Adumu better known as the jumping dance is just one in a series of rituals that make up the Eunoto, the ceremony in which the junior warriors, or Morani, graduate to the ranks of manhood. Maasai tribesmen often perform an abbreviated version The Adumu, like this performance for tourists in Zanzibar.
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0:00 Introduction
0:42 Series of rituals that make up the Eunoto, the ceremony in which the junior warriors, or Morani, graduate to the ranks of manhood
1:11 Most unusual and best known, there are plenty of other traditional dances that the Maasai tribesmen perform
1:44 When a lion is killed by the warriors, a dance for the blessing of cattle, and dances for wedding ceremonies
2:09 Pretty simple, and consist of a lot of bending, but with the feet staying still on the ground
3:06 Women wear create a jingling sound while the Maasai jump and dance
3:29 Maasai music traditionally consists of rhythms provided by a chorus of vocalists singing harmonies while a song leader, or Olaranyani, sings the melody
3:48 Maasai are a nilotic ethnic group inhabiting central and southern Kenya and northern Tanzania
4:07 Maasai tribesmen often perform truncated versions of the Adumu, like this one, in Zanzibar, for tourists.
