IVORY COAST : TRADITIONAL RURAL DANCE, THE MAPOUKA IS CONTROVERSALLY UPDATED FOR URBAN DISCOS

Record ID: 984251

  • Title: IVORY COAST : TRADITIONAL RURAL DANCE, THE MAPOUKA IS CONTROVERSALLY UPDATED FOR URBAN DISCOS
  • Date: 14th November 1999
  • Summary: VARIOUS LOCATIONS, ABIDJAN AND IVORY COAST (RECENT) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL) 1. VARIOUS OF WOMEN DANCING THE MAPOUKA 2. VIDEOCLIP OF NIGUI SAF K-DANCE 3. (SOUNDBITE) (French with English Translation) HONORE ZOHIN, Manager, Nigui Saf K-Dance "There is not too much difference between the traditional and modern form of Mapouka. When we went into the studio we added modern instruments like guitars, which were not used by young people in the village. They danced Mapouka under the moonlight using acoustic instruments." 4. WOMAN DANCING MAPOUKA ON STAGE 5. CLIP KORA MUSIC AWARDS 6. FORMER SOUTH AFRICAN PRESIDENT NELSON MANDELA APPLAUDING 7. PRESENTER ANNOUNCING WINNER 8. AUDIENCE APPLAUDING 9. VARIOUS OF PEOPLE DANCING IN DISCO 10. WOMEN LYING ON FLOOR (DANCING) 11. EXTERIOR TV STATION 12. REPORTER TALKING TO HONORE, N'ZUE KOUKAO, NATIONAL TELEVISION 13. (SOUNDBITE) (French with English Translation) HONORE, N'ZUE KOUKAO, National Television, Head of Programs "One day, to our great surprise, we saw an image that we couldn't show to the public. We took the decision to stop the broadcast of it immediately." 14. WOMEN DANCING 15. PEOPLE DANCING IN DISCO 16. (SOUNDBITE) (French with English Translation) VOX POP "The traditional Mapouka is much better, particularly when you compare it to what is danced in nightclubs. Personally, I'm not at all interested in what you find there and when you see young people dancing like that in nightclubs - frankly, I'm disgusted." 17. YOUNGSTERS STANDING AROUND 18. (SOUNDBITE) (French with English Translation), CHRISTIAN DE MEDEROS, Nigui Saf K-dance "Mapouka is a modern dance with a traditional inspiration. Whatever you say about the other form of Mapouka I must say that I am completely against it. The traditional Mapouka is the real and only Mapouka. The other Mapouka, I would go as far as to say that it is pornography danced in the rhythm of Mapouka and loosely based on the traditional Mapouka." 19. WOMAN DANCING MAPOUKA Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
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  • Location: VARIOUS LOCATIONS, ABIDJAN, IVORY COAST
  • Country: Ivory Coast
  • Reuters ID: LVAC7RCWBMSKYF1YDZ8JWIWMUR5M
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