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women clash to a particular rhythm, and accompany with singing and dance, traditionally practiced on the island of Mayotte, where it is reserved exclusively for women. The mbiwi{{Cite web, last=

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, date=, title=Au #SIA2018, le stand de Mayotte une belle vitrine du tourisme et de la gastronomie avec ces produits authentiques !, url=https://www.gouvernement.fr/egalite-outremer/au-sia2018-le-stand-de-mayotte-une-belle-vitrine-du-tourisme-et-de-la-gastronomie, archive-url=, archive-date=, access-date=2020-10-05, website=Gouvernement.fr, language=fr begins when a mother from mahoraise begins to sing and another dances while tapping on the mbiwi. The women are grouped into associations which invite each other. It is the older mothers who sing because they learned the lyrics when they were younger.

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Unpitched percussion instruments Stick concussion idiophones Bamboo musical instruments