SV: {UAH} Larakaraka and Anaka

Not so fast!!!! T'nically, we have not had a correct

answer yet before we know what the dance was called before the

Arabs / Nubians corrupted the name. And,how "MYEL MOKO" became Larakaraka.

And t'nically, with the entrance of KINANA ( radio / grammaphone),

Myel Moko transformed into Myel Rhumba (although it maintained its

entertainment value for the amusement of the spectator).

Otherwise, myel Moko was the original disco of its time.

Now,tell me, what if the name Larakaraka is from the sound of sequental beating of the calabas:rakk-rakk-rakka-rakkata..."?

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"WE FORM THE CULTURE THAT FORMS US"….noc'la gaumoy.

Den måndag, 30 december 2013 9:08 skrev Gwokto La'Kitgum <lakitgum@gmail.com>:

Consider the reward remitted tho partially because your answer was a total guess work and didnt address the two questions directly. For the successful guess to just one of the two questions an email transfer will be made for $0.20 to Kony Pacu.

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Gwokto La'Kitgum

"Even a small dog can piss on a tall Building", Jim Hightower

On Mon, Dec 30, 2013 at 1:57 AM, akim odong <akimodong@gmail.com> wrote:

Gwokto,

Thanks for tha. You have not said whether the dollar bill is on its way to me. Any little counts in this Kaguta regime. Send it to my charity. Kony Pacu!

Akim

On Sun, Dec 29, 2013 at 5:47 PM, Gwokto La'Kitgum <lakitgum@gmail.com> wrote:

Akim,

You actually responded correctly tho unconsciously to the word origin of Larakaraka with a swipe rather confirming you knew. The old woman told us the Larakara is from the Swahili word harakaraka - just like you said. She said when Swahjili traders saw the dance and wanted more they requested the fast/hasty/quick dance which all translated to the dance performed harakaraka. The "prefix "L" is typical Acholi luo used in a part of grammar or figure of speech I dont know. Odong is absolutely correct on Myel Awal or clabash dance which is the true original name for this high-speed soukous. She said Anaka on the other hand means beautiful in colloquial Arabic which was a name given by Arab slave traders to the beauty of today's Anaka. Have never been there but often hear its beautiful.

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Gwokto La'Kitgum

"Even a small dog can piss on a tall Building", Jim Hightower

On Sun, Dec 29, 2013 at 11:21 AM, akim odong <akimodong@gmail.com> wrote:

Ladit Angol;

Atye Pwoc Keket! Tell us which area is this?

Akim

On Sun, Dec 29, 2013 at 12:30 PM, Angol David <angoldavid@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:

Muje Akim,

That was some good trying but bare in mind that some area of Acoli call that dance as '' Myel Agwata'', so will it change the meaning?

Angol

On Sunday, 29 December 2013, 7:47, akim odong <akimodong@gmail.com> wrote:

Gwokto;

Larakaraka or orak like its colloquaily known is a dance by Acholi youth of teenage age, mostly during the dry season. This dance is to bring together potential bride and suitors as the dance itself, unlike waltz, did not allow physical contact. In order to that, a female dancer would pick out (mok) a potential suitor from the queue of male dancers and dance away with him to  the side where she will show him her admiration and the male his appreciation. Its from here that they agree whether to meet later and explore further the chemistry after which, they rejoin the dance. This is done very quickly, so as not to raise eye brows, stall or interfere with the general dance. Its speed dating!

The name larakaraka comes from the quick movement as in haraka especially of the female dance step, and the sound produced as the wire scratches the awal/gourds and the gara tied to the female ankles. Looking at the instrument used, the kwele songs and the coquettish dance movement, (not to mention the ostrich feather), i would put it down to have originated circa the mid C19th, from Puranga (East Acoli); the boys are known for being over protective of their sisters and the only way to waylay the girls, was through Orak.

Send the dollar c/o P.O Box 111 G. Town.

Akim  

On Sat, Dec 28, 2013 at 9:24 PM, Gwokto La'Kitgum <lakitgum@gmail.com> wrote:

Just came to know the word origins to Larakaraka dance and Anaka town thru an old Acholi woman from London, UK who came around to my crib for dinner last evening. She was absolutely hilarious. Apparently neither of them names are of Acholi origin and both mean nothing in Acholi. I am challenging any Acholi oldie or historian to tell me their origins b4 I prove him/her dead wrong.

A reward of a whooping $1.00 will be emailed to any one who gets both correct.

Ochaya, Akim, Ocan etc... open up.

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Gwokto La'Kitgum

"Even a small dog can piss on a tall Building", Jim Hightower