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A photograph of a group of men playing drums on a dusty open ground outdoors under bright sunshine. Several players hold large white and green bass drums and smaller hand drums, standing in a loose circle and facing one another. The men wear striped and plain shirts, trousers and track pants, several in white or cream shirts, with one in a red and white top. A white van and a few seated onlookers are visible in the background beside a building and leafy trees. No central figure is clearly identifiable as a person in this scene.

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