The sacred Kachikally Crocodile Pool in Bakau has over the years become a tourist magnet for visitors to The Gambia with its 100 or so resident crocs. Some people believe that the pool has supernatural healing powers and in particular bathing with the waters can aid in fertility. There are dozens of these sacred pools in the Gambia (some without crocs) but this is the nearest to the Atlantic tourist strip. The place was first discovered by a wine-palm tapper, a member of the Bojang clan, over 100 years ago. The water’s crocodilian residents have since become so tame, that they allow visitors to pet them, and seem to prefer fish over red meat.
Infertile women travel from far and wide from both within and outside the Gambia to visit the site where they are washed with sacred water from the pool by specially trained women of the Bojang clan. After the ritual washing the women are given some of the water in a bottle to be applied to certain body parts before going to bed and first thing in the morning. In return, people washed at the pool are expected to make a small cash donation, a piece of cloth and a cola nut – half of which is shared among the elderly and the other half of which is thrown into the pool to appease the crocodiles. Once the ritual is performed, one is not supposed to shake hands with anybody from Bakau. Members of the Bojang clan are forbidden from exploiting the pool for financial gains lest it loses its sacredness. There are two other popular pools at Folonko in Kartong Village and Berending Bolong 4km from Barra.
Kachikally Sacred Crocodile pool is one of the leading tourist attractions in The Gambia. There are over 80 crocodiles in and around the pool which was founded over 500 years ago by the Bojang clan. The pool is said to aid infertile women and bestow luck on individuals. The pool’s crocodilian residents have since become so tame, that they allow visitors to pet them, and seem to prefer fish over red meat.
There is also a museum, souvenir shop, a refreshment bar as well as a 6 acre mini-forest which has a nature trail & is home to many tropical bird species, local mammals & reptiles. Bakau Kachikally is just a 10 minute walk to the golden beach at Cape Point and just 5 minutes walk to Bakau Tourist Craft Market.
This Arrey Mbongaya Ivo video is an interview of former Gambian Minister of State in Charge of Health, Social Welfare and Women Affairs Fatoumata Tambajang. A device of African Centre for Community and Development to better development management in Africa. It is Part 2 of 2 videos. For more on the author visit http;//www.africancentreforcommunity.com and community.eldis.org uk.linkedin.com
New tune from BREEZE, this song is called ( Wicket Senorita), Breeze is the lead singer of the Gambian hip hop and reggae group (Da Fugitivz.) big up Gambia, Africa, and di whole world……………………..BOOM! ENJOY
xylophone lesson from jali mawdo suso. -apollo general fill / embellishment pattern filmed (in mono) in my parent’s basement in winnipeg, mb., may, 2008. comments welcome.
The history of Shared Blessings from the beginning to where they are at today.
Segundo Videoclip del Grupo LATINOSS, grabado entre el 16 y 30 de Noviembre de 2007,en Gambia (Africa), y España, correspondiente a la Canción titulada Secretos, segundo singel del Albun El Comienzo.
My friend Ishatou was going to sing a spanish song to an wedding. She only got 1 hour to practising so I helped her, cuz i talk spanish. After one hour of training we filmed this, then she went to the wedding.. love her, shes good, she dont even speak spanish.. so she didnt understood any word of what she eas singing:P hope u enjoy
Curator and lej Bob Holman, accompanied by Papa Susso on Gambian Kora, introduce The Word On The Street: a multilingual poetry exchange at Bowery Poetry Club. [12.13.09] tcd.freehosting.net www.wix.com www.bowerypoetry.com www.bobholman.com
Curator and lej Bob Holman, accompanied by Papa Susso on Gambian Kora, introduce The Word On The Street: a multilingual poetry exchange at Bowery Poetry Club. [12.13.09] tcd.freehosting.net www.wix.com www.bowerypoetry.com www.bobholman.com
第一次搭驢車，感覺非常新鮮，只有短短的兩三公里路程吧，可是卻走了大概三四十分鐘的樣子，比走路還慢多了… XD (從Brikama Ba到Sapu)