Landouma fare : from the heartland

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Documents dancer, choreographer, and teacher Youssouf Koumbassa during a journey home to the Boké region of Guinea, West Africa to learn about the dances of his father's people, the Landouma. Some ...

Documents dancer, choreographer, and teacher Youssouf Koumbassa during a journey home to the Boké region of Guinea, West Africa to learn about the dances of his father's people, the Landouma. Some of the dances included are kombira, gasama, korda, tiriba, sinte, soli, and coucou. Includes extended dancing/drumming scenes with Youssouf and local dancers, as well as cultural information and scenes of daily life in Guinea.

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