A Legacy: Reviving Rwanda’s dramatic hairstyle I Africa Direct Documentary
A Legacy: Reviving Rwanda’s dramatic hairstyle I Africa Direct Documentary
Rwanda’s Amasunzu hairstyles are eye-catching sculptures of dramatic shapes, peaks and shaved partings.
These once-famous styles were worn as a form of identity in pre-colonial times, with each hair design communicating information, messages and stories.
The tradition died out but is making a comeback – and Minani Saleh is an expert…
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It’s important for black Americans to start getting these hair styles
Amasunzu 😂😂wow❤❤
Dramatic to Jihadists at AlJazeera waiting for 40 virgins after suicide bomb
Africans are the best💯💯👍
So skilled. 😊
ITS A WARRIORS HAIRCUT…. I LUV IT!😊
Gorgeous hairstyle
Mutiganda wa Nkunda my mentor, you always amaze me. Keep it up
J'aime ça 🎉
I seen this in a video. French artist Jean Paul Goude Grace Jones Slave To The Rhythm video. A little over exaggerated character in the video. Idig that style. Back in the 80's there was a hiphop group 3TimesDope and they use to wear a similar style but they called it the half-fro.
That’s so cool! 😁😎🥰
I’m proud of them. I’m proud to be an African.
"Dramatic", these arabs at al Jazeera just run their mouths and showcase their ignorance at every chance. So much money but just such ignorance.
What history!!! This is incredible, thanks for sharing.
I bet you this style looks INCREDIBLE also with an Afro-futurism type of clothing style too.
@4:16 I heard him say Wazungu(Europeans/Wanderers/Strangers), wow, I'm learning Kiswahili, and didn't expect to catch that in Kinyarwanda, if that's what he's speaking. The languages are definitely linked.
I learned something new today, beautiful video!
NuffRespect To Rwandan Culture ✊🏽 Here's To The Global Revolution ✊🏽 It's the time to regenerate the DNA of our ancient ancestors.
Awesome wish the last shot was a full frontal of the cut.
You will see these same hairstyles in the Egyptian Hieroglyphs
Nice culture.
Those hairstyles are so unique am sure very soon you will be seeing them in fashion shows
Everything about this is top notch. From the beginning, sitting with his son making sure he's getting his education, to not undervaluing his skill and expertise. Making sure his peoples traditions are passed on to the next generation. Much respect.
WOW. NICE.
I’m glad they didn’t wear these hairstyles when the Rwanadan Genocide occurred. That would have made it doubly terrifying.
I don't understand the logic of path ? Any one please tell me..💭
Swag…..
This amazing hairstyle was also practiced in pharaonic Egypt (called Kemet or Kmt then, which meant land of the black people). Very happy that it's being revived in Rwanda….
Al Jazeera always hitting the spot with this type of content. Letting people tell their OWN stories.
It is beautiful to SEE the decolonization around the world as the earth is restored to order from the centuries of fxckery people have endured from colonization.
🍀😇💕
Don't wear it in America, you'll be asking for ridicule .
Love this hairstyle…I'm glad that I'm finally getting a chance to learn the history behind it
wish this had been carried on by we Africans in the Americas. Cool haircuts!
This was fascinating to watch!
Dope/
🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾
Yes it the traditional,they could tell if you are married or not too much about hair style in Africa country and meanings
Not feeling this at all
I don't agree with this report. The hairstyle is a traditional style and not something to be like this is someone's innovation
Its cool because they not trying to copy FBA
Dramatic? 🙄 Rather legendary and iconic 🔥❤️
It's actually pretty swag!
that haircut I s so sexy to me!
wow…yet another reason to love Rwanda 🇿🇦💕
DRAMATIC? Really now? 😒😒😒 It’s cultural! Middle eastern media is just as tone deaf and racist as white media. Weirdos! 🤬🤬🤬
🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 just give it a rest why don't you! Only Europeans would write a story on hair 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 and only hammites would sit there and go along with this mess 🤣 for the negros it's our lifestlye an everyday thing and absolutely nothing to talk about… would be the same for the hammites but they're late to the party, the Europeans are trying to teach them how to negro 🤣 they're not us! Africans are our cousins, half of them don't even grow hair. Ijs.