In southern Senegal and the Gambia, home to the Mandinka ethnic group, the rainy season also brings the appearance of the Kankuran, a man who takes on the role of an age-old spirit and guardian of ...

Each garment he creates is heavily influenced by his Gambian roots, he can trace his origins to the Mandinka tribe in Gambia, West Africa. There is a level of intimacy captured in the items he ...

Scottish explorer Mungo Park was among the first Europeans to view the Mandinka tribe's masked dancers who were known as Maamajomboo. He translated the word as "mumbo jumbo.' This 1797 ...

Historians and etymologists say the exact origin of the word is uncertain, but the Mandinka word "Maamajomboo," which referred to a masked male dancer who took part in religious ceremonies is ...

I was 10 years old. I grew up in Mandinka culture. From a young age, girls are trained to do household chores, taught to cook, and prepared for marriage. I saw firsthand how women struggled when ...

The 21-year-old’s interest in black history, and a reading of Alex Haley’s book, Roots, had her referencing the Mandinka people of West Africa, along with her own struggles. The magnificent ...

O'Connor penned the song about the Mandinka tribe in west Africa, drawing inspiration from Alex Haley's book "Roots." O'Connor performed the song on "Late Night with David Letterman" on September ...