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Title Aligu dance
Full text http://hdl.handle.net/10570/5165
Date 2011
Author(s) Oneka, Dennis
Abstract Aligu is a hunting dance. The motifs of this dance are similar to the movements of a specific animal, especially those killed in the process of hunting. This dance is also performed during funerals of those killed by animals in the process of hunting, and most of the songs performed are about the animals hunted.In Aligu dance, there are series of dances. It starts with Aligu, then Larakaraka. The themes of Larakaraka songs are mostly about social issues in the community such as modeling and education of women, domestic problems, barrenness etc.The Jonam live at the neighborhood with the Acholi, and that is why they also perform Larakaraka dance- which initially is the dance for the Acholi people. - Aligu is a hunting dance which is some times performed at funerals within the Jonam people. - NORAD, Makerere University Klaus Wachsmann Audio Visual Archive
Subject(s) Social gathering
Language other
Relation WAST/ARUA/NSAMBIA/06-05-2011/6.1/SD
Type of publication Recording, musical
Repository Kampala - Makerere University
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