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Li Du had known that many Africans loved to express their emotions through song and

dance. They would spontaneously start dancing and singing around a bonfire. 　

Now, he learned that they also expressed their sorrow and mournfulness using song

and dance. Once the party started, the Golden Grass tribe played the drums and some

sort of string instrument as they danced around the bonfire.　　

Initially, they sang in somber tones to praise the deceased as a gesture of mourning.

However, as they continued to sing, their voices became more spirited and their

dance moves merrier, losing the earlier melancholy. Li Du found them to be strangely

happy.　

At first, almost everybody participated in the dancing and singing. As time passed,

however, people began to drop off for a hearty drink.

The alcohol lifted their spirits and the men became even more joyous. The drumming