Traditional dancing & chanting in Poli,
a village up Mount Meru, Tanzania
Wolfgang Praegler & Gudrun Mirbach-Praegler
Only a few kilometers north-east of Arusha, the capital of
northern Tanzania, the village of Poli is situated up the slopes
of Mount Meru. The people of Poli are Meru, with a culture
and a language of their own. Pauline, the wife of our friend
Jeremiah, was born here. During our last trip to Tanzania in
October 2017 we paid a visit to Poli, where the local dancing
group was already waiting for us. The leader of the dancing
group is the experienced and very active Mrs. Nkasiyoi
Pallangyo. We spent some enjoyable hours among the
pleasant Meru people of Poli.
