Hi home team. I am from Ivory Coast and have a side that’s Gouro. Given what is out there, I think you did a great job presenting this tribe. To start, the name is not Gouro, it’s Kweni meaning ancient man but the tribe is known as Gouro because it’s an old name that the Akan from Ghana gave us when they came. The Name Gouro means kaolin clay….white clay in Akan culture and other parts of Africa is associated with purity and kindness. The kweni believes we originated from Egypt(look at the art of kweni and compare to Egyptian masks) but went to other parts of Africa first before landing in Ivory Coast. The kweni are peaceful and hospitable and still use the village chief governing system to settle disputes even today, respect of elders is also a big deal. The kweni can thrive anywhere….they are hunters, fishers, artists, farmers and builders. Women are hard workers as well….in fact the zaouli honors the beauty of kweni women and hard work. The kweni diet is composed of plantain, rice, cassava, palm nuts ( the favorite), fish, game meat, and various African vegetables. Hope this helps.
Are the Kweni/?Gouro alsobthe Ga people of Ghana? The Ga people are Nilotic eminating from Egypt. Theybmay akso be the ancestors of the Garifuna of Central America.
@@HOPROPHETA yes they could be…..much of Africa’s culture has been translated orally and artistically so there’s a lot lost in translation and transition. Remember the Sahara desert used to be inhabited so the place did not look like Egypt of today. Also Egypt was invaded by many many people so the population and culture changed over time. In my college art class, we learned that Ancient Egypt towns were destroyed and new recent cities build on top so a lot lost there. I wasn’t even aware of this and also wondered why???? Small story: the Yacouba who are though to be one of the tribes of Israelite and Senoufo of Ivory Coast have always called the Gouro their slaves and vice versa (these are the only tribes that do this in Ivory Coast). When u asked why….they say it’s due to historical alliances with those tribes. I think this has something to do with the Bible story. You can’t just call a whole tribe your slave. I know slavery was practice in Africa but not to the extent of involving whole tribes. Learning African cultures and history is frustrating because not much out there. This is why we have to start writing everything down and all of it ourselves so it’s accurate.
@@Abidjan-weekly I won't categorise the senoufo as israelites even if they share the same leopard societies with the kru people. South mande people from the ivory Coast to Southern Senegal have the same cultural basis as those of the kru people. Sometimes they share the same name, the same music etc etc etc. We suspecting all the South mande et kru people to be or close to the israelites. My personal opinion...💯💯💯🇨🇮🇨🇮🇨🇮
Every ethnic group has their own dance. For example Ewe (*Eh-way) people in Ghana and Togo have ahg-ba-ja. Asante people have adowa (*ahd-wa) . Usually older women dance adowa with men on drums. Every hand gesture in adowa has a meaning/tells a story. In Asante culture, there is even a dance that only the Asante king (Asantehene) or royals can do called "fontomfrom". Regular people can't do this dance since it's the king's dance.
@@erinavery1214i am always in awe when u people come on african channels or channels talking about africa. You are not from africa but still want to watch anything Africa. Thats your african spirit bringing i here lol
@@blacksnapper7684 what he means is he wishes he was more connected to his roots aka no american in front of my African bc I'm sure he knows it doesn't matter ur skin... Jamaicans are black but not African... Technically natives are Americans but don't fit such classification truly bc the name isnt their own, so on observation instead of nationality American=white to many ppl even though it's bigger than that. Even you should take away the american from your "american".... Find your roots bro 🙏🏽🖤
@@blacksnapper7684 remember white Americans are European and I am half italian myself... The name american comes from Amerigo Vespucci... So in of itself american isn't american 🧐
Hometeam ❤ I'm from Cote d'Ivoire/ Ivory coast... I'm very impressed by your knowledge and your love for Mama Kamita, our homeland. It really touches my heart when this knowledge come from an African in the land of Tarana/ America like you my amazing Brother 🤴🏾 My favorite traditional danse of Gorou people is Zahouli. Your pronunciations are amazing 👍🏽 Black masks represent power, fertility and regenerative life, our ancestors know that the black color has always been the source of life and fertility 🌍💕
I’m African American and i love all African traditional dances! One of my favorites is the Ogene dance of Nigeria. Also, Zulu and Zambian cultural dances. God bless Mama Africa!❤️
How did this video get over 5k views but less than 700 likes? I don't get this family.... our brother is bringing these videos on a regular and we need to at least hit the like button - ALWAYS! I'm just saying because our brother is putting the work in with very little over lap in information. 💪🏾
We Africans are now rewriting our history in our own ways and languages. Our rich culture heading to the top. Our Names, languages and Clothing are our weapons to show the world.
