan, sve najbolje u novoj nedleji koja je pocela, srecno.
Paja.

snunney (130967) 2018-12-17 1:35

Hello Malgo,
A lovely animated composition full of interest and well suited to the panoramic frame. Excellent technical realisation.

I did not go in one of those little boats in Kuching. They are very low down and had I done so I fear I would have had great difficulty getting out!

papagolf21 (152607) 2018-12-17 1:41

Bonjour, chère Malgo,
Grâce à vous, nous entrons de plain-pied dans le village et participons à la coutume du pays.
Cela me donne l'impression d'être sur place.
Amitiés.
Philippe

ikeharel (113519) 2018-12-17 1:42

A nice take upon the village square and the performence made for the tourists, yet looks authentic, Malgo.
Interesting picture from a whole different part of the world.
Also, in my humble opinion, the attached WS worth a main post on yet another day. marvelous portraits.
Have a nice new week,
Ike

Tue (92560) 2018-12-17 3:24

Hello Malgo,
The photo gives a very good overview of the houses around the opening in the middle of the village. The balance between the houses and the people at left is very good too. A good capture of the dancing people in their traditional and colourful costumes. Very well done.
Lars

holmertz (102866) 2018-12-17 3:57

Hello Malgo,
This looks nice, actually better than on the movie when their movements suggested that they were not very good or very interested. But their clothes are beautiful and the huts are nicely traditional. So there is nothing wrong with the photos.
Kind regards,
Gert

jhm (211736) 2018-12-17 4:35

Hello Malgo,

Your additional picture with the dancers together, and thee samen blue T-shirt of the other lady two days ago, are fantastic!
Sharpness and clarity are wonderful.
Lovely compostion and presentation make yoyr picture attractive.
Very well done, TFS.

Kindest regards,
John

pierrefonds (114628) 2018-12-17 4:53

Hi Malgo,

You have captured well the dance of the villagers. The point of view is showing the details of the small houses. The light is enhancing the colours. Have a nice day.

Pierre

Sergiom (117241) 2018-12-17 6:42

Ciao Malgo,

C'est la fête au village. J'ai l'impression que la danse commence. Tu as volontairement refuser de centrer les danseurs pour bien nous situer dans le village.

Amicalement

Serge

Cricri (176) 2018-12-17 7:27

Hi Malgorzata
Bonne prise des danseurs et danseuses dans leurs tenues traditionnel de fêtes, l'arrière plan avec les jeunes et les habitations du village, sympat celle de toi en WS, tu a danser aussi :-)
Bonne soirée
cricri

rychem (72187) 2018-12-17 7:51

Mam mieszane uczucia na temat odwiedzania takich pokazowych wiosek, to co widza turysci, to nie jest ich prawdziwe zycie, a taniec jest tym, co pokazuja biedne narody, my tez pokazujemy krakowiaka
pozdrawiam Ryszard

Ilonka1974 (10307) 2018-12-17 15:06

Witaj Malgorzata,
Świetny pokaz tanca w tradycyjnych strojach.
Piekne otoczenie ludowych domostw.
Doskonala jakosc wykonania.
Pozdrawiam
Janusz

ifege (48291) 2018-12-17 20:15

Hi Malgo
beautiful village photo. My only wish would have been for a view from the front of them.
cheers
Ian

carlo62 (81265) 2018-12-18 14:12

Ciao Margherituccia
ma che ci fai in mezzo a tutte queste strane persone!!!!
Bei costumi tradizionali, interessanti anche le capanne del villaggio.
Saluti
Carlo

worldcitizen (16114) 2018-12-19 17:50

Hello Malgo,
Seeing the dancers in this traditional village is fascinating. I like their accessories, and the huts in the background. I also like you posing with them in the WS photo. :-)

ChrisJ (171888) 2018-12-19 21:07

Hello Malgo

Fantastic tribal costumes with the women winning the prize for best head dress and the men for their sarongs. Good colour, sharpness and saturation. Tfs!

jmdias (115370) 2018-12-26 4:57

malgo

we can recognize the typical african huts and their straw roofs in layers. nice view of the dancers, looks like there are many modern clothes involved, breaking the original aspect of the dance, i suppose.

take care

jorge

cornejo (61504) 2019-01-07 11:03

Hola Malgo, muy buena foto de esta interesante escena de la vida cotidiana en el poblado, muy bien captada en esta interesante imagen con buena nitidez, luz, color y calidad. Un estupendo trabajo perfectamente realizado, mis felicitaciones amiga mia. Gracias por compartir este interesante trabajo.

Buena noche y feliz semana.
Todo lo mejor desde el sur de España.
Angel.

mcmtanyel (68741) 2019-01-15 21:05

Hello Malgo,
This is a fantastic image from this cultural event. Nicely done!
Regards,
MT