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Overview
Manzo Karami, also called Dan Manzo, is the Little Messenger and brother of Manzo Baba. The two have quarrelled and never enter the ring together, despite having the same friends. His representation shakes an imaginary spear in the right hand and gives an alarm like his brother. The source also records knife-stabbing gestures, a performance detail rather than a statement that he invariably kills the mount.
The song asks protection from shame and ridicule and describes hearing an alarm at a camp, going to help and discovering a conflict different from ordinary war or fire. His praise calls him friend of Kulita and Baraje and compares him with a small date palm. The account distinguishes this younger messenger through the estrangement and his particular song; the date-palm comparison is not a literal plant body or a new independent tree spirit.
Origins & earliest records
A. J. N. Tremearne combines interviews and descriptions of bori performances with comparative interpretation. These selected notices do not consistently name individual speakers; printed attributes are distinguished from his conjectures.
Records & interpretation
Complete selected notice in chapter XXV, printed pp. 362–363; full chapter read.
Selected bibliography
Documented works and useful reading. This is not a list of every appearance.
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The Ban of the Bori: Demons and Demon-Dancing in West and North Africa
Chapter XXV, printed pp. 362–363; complete spirit notice, song and attributed relationships.
Family & connections
A source-supported family tree or inspiration record has not yet been compiled for this profile. Related reading below indicates a connection in subject matter, not a proven lineage or creative influence.
References
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- Digitized historical ethnographic accountTremearne — Manzo KaramiResearch access: 2026-10-05
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