watch this video of a pre-Islamic ritual in wulli. the act is perform by a man who only his guide can identify, known in mandinka as jobo. this person is of communal importance. he perform for the community in dispelling evil spirits. the association of jnn's are central to his powers. but the sad part is before one becomes a senko, he must sacrifice his sister to the snake, who will later die. this was a believe in pre-islamic wulli, but since islamisation banish all such practises, the community re-enact the performance of the senko (a from of kankuran).
check it out, for non-mandinka speakers, sorry.
www.onegambia.com/media/mansa_janlali.wmv
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