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The Bomu Dance is one of the oldest and most traditional dances of the Great Andamanese tribe. It is a cultural inheritance from the past and is accompanied by unique choreography with many symbols. This dance is performed during some prominent occasions and carries the history and experience of the tribe in the ancestral past
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The Bomu Dance is one of the oldest and most traditional dances of the Great Andamanese tribe. It is a cultural inheritance from the past and is accompanied by unique choreography with many symbols. This dance is performed during some prominent occasions and carries the history and experience of the tribe in the ancestral past
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The Great Andamanese tribe actually belongs to Central Africa and migrated to the Andaman Islands more than 60,000 years before assuming their current home. One of the last few Negrito tribes with a past full of battles against colonizers, such as in the "Battle of Aberdeen," the Great Andamanese people kept their cultural identity intact through things such as the Bomu Dance, where they still have age-old customs in respect to lineage and demonstrate surviving change
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Before the actual Bomu Dance performance, women plaster male dancers with shells and clay tattoos of intricate designs, all bearing the event's traditional essence. That signifies unity and respect to tribal traditions, and shells refer to the Andamanese's island life. Such similar decorations are beautifying female dancers who participate with men in the ritual and strengthen the community's shared cultural contributions. Such influences depict how closely nature and the Great Andamanese are linked with the integration of artistic and symbolic purity into their clothes
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Feature of music in Bomu Dance consists of traditional songs sung by women and which supplement a harmonious and soulful backdrop further against which this dance takes place. These songs refer to the stories connected with history, daily life, and greater events in the tribal setting, adding richness to the dance. They give patterns of rhythm such that they will enhance dancing and spiritual dimension, emphasizing the value system and solidarity among the tribe members. Music is a very essential component of this performance, in bringing both the dancers and audience into contact with roots and heritage
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