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== Summary ==

Lineage-specific vocal and choreographic repertories in Wodaabe inter-lineage gatherings, including yaake, ruumi and geerewol sequences. <ref name="africa2026-ne-geerewol">[https://ethnomusicologie.fr/geerewol-musique-danse-et-lien-social-chez-les-peuls-nomades-wodaabe-du-niger-2/ Geerewol — Sandrine Loncke, CNRS/SFE]. Access note: Textual synopsis read; audio/video not investigated.</ref>

== Contemporary and trending ==

Ceremonial gatherings organize lineage relationships through coordinated singing and dancing. The source documents fieldwork from 1997–2008; it establishes practice and internal distinctions, not a current commercial popularity ranking. <ref name="africa2026-ne-geerewol" />

== History ==

Repertories are transmitted through lineage and gathering relationships. Their histories should be understood within mobile pastoral society rather than fixed to a single tourist festival location. <ref name="africa2026-ne-geerewol" />

== Musical characteristics ==

Vocal and choreographic sequences include yaake, ruumi and geerewol. These names identify differentiated practices rather than interchangeable labels for one song. <ref name="africa2026-ne-geerewol" />

== Geography and communities ==

Mobile Wodaabe communities in Niger; mobility and seasonal gathering matter more than a single festival town. Related pastoral networks require specific evidence before wider national fields. <ref name="africa2026-ne-geerewol" />

== Artists ==

Participating lineage singers and dancers are the performers. Sandrine Loncke’s fieldwork records their musical organization rather than assembling a commercial star system. <ref name="africa2026-ne-geerewol" />

== Representative performances ==

No recordings have been curated for this entry.

== Related genres ==

[[Tende]] and [[Hausa praise song]] are neighbouring comparisons. Distinct community histories and ceremonial organization remain central to this repertoire. <ref name="africa2026-ne-geerewol" />

=== References and further reading ===
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== Hotspot mushrooms ==

Mobile Wodaabe communities in Niger; mobility and seasonal gathering matter more than a single festival town. Related pastoral networks require specific evidence before wider national fields. Fields distinguish the community heartland from specifically documented wider use; political borders and population totals do not determine intensity.

The fields express editorial judgments about relative musical affinity and reach, not measured audience shares. Radius is the zero edge of a linear fade; same-genre overlaps combine by maximum.

{| class="wikitable muglobe-hotspots"
|+ MuGlobe hotspot mushrooms
! ID !! Location !! Latitude !! Longitude !! Radius (km) !! Strength !! Notes
|-
| wodaabe-ceremonial-song-pastoral-niger || Central Niger Wodaabe seasonal networks || 14.9 || 7.2 || 470 || 0.59 || Ceremonially central but socially and seasonally bounded; not a commercial genre dominating Niger.
|}