The “kapatchan”, one of the traditional celebratory dances in the Senufo region, attracts women, youngsters, and elderly people, to the foot of the mango trees in the largest orchard in Sinématiali, in northern Côte d’Ivoire. On Wednesday 27 July, the sound of the balafon and the djembe accompanied the swaying hips of dancers from the neighbouring regions of Poro (which include Sinématiali), Bagoué, Tchologo and Hambol.,