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Niiko from BanTu Culture

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I always thought niiko was ciyaar Somali, didn't know it was originally from Bantu culture :shock: ..The Bantu people are ethnically and culturally distinct from the Somali nomads and the coastal people,
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i thought it was part of southern culture
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Yes,

In gulf countries it is also very popular and they were thought by slaves from tanzania how to do it...
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Not surprised about it being a Bantu practise, have you seen the Congolese shake it even their men know how :shock:
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So? now that is bantu it is bad ? :lol:
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Re: Niiko from BanTu Culture

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black velvet wrote:Not surprised about it being a Bantu practise, have you seen the Congolese shake it even their men know how :shock:
lol all africans can shake it..I've seen some faraxs who shake it like Shakira in weddings..
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Ina Baxar wrote:So? now that is bantu it is bad ? :lol:
Nobody is saying anything negative about Bantu people, just stating that Bantus have distinctive culture
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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.
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Re: Niiko from BanTu Culture

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Queen_Arawello wrote:
black velvet wrote:Not surprised about it being a Bantu practise, have you seen the Congolese shake it even their men know how :shock:
lol all africans can shake it..I've seen some faraxs who shake it like Shakira in weddings..

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

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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.
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