Rural Disco In Africa

Every autumn, the American photographer David Pais sent to Burkina Faso in West Africa, in the most remote villages of the city without electricity and running water to remove the life of the local youth of the village. Bereba - one of those villages, where almost every Friday night dances are held at the local bar «Le Cotonnier». Once a week, the people from the surrounding villages come here to hang out, drink warm beer and forget yesterday, surrendering dancing.
"Noisy generator feeds the outdated audio system, a local DJ puts wheels with African music says Pais. Dancing like little children and aged people. On the concrete floor they move subtly and intricately, skillfully blending motion of James Brown and Michael Jackson with hip-hop and tribal dances. I like the energy, the heat, the dynamics. I like the images that flash in the light fall on the memory card of my camera because otherwise no one could see it.