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One day in Dangriga we saw a huge tent in the middle of
the street, and a cop told us we had to make a detour.
It was a celebration to inaugurate a new traffic roundabout
-- women were dancing in the street, everyone was singing
call-and-response, and the mayor was there with a DJ,
drummers and dancers.
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Late at night, two drummers started a groove that just
rolled like waves, and the whole Wandabi Entertainment
Center began dancing. Sometimes you think all drumming
sounds alike, but this was amazing.
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One woman in a tank top was dancing as if she were in
a trance. I was mesmerized -- when I looked down at my
tape, it had been 17 minutes, and I thought it was about
three. I didn't dance, but I was totally caught up in
the music like everyone else.
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The Wandabi Entertainment Center is a friendly little
outdoor bar/dive with a thatched roof and lots of people
just hanging out, looking for love, drink, conversation.
Right behind the checker players, drummers were pounding
away. I felt part of the scene, no hassles.
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