A melodic greeting between women in Burundi is at risk of being lost
Burundi How are you? How is your husband? How are the kids? How are your cows? Are you on good terms with your neighbors? And so on. Prudencienne Namukobwa paused in the melody to allow the younger woman’s rhythmic affirmation, a pattern she has mastered over the decades. “Ego,” Emelyne Nzeyimana replied over and over…