Masquerades in Gambia

Gambia's Masquerades

Culture & Traditions Rites of Passage Masks Music Dance

Circumcision Funerals Naming Ceremonies Weddings

Kankurang Kumpo Mamapara Simba

Masquerades play a very important and pivotal role in Gambian society. They include the Kankurang, of the Mandinka, the Kumpo of the Jola, the Simba of the Wolof tribe and the Mamapara. Each masquerade is associated with either circumcision, enforcing village rules, scaring away evil from the village as well as today's general entertainment.

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