NEW YORK — For the Bamana people of West Africa, the power of nature is tapped by kicking up the dust and making noise, bringing along brightly painted puppets and awe-inspiring masks to harness ...

. In the Bamana language, the word translates as "prison is finished," meaning the freedom to rely on the culture of others and well as one's own culture, as a means of expression. "Bogolan" is a ...