About: Hunguhungu

Hunguhungu or fedu is a form of traditional swaying circular dance performed by the women of the Garifuna people of Belize, Honduras, Nicaragua and Guatemala. The music for the dance is composed of rhythmic themes performed by three drummers with alternating call-and-response chanting, and displays a clear African heritage. It is sometimes combined with punta.

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  • Hunguhungu o fedu es una forma de baile tradicional circular actuado por mujeres de la nación garifuna de Belice, Honduras, Nicaragua y Guatemala. La música para el baile está compuesta de temas rítmicos por tres batientes con tambores con llamadas alternada y con respuestas cantadas, y es una muestra de un patrimonio africano. Es a veces se combina con punta. El hunguhungu es a veces tocado durante el ritual adugurahani, o dugu, utilizado por los garifuna para comunicarse con sus antepasados difuntos. El baile también se lleva a cabo por mujeres adultas garifuna en Semana Santa para indicar lamentaciones, y a menudo contiene elementos tópicos expresivos de sentimientos femeninos hacia situaciones actuales en sus comunidades, con mensajes serios como "Un hombre quién comete un delito, sólo acabará muerto", o "Un hombre quién comete un delito, algún día por los buitres en círculos elevados, encontraremos su cuerpo."​ (es)
  • Hunguhungu or fedu is a form of traditional swaying circular dance performed by the women of the Garifuna people of Belize, Honduras, Nicaragua and Guatemala. The music for the dance is composed of rhythmic themes performed by three drummers with alternating call-and-response chanting, and displays a clear African heritage. It is sometimes combined with punta. The hunguhungu is sometimes performed during a ritual called the adugurahani, or dugu, used by the Garifuna to communicate with their deceased ancestors. The dance is also performed by adult Garifuna women during the Holy Week of Easter to indicate sorrow or lamentation, and often contains topical elements expressive of the women's feelings toward current situations in their communities, with serious messages such as "A man who commits a crime, will only end up dead", or "A man who commits a crime, some day by the vultures circling overhead, we will find his body." (en)
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  • Hunguhungu or fedu is a form of traditional swaying circular dance performed by the women of the Garifuna people of Belize, Honduras, Nicaragua and Guatemala. The music for the dance is composed of rhythmic themes performed by three drummers with alternating call-and-response chanting, and displays a clear African heritage. It is sometimes combined with punta. (en)
  • Hunguhungu o fedu es una forma de baile tradicional circular actuado por mujeres de la nación garifuna de Belice, Honduras, Nicaragua y Guatemala. La música para el baile está compuesta de temas rítmicos por tres batientes con tambores con llamadas alternada y con respuestas cantadas, y es una muestra de un patrimonio africano. Es a veces se combina con punta. (es)
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  • Hunguhungu (en)
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