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Sogolon Puppet Theater

Sogolon is the puppet show and theatrical company created by Yaya Coulibaly in order to perpetrate and promote the Mali puppet tradition. The group's core mission is to contribute to develop and promote the Bamanan-Somono-Bozo puppet show.

Sogolon Puppet Theater

Sogolon Puppet Theater

(recorded in 2000 at C. D. Hylton High School in Woodbridge, VA)

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    Kenny Neal

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