BAKAU, Gambia (AP) — Sharp sounds of clanking machetes cut the air as a warning that the Kankurang is coming. Fearful children nearby run inside their homes as the scary figure approaches, grunting.

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract "Mandingization," the gradual process of cultural change whereby Jola peoples of the Casamance region of southern Senegal are becoming more ...

BAKAU, Gambia -- Sharp sounds of clanking machetes cut the air as a warning that the Kankurang is coming. Fearful children nearby run inside their homes as the scary figure approaches, grunting.

BAKAU, GambiaBAKAU, Gambia — Sharp sounds of clanking machetes cut the air as a warning that the Kankurang is coming. Fearful children nearby run inside their homes as the scary figure approaches, ...