…and it all happened just down my street!!

Yes, on Friday evening, there was a wedding celebration just down the road. I heard it from my house, so ventured out to investigate and ended up dancing with the ladies and playing one of the drums! (Some of those trees in the distance are in my garden!) Wehay, just like the old days in Benin, but without all the driving first!

Here are the musicians: two djembes, a small barrel drum and a HUGE double-headed barrel drum (played horizontally):

There was also a boy playing a pressure drum:

Anyway, I’m sure you’d rather hear what it sounded like than look at photos, so here are three short extracts for you:

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Of course, a toubab can’t get his camera out in public without this happening:

(Hey, I’m sure that guy at the back is holding an ice-cream cornet…)

Also, remember to click here to read about the African funeral, which happened down my street in Benin.

Thanks for reading – that’s all for now.