TATAYO
Ancient ritual experience called BWITI proposes a way to focus on someone’s self, looking for solutions.
Despite its secrency, this aesthetic central African ceremony has started to attract people from western countries, interested in such kind of shamanic experience.
All the banzi participants that are being initiated have to gather in the guardhouse. Its inner place is considered to be protecting and peaceful.
The Ritual Washing lasts half of a day. It is the first step of the whole initiation process that can last for days or weeks, in order for banzi to reach the beginning of a new conscious existence.
Bokayé
Despite its secrency, this aesthetic central African ceremony has started to attract people from western countries, interested in such kind of shamanic experience.
All the banzi participants that are being initiated have to gather in the guardhouse. Its inner place is considered to be protecting and peaceful.
Tatayo the medicine man, Mbilou the harpist
and already initiated women are accompanying
the banzi. Every movement is made while singing, from the guardhouse to the purifying river.
and already initiated women are accompanying
the banzi. Every movement is made while singing, from the guardhouse to the purifying river.
The Ritual Washing lasts half of a day. It is the first step of the whole initiation process that can last for days or weeks, in order for banzi to reach the beginning of a new conscious existence.
Bokayé