Dhaanto is a style of traditional Somali music and folk dance.It is a cultural folk dance native to Somali people in the Horn of Africa.According to Somali gabay dhaanto was believed to have been created by the nomadic Ogaden/Jidwaaq and Marreexaan clans.The origin of dhaanto could be traced back to Gödey Somali region of Ethiopia.The dhaanto dance-song was revived in the early 20th century and it was used to raise the 'spirits' of soldiers and was often sung on horseback.
Somali young women and men performing the traditional
dhaanto
dance-song in
Jubaland
.
