Hunter musician Yoro Sidibé and his apprentice Abdoulaye Traoré

Hunter musician Yoro Sidibé (left) and his apprentice Abdoulaye Traoré (centre) sing for the chief hunter at a traditional hunters’ festival in Bamako, Mali, June 2004. Traditional hunters have a unique style of music and instrument, and wear distinctive brown clothing decorated with cowrie shells and magic charms as protection against the life-force of the animals they hunt