Niiko from BanTu Culture
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Queen_Arawello
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Niiko from BanTu Culture
I always thought niiko was ciyaar Somali, didn't know it was originally from Bantu culture
..The Bantu people are ethnically and culturally distinct from the Somali nomads and the coastal people,
Last edited by Queen_Arawello on Sun Jan 18, 2009 11:48 am, edited 1 time in total.
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Re: Is Niiko from BanTu Culture
i thought it was part of southern culture
Re: Niiko from BanTu Culture
Yes,
In gulf countries it is also very popular and they were thought by slaves from tanzania how to do it...
In gulf countries it is also very popular and they were thought by slaves from tanzania how to do it...
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Re: Niiko from BanTu Culture
Not surprised about it being a Bantu practise, have you seen the Congolese shake it even their men know how 
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Re: Niiko from BanTu Culture
So? now that is bantu it is bad ? 
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Re: Niiko from BanTu Culture
lol all africans can shake it..I've seen some faraxs who shake it like Shakira in weddings..black velvet wrote:Not surprised about it being a Bantu practise, have you seen the Congolese shake it even their men know how
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Re: Niiko from BanTu Culture
Nobody is saying anything negative about Bantu people, just stating that Bantus have distinctive cultureIna Baxar wrote:So? now that is bantu it is bad ?
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Re: Niiko from BanTu Culture
all jereerta alla ha noo daayo. this is big contribution to society.
there was this friend of mine who said whites thing blacks were made only for their entertainment. all the things invented by bantus are all pleasureable elevators, dhaanto, etc.
there was this friend of mine who said whites thing blacks were made only for their entertainment. all the things invented by bantus are all pleasureable elevators, dhaanto, etc.
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Re: Niiko from BanTu Culture
Queen_Arawello wrote:lol all africans can shake it..I've seen some faraxs who shake it like Shakira in weddings..black velvet wrote:Not surprised about it being a Bantu practise, have you seen the Congolese shake it even their men know how
lool what I wouldn't give to see that. I've only ever seen one farax try that, he was a very large mature man trying to shake it lakin he was practically forcing himself onto the skinny girl doing her niko making weird gestures behind her....very uncomfortable
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Re: Niiko from BanTu Culture
yes its a bantu ritual dance .
ciyaar somali
is jaaandheer
seylici
dhaanto
buranbuur
etc
things whith murti
laakin niiko is a bantu ritual dance these jarreers kor madoobes used to dance for the sultans of zanzibar oo iyaku wagaas siido kale ka tallin jiiray koonfuurta somalia
siciid barqash.iyo nimanki la miid aha.
wax dhaqan ah mahaa.
ciyaar somali
is jaaandheer
seylici
dhaanto
buranbuur
etc
things whith murti
laakin niiko is a bantu ritual dance these jarreers kor madoobes used to dance for the sultans of zanzibar oo iyaku wagaas siido kale ka tallin jiiray koonfuurta somalia
siciid barqash.iyo nimanki la miid aha.
wax dhaqan ah mahaa.
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