The Mothers, African Puppets

The Mothers, African Puppets / World Sacred Music Festival, Fes, Morocco / 2016

Video by Debra McCall

[bambicrandi]

It’s cute, it’s like they are putting on a performance of a group of mothers hanging out and giving each other support. How cool.

[donzellallen]

If I saw them coming at me while I was lost in the woods, my heart would stop.

[GothboyKurt]

Mom: why don't you go outside and play with the neighbors kids?

The neighbors kids:

[s.k.]

This is so nice and beautiful actually. I like this art !!

[neethapraveen]

Imagine you wake up at 3:00 am and look at the window and you see it... Looking at you and you realise you're at 3rd floor

[Crane_feather]

They are doing this on actual stilts, like what. The sheer power and talent these women have!

[farisacoustic]

African puppet:
People: that is so scary...
Dark souls boss designer: WRITE THAT DOWN!!!

[madhurikumari]

That song was so good that it reminded me of my village. I watched it at least five times, still I couldn't control my mind.❤

[sterilynsilver]

Love to see African Culture this is very creative really appreciate this video Thanks

[StayWw]

Imagine seeing this outside of your window at night and it says "hello my child you shall join the revolution " and starts banging on the window

Did not expect this to get that many likes

[YvonneSunshyne]

Everyone else: those are scary

Me: *gushing over the craftsmanship, the puppetry, and basically all of it*

[MARIAMABAYOH-hfbm]

The sound track is from us "the Mandinka" from mali 🇲🇱, Guinea 🇬🇳, Gambia 🇬🇲, Senegal 🇸🇳, Ivory Coast🇨🇮, Burkina Faso🇧🇫, some part of Mauritania 🇲🇷, Cameroon 🇨🇲, Ghana 🇬🇭 etc. My beloved tribe❤❤❤❤🥰

[georgiagrant]

I thought these were amazing.. the work that they put to create these …the people did not seem scared the lady was chucking… beautiful! I appreciate this art it was pure art!

[lotuslovergacha]

I think it's very cool and interestingly designed. Those puppets probably had a lot of time put into making them

[EyeSeeThruYou]

A fantastic example of cultural storytelling! 👍 😊

Imagine the focus and skill required to both walk on stilts _and_ animate the puppets! 😮

[imig]

Thats freaking scary cant imagine one of those chasing you without its human controller

[Jen.and.Ben.]

Ohhh ..The puppets are suppose to be mothers carrying their baby on their backs....beautiful, but a little creepy.

[classical]

Title should be:
*How* *to* *refill* *your* *inactive* *nightmare* *fuel*

[lucilleobetlile]

Woow! this is so creative. I LOVE THIS

[bibiechichew]

This is so scary, for a second i thought those are mummified human corpses