Drum history performances: Tolon (1981) and Nanton (1983)
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The Samban' luŋa begins with a junior drummer who "sweeps outside the chief's house."
The place fills with people.
There are lanterns and recorders in front of the drummer who will sing the drum history.
The drum chorus is seated behind and to the left of the drummer who is singing.
The spectators are close.
They include the chief and elders, the chief's wives, and the townspeople spread around.
Any animal to be sacrificed is brought before the chief and presented to the drummers before slaughtering.
If the Samban' luŋa is for Naa Luro or Naa Siɣli, Baŋgumaŋa, a victory dance, will be beaten.
The chief's housepeople carry weapons and campaign supplies when they dance.
Gunshooters fire their guns into the air during the dance.
After the dance, the drummers eat food prepared in the chief's house before they continue again until dawn.
Light food is also for sale on the periphery of the scene.
