Traditional figure in the mythology of the Jola people
The "Kumpo", the Samay, and the "Niasse" are three traditional figures in the mythology of the Diola in the Casamance (Senegal) and Gambia.
Multiple times in the course of the year, i.e. during the "Journées culturelles", a folk festival in the village is organized. The "Samay" invites the people of the village to participate in the festivities.
Wielding a stick, he mandates strict order in the community and is believed to know everything that happens in the village.
He can be considered the ceremony master of the traditional dance event.