Tabou

Tabou belongs to the old Manding country, a landscape of hills and valleys west of the upper Niger. Historical accounts associate it with Dodougou, where a Konate lineage held authority before the rise of the great Mali empire. The area is also known for its traditions of hunting, maintained by associations of hunters and their singers. Together with neighbouring settlements, Tabou forms part of the Manding heartland whose past is carried in the histories and performances of its people.