Since we moved to Nalerigu in 2014, I’ve attended the Damba Festival at the NaYiri’s palace every year. It is the penultimate cultural event in Mamprugu. This year when Damba was held in Nalerigu on November 18th, a large group attended from Bawku in the Upper East Region of Ghana. Leading them was the Gbangraana […]
2018 Damba Festival in Nalerigu
This year’s Damba Festival was a great one that went off without a hitch. I joined the “young men” to dane the Saturday night before but they organized again around 1pm on Sunday, the day of Damba. I missed the second young men’s dance but was invited into the palace to be with the elders […]
Genealogies of Kings
You may skip over the genealogies of Christ in the gospels, but to some people and cultures they can be very significant. Learn about the Mamprusi people’s traditions in regards to their king’s genealogy.
2017 Damba Festival in Nalerigu
Another year, another Damba Festival! This year Heidi was able to attend the festival with me to see the main events. One of the coolest things however was that I was invited to attend the Na’akyimma Wa or Young Men’s Dance on the nights leading up to the festival. Here is a slideshow of photos […]
2016 Damba Festival in Nalerigu
This year’s Damba Festival was much more low-key after last year’s presidential extravaganza! I really enjoyed being able to move more freely and photograph the events and people Here is a slideshow of photos from the trip but you can head over to my Flickr gallery to browse all my 2016 Damba Festival images.
Nalerigu’s 2nd Damba Festival in 2015
This year’s Damba Festival was unique in that it was observed twice in the same year due to the way the lunar calendar lined up with the standard calendar year.
Trey’s Report on the Damba Festival
For school, Trey did a short write-up on his observations of the Damba festival. Here is his report along with some of his own pictures: In Nalerigu, in the Mamprugu Kingdom, at the Nayiri’s Palace (Paramount Chief’s palace), it was a new year! We were at the Damba Festival. At Damba, there was a beautiful, […]
2015 Damba Festival – Details & Photos
A summary of events that made up the 2015 Damba Festival in Nalerigu, Ghana as well as a photo gallery.
2015 Damba Festival – Videos
Video clips from each of day of activities during the 2015 Damba Festival (January 1-3).