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Ngondo Festival – The Sawa celebration by the Wouri river

Ngondo Festival – The Sawa celebration by the Wouri river

by The African Counter | Oct 29, 2018 | Cultural Celebrations, Life and Culture

The Ngondo Festival is the major cultural celebration that takes place yearly by the Wouri river, in the city of Douala, Cameroon. This traditional and mystical feast is a yearly ritual around water which is held by and brings together the Sawa ethnic groups who are...
Dobet Gnahoré (Ivory C.)

Dobet Gnahoré (Ivory C.)

by Didier Dossou | Nov 4, 2014 | Artists and Artisans, Music, Music Artists

At age 12, Dobet announced to her father that she wasn’t going to return to school. “I want to stay in the village like you!” she asserted so forcefully that her father knew there was no talking her out of it. However, this was no ordinary...
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