The Kambala is a spiritual dance, and it has much to do with bringing up Nuba men to be brave, and courageous like a bull. That's why they wear the buffalo horns when they dance.
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| The Nuba Mountains | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| The Nuba Mountain area is in Southern Kordofan, in the center ofSudan. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| The Nuba people are the grandchildren of the people of the Kush kingdom of the 8th century. They are a mixture of dozens of different tribes with different cultures and languages. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| The Nuba hills rise sharply from the plains, sometimes in long ranges. They rise some 500-1000 metres from the surrounding plains. The mountains are rocky, with hill slopes and valleys. The Nuba are mostly farmers, cultivating fields in the hills, at the foot of the hills, and in the plains. |
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| The most famous dance which the Nuba have, is the 'Kambala Dance'. The Kambala is a spiritual dance, and it has much to do with bringing up Nuba men to be brave, and courageous like a bull. That's why they wear the buffalo horns when they dance. |
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| When the day for Kambala to start is announced all the young men who have reached 12-14 years of age have to join in and dance with the adults! | |||||||||||||||||||||
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