Thursday 10 April 2008

Jambah Jabale ,the story

As the name indicate, jambah jabale is a myhtical form of decorating a kankuran with leafs all round the body from head to toe. the strange thing about a jambah jabale is that ,it dance to a form of redem that is unique only to him. the jambo (leaf) that is use to decorate him is the jalo tree. jambah jabale only dance with fresh green leafs on ,meaning the leaf must be fresh and not dried (jambah jabale) the leaf cannot be dry.jambah jabale was once dancing to its tune in a village call Jemde in the wulli-sandou border urd. a young would-be kankuran enjoyed the tune so much,he started dancing to the tune unique to jambah jabale. jambah jabale's don't speak when in ceremonial custumes. but when one violate their rules, that is dancing to their tune especially a kankuran, they get upset. this time the jambah jabale was very crossed. he quietly told the new kankuran hee fansu juloma (dance to your own tune) but the kankuran being new never understood what the jambah jabale was on about.jambah jabale repeated this warning several times but the new kankuran continue to enjoy himself with jambah's tune, suddenly a scamish ensued. the men of jambah jabale and the men of the kankuran engaged each other in a slanging match. but the new kankuran was at fault. no one dance to jambah jabale's tune. he was strip of his kankaran custumes and send parking. funny.jambah jabale's are a rear entertainers now a days, they can sing when night fall,their voice are very melodious and encapturing ,.only at night they sing. one of their famous song is fito yee malamala jabalee la fito yee malamala han nim nmanyinya danko nnaa fito yemalamala. (let the leafs shine ,jabale's leafs must shine,even if he looks ugly ,the important thing is that ,my leafs are shining) .i thought kondorong would remember those days but him being a young man, he is forgiven for not recalling the wulli/sandu traditions.

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