Abissa

Music of Ivory Coast
General topics
	Abissa;
Genres
	Hip hop; Logobi;
Specific forms
	Coupé-Décalé; Zoblazo; Zouglou;
Nationalistic and patriotic songs
National anthem	"L'Abidjanaise";
Regional music
	Francophone Africa Cameroon; Central African Republic; Niger; Rwanda; Senegal; Togo;

Abissa is a cultural concept embracing the music, dance, and spiritual life of the Nzema people in the town of Grand-Bassam, Côte d'Ivoire, West Africa.[1] The best-known expression of Abissa is a festival celebrated in the last week of October. It is a time of forgiveness and rebirth marked by a week-long celebration.

Women dancing at Abissa 2016

References

French, Howard W. (November 3, 1995). "Grand-Bassam Journal; In One Unbridled Week, a Town's Moment of Truth". New York Times. Retrieved 22 August 2009.

External links

Abissa Festivale

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[1] French, Howard W. (November 3, 1995). "Grand-Bassam Journal; In One Unbridled Week, a Town's Moment of Truth". New York Times. Retrieved 22 August 2009.