Just as the rains start to come, Dagomba women repair or refinish the floors in their compound. They are community events. Several women gather to help at each compound. They bring in different layers of fine gravel and pound them into the ground until it is smooth. They will pound the ground for hours at a time. To make it more enjoyable they sing and dance as they work. We both got a chance to try it out. It is really hard work, and we found we don’t have very good rhythm.
The women got a kick out of us trying.
The songs got more exciting as they pounded harder.
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