Let’s assume that today is your

birthday ..… and one of your

friends gives you a box with unknown thing…….

Hand craftsMusic

Introduction to Burkina Faso

Geographical Size  274,200 sq km

Population Size  15,264,735(July 2008 Est)

Composition of Population

 Mossi, Gurunsi, Senufo, Lobi, Bobo, Mande, and Fulani

Official Languages  French

Other Languges  Sudanic Languages(arabic)

Form of Government  Parliamentary republic

Exports  Agriculture and mining

Main Trading Partners China, Singapore, Thailand, Ghana  and Niger

(2007)

Capital  Ouagadougou

Other Cities  Dori, Bobo Dioulasso and Bereba

Currency  Communaute Financiere Africaine franc (XOF)

Main Creative Industries

 Crafts, visual Arts, music, theatre

Hand crafts

Equipments

artisans in Burkina Faso make ingenious use of recycled

aluminum cans to craft these whimsical thumb pianos.

Pieces of wood, decorated with burned patterns, form the top of the instrument.

Thumb pianos come in assorted patterns.

• Recycled aluminum cans, wood, metal

Recycled Can Thumb Piano

Carving and arts

They have different types of carving

• Wood carving.

• Metal carving.

• Statuary (Small statues).

• Masks Their statues have

famous character and shapes

Textile

Many types of textile in

Burkina Faso

• Hand made blankets

• Cotton spun

• Hand made caps

• Cotton Scarfs

Hand made Beads

The hand made beads , is one of the most famous crafts in Burkina faso• Wooden beads.

• Rock beads.

• Silver beads.

• Brass beads.

• Gold beads.

• Copper beads.

Music

Music equipments

They make their music equipmentsfrom fin thingsUsing recycled metals , wood and cans

Music equipments

Recycled Tin Nescafe Can Kalimba

Burkina Faso, craft these great musical instruments from recycled Nescafe coffee cans. A great gift for music lovers or collectors of recycled crafts, each kalimba is completely unique and makes lovely African music.

Materials: wood, metal, recycled tin cans

The Illinois University students in Burkina Faso

• The students of Illinois University in Chicago went to Bereba in Burkina Faso.

• They were welcomed in every

step.• They said:” We were immediately

immersed in the daily lives of the villagers, moving into their homes and sharing meals with the family”

• They bought Bereba’s hand made textiles, beads and presents

• They did interviews with the bereba people and sellers

• Attending the New year eve there ,dancing and singing with the bereba villagers.

• The villagers prepared the new year meals to welcome the students.

• The Burkinabe never miss the chance for a good party

• “The people seemed genuinely interested in their visitors and in displaying their culture.”

• This trip from:http://

friendsofafricanvillagelibraries.blogspot.com/2009_01_01_archive.html

Conclusion

Hand crafts in Burkina

Faso• Carvings.• Textiles.• Beads.

Music in Burkina

Faso• Music’s

equipments.

• The welcoming by music.

The trip of the students of the Illinois University in Chicago to Bereba.

“The people seemed genuinely interested in their visitors and in displaying their culture.”

References

http://eshopafrica.com/gallery/outabout/burkina04.html

http://www.artsinafrica.com/country-cultural-profiles/burkinafaso

http://friendsofafricanvillagelibraries.blogspot.com/2009_01_01_archive.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60O6uETTt6U&feature=related