Dancing competition in Boujdour camp, 27 February 2014 from sharaa Watch Video
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Description: This performance happened around midday in the black khaima of the daira of Lemsid, one of the three neighbourhoods of Boujdour camp. These were in competition with each other as part of the celebrations for the 27 of February, the Saharawi national day. On that same day 38 years ago the Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) was self-proclaimed in the Saharawi refugee camps, in SW Algeria. The musicians are playing a traditional dancing tune, or sharaa, in a loop, while the dancers take turns
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