This video is mostly true except for:
1) Between 2000 and 2006, the border between Israel and South Lebanon was relatively quiet. Israel was NOT under constant attack.
2) There is a small strip of land called the Shebaa Farms which Israel rules, but Lebanon claims. I sort of disagree with the Lebanese claim, but it is a contested area.
That being said: the rest of the video is true.
This is in Gualmatán, in the province of Nariño, Colombia.
The music is clearly a mix of Western Motiffs with Arabic influence. The men are dressed as Hindu Rajas not Arabs, so the demarcation of culture is blurred.
At (3:00) three minutes, the genuine Arab music kicks in.
However, again, most of these people probably do not have Arab blood in them. Arabic motiffs, and dancing are mainstream in South America.
This is the The Sahara School of Dance in Chile
This is their facebook page: (Click Here)
I am American, and so, in celebration of our Independence:
September 22, 2024 – removed dead video.