Rédaction Africa Links 24 with Uganda Monitor
Published on 2026-05-31 06:20:21
Two young people beat drums passionately while another beats a calabash with the bicycle spokes as the stage for the larakaraka dance is set.
It’s fast-approaching 6pm here in the middle of nowhere in northern Uganda’s Lamwo District, and the late afternoon heat can still be felt. But some youth dare to catch a bit of the action near the trading centre in Padibe
It is a typical market day, but the larakaraka dance is what the youth are looking forward to enjoying.
After all, it is the Acholi courtship dance.
The larakaraka dance, a vibrant courtship ritual central to the…
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