Thanks for posting these Michael.
The takouba they use seem to be on the short side. One of them also seems to be quite stiff, perhaps an older blade? A while back I saw a documentary on the Fulani; it showed young men sharpening their takoubas for a conflict. The blades were very flexible. The one tabouka I had also had a very thin spring-steel blade.
The twirls at the end look surprisingly similar to break-dancing moves.
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