From the Yoruba:
By Ji-Elle - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=33747428
Gelede was an annual festival celebrated by the Yoruba in which womenfolk of all ages ” some pregnant, some carrying babies on their back dance spiritedly to Gelede music because its rhythm is thought to have a tonic effect on “body and soul”. Bubbling with filial love, the men mingle and dance freely among the women, all celebrating the sanctity of motherhood”. – The Gelede Spectacle: Art, Gender, and Social Harmony in an African Culture by Babatunde Lawal





