The most significant event in a Sambla boy's life is his transition from childhood to manhood. Between the ages of 15 and 17 he must spend six months in initiation training in the bush to be prepared for adult life. Additionally, to complete the training in warfare, the education consists of an elaborate series of ceremonies with special adornments, dances, songs and lessons about Sambla history and tradition told in an ancient secret language that the boys have to learn first. This music, speaking that secret language, will be played at the opening ceremony in the initiation school. (see my CD Keneya, Nr.11)