Equatorial Guinea

Equatorial Guinea joins mainland Fang and island Bubi cultures, known for harp music and ancestor sculpture.

Music & dance Spirituality & rites Games & sport Food & cooking Language & oral

Knowledge in this place

Mvet harp epic

Mvet harp epic

Fang bards play the stick-zither mvet to chant long mythical epics.

Byeri reliquary figures

Byeri reliquary figures

Fang carvers make byeri guardian figures placed over ancestral relic boxes.

Spirituality & rites

Bubi balélé dance

Bubi balélé dance

Bioko islanders perform balélé, an energetic festive dance with drum and song.

Pepe soup cooking

Pepe soup cooking

Pepe soup is a hot peppered fish or meat broth shared at coastal meals.

Fang language

Fang language

Fang is the main spoken Bantu language across the mainland region.

Language & oral