Burundi’s Ndayishimiye leads the country in celebrating culture
Drummers in Burundi. Burundi’s ‘umurisho w'ingoma’ ritual dance and royal drum was inscribed in the list of intangible cultural heritage by United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) when the committee for safeguarding of the intangible culture heritage met in Paris in 2014. PHOTO | COURTESY
Burundi’s President Evariste Ndayishimiye on Wednesday led traditional dancers in marking the culmination of his nationwide tour meant to promote the Burundian traditional culture.
During the event where drummers, commonly referred to as Abatibo, were present to make the occasion lively, the president donned on traditional attire with colours of Burundian flag, emphasising on the need to promote and preserve the cultural practices of the Burundian people.
