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A woman dances batucada to the beat of the drums. Tarrafal, Cape Verde. ©Bernhard Bierbaum

A dancer performs by a roadside. N’djamena, Chad. ©Nadeeya GK

Stylish women in matching attire at the 2017 Ojude Oba Festival. Ijebu Ode, Nigeria. ©Benita Nnachortam

A performer entertains the crowd with the Shoa Oromo dance. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. ©Hiro Uematsu

Lovers at the beach. Accra, Ghana. ©Makere Thekiso

People cross a bridge. Kimpese, DRCongo. ©Pauline BK

A bodaboda rider travels on a scenic road in Kampala Hill, Uganda. ©Sara Jabril

A portrait of a canoe designer at a beach. Dakar, Senegal. ©Nicolas Dubreuil

A aerial shot of the blue nile falls. Bahir Dar, Ethiopia. ©Desta Keremela

Young men dive into the ocean. Jamestown, Accra. ©Daniel Obasi

“This male dancer was moving his waist in a way I would never be able to… and was carrying a very interesting load on his head. He was feminine and masculine at the same time.”— Tally Yishay

A man skillfully plays the tambin. Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. ©Joana Choumali

A portrait of a young Krobo woman at a Dipo Ceremony. Krobo, Ghana. ©Anthony Pappone

A group of kids dance to the beat from street performers. Johannesburg, South Africa. ©Annegret Affolderbach

A portrait of a little girl in the backseat of a car. Mali. ©Delphine Diallo

222 marimba players break world record for the biggest marimba ensemble. Harare, Zimbabwe. ©Privilege Musvanhiri

A portrait of a young girl at a mom and pop shop. Grand Bassam, Cote D’Ivoire. ©Eric Gaudel