How a Zimbabwean rain dance works

Zimbabwean cultural expert Pathisa Nyathi explains how important dance and other performance arts are to many African cultures.

He spoke to Zeinab Badawi as part of the History of Africa documentary series.

The next episode is on the history of agriculture on the continent and it airs on BBC World News July 8 at 15:10 GMT.

Read more about the series here and find out about upcoming episodes here.