MASKED DANCER DURING A GE̩LE̩DE̩ PERFORMANCE IN IME̩KO̩, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA IN 1971.
“A typical Ge̩le̩de̩ performance has two phases, a night concert and an afternoon dance session. In the afternoon sessions, colorfully attired performers entertain the public with intricate dances. The headdresses are usually danced in pairs, jingling their metal anklets (aro) to rhyme with the drum beats.
Although it performs in a variety of social and religious contexts, the ultimate goal of the Ge̩le̩de̩ performance is to promote peace and happiness on earth.”
Source: Lawal B., 2004: The World is Fragile… Life Should Not Be Lived with Force: a Yoruba Headdress (Igi Ge̩le̩de̩ Onijakadi), See the Music, Hear the Dance, Prestel.
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