Oh thanks, I don't know much about Africa, other than Egypt as an Indian, we just don't read about them, everything is about Europe, China, Indian culture and histories, due to extant ancient literature. Good to have it recommended!
@@Jah_Nzola Hmmm, Twerking was sexualize for us only when the White men came to my people in Africa, before it was just a dance.Twerking or waist dance is my culture for centuries and it will not stop because you are not proud of it or you are sexualizing it.
I am creating a fictional story that highlights the different tribes, cultures and gods of ancient Africa and this channel has given me so much to research. Thank you 🙏🏾
Brother, keep doing what you do. Bringing this knowledge is exactly what is needed to heal us all from our disassociation from our roots. Thank you so much.
when i 1st discovered this form of dance art, i started collecting as many examples as i could find ... i couldnt find much on tha origins, symbolism of tha dance ... tha dance and synchronization with tha drums, etc speaks soul deep where words cant express...itz a kind of spiritually captivating resonance; is my attempt at explaining it...we are so ancient, as a people, that there so much that eons of time keeps archived & hidden, yet 2 be discovered.... thnx 2 all who've added on 2 tha no ledge of our people's celebration of life in this dance ...much more is 2 be revealed in all thingz afrikan.... afrika tha infinite...pEaCe ALL
This is a spirit dance and is more than you can see. Haven said that, do something on the IGBABONELIMWIN (clapping for the spirits) dance troupe from the Esan speaking people Edo state Nigeria. You'll be equally mesmerized I promise.
Ohhhhhh Zahouli..... I remember the days of binge watching (hypnotizing).... if any of you have seen this dance with the music, I RECOMMEND YOU DO IT NOW!!! By far my favorite African dance!!!!!
I'm not sure how this passed on before social media's boom. I remember as a kid, my sister and a bunch of others her age (10 years older than me) would do dances very very similar to these. They called it "footwork." I'd never seen anyone other than my sister and her friends do it, and she was (according to them) the best at it. I've never seen it since, until this video...practically forgot all about it. Fascinating.
Have you ever considered doing longer, 20 - 30 min videos? I've been subbed to you for minute, and my biggest issue has always been sometimes your videos don't seem long enough for their topics
Thanks for sharing , Awesome vid and info, I've learnt a few more things about the Zaouli dance I love. I just wanted to say: the dancer in the vid in purple and white is the famous great Loh Samuel Zaouli de Tibeita , since his passing the mask has been passed on to his son. From what I know the dance is a 3 character performance consisting of Zaouli, Zamble and Flaly or flali who is Zaouli's younger sister, she has a similar costume but instead of a tuft on her headdress she has feathers. the performance doesn't seem to be performed in that way that often. that I've seen on these vids.
@@mixtlillness9825 The Dogon tribe have connection with extraterritorial beings from the Sirius B star system it is documented in their history with dance
Africa is still a continent filled with mystery, we Africans must unite as one nation, we must realise we are brothers and sisters of pure positivity, all we knew was love, until we were robbed of our culture, our traditions and mostly importantly, our history, they made us forget who we are, now we are fighting each other to death, this is not what our ancestors would approve of.
Thank you for opening my awareness to a culture so vastly different than my own. But, i feel that if you were to show on a map of Africa where the peoples you are describing are located, this would add a bit more to this interesting topic. And, may I gently comment- when you describe something African, that is broad sweep. Africa is a large continent. With numerous countries with their own peoples and their traditions, etc. It’s like saying something is Asian, when that also large continent made up different countries with different peoples.. thank you for sharing your video, giving insight and support for making others around world aware
thank you so much for bringing depth, and reality to our culture, people, social structure and lands. I am standing here in Portland Oregon on mother's Day of 2022 May 8th. Underneath and overpass of a storage facility. In the pouring rain and cold, I am ready to let go of all material possessions I am moving on. This city and its medical system including the veterans administration has murdered my children in my womb and has tried their best to sterilize me and socially ostracized me and separate me from anyone who would take me as a mate this is the white system in place Contemplating my life and my safety, my spiritual wellness is connected, I am leaving this horrible place and I promise you with all of my heart that you have brought me to a New direction and understanding and I appreciate you so much. Goodbye Portland Oregon I should have never come here in the first place.
The Majority of West Africans originated from Egypt it can only be that we originated from egypt because look at how egypt was built it was all occult and spiritual knowledge that was used to build it And that knowledge lies in west Africa specifically it was built by the dogons and dogon is a Blood Line
Being a atheist is popular right now and it does make sense until you look at mediums and this. Something really interesting scientifically is going on I believe 🙏🏿.
