Mapalé - Afro-Colombian dance
Mapalé music and dance is perhaps one of the purest African found rythms on the Carribean Coast of Colombia. El Mapalé was brought to Colombia by Guinean slaves in the 1600's. The Mapalé is an erotically charged - fast and furious dance. Mapalé is the name of a fish found in Colombia - so the movements also represent those of a fish out of water. The dance was done as a celebration after a large catch of Mapalé by the fisherman. In addition, the dance represents an erotic courtship between a male and female couple characterized by their frenetic acts towards each other. The couple dances to a fast rhythm of cumbia music also originally of the African slaves brought to Colombia.
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