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Moko jumbies : the dancing spirits of Trinidad : photographs /

Seventeen years ago, Glen "Dragon" de Souza founded the Keylemanjahro School of Arts and Culture on the island of Trinidad in the Caribbean. The school's mission was to revive the almost-forgotten West African tradition of the Moko Jumbie, or "dancing spirit" and adopt stilt...

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Main Author: Falke, Stefan.
Other Authors: Anderson, Laura, 1958-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Pointed Leaf, 2004.
Subjects:
Carnival > Trinidad > Pictorial works.
Stilts > Pictorial works.
Moko Jumbies > Trinidad > Pictorial works.
Stilt-walkers > Trinidad > Pictorial works.
Moko Jumbies > Trinidad and Tobago > Trinidad > Pictorial works.
Stilt-walkers > Trinidad and Tobago > Trinidad > Pictorial works.
Carnival > Trinidad and Tobago > Trinidad > Pictorial works.
Trinidad > Social life and customs > Pictorial works.
Pictorial works.
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Summary:Seventeen years ago, Glen "Dragon" de Souza founded the Keylemanjahro School of Arts and Culture on the island of Trinidad in the Caribbean. The school's mission was to revive the almost-forgotten West African tradition of the Moko Jumbie, or "dancing spirit" and adopt stilt-walking into the annual Carnival celebration.
Physical Description:215 p. : ill. ; 34 cm.
ISBN:0972766138 (hbk.)

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