Bijoux Bahati: Bijoux was introduced to Jeh Kulu by a family friend Annemiek upon her early days after arriving in Burlington in 2004. “If it was not for this woman whom I admire greatly, I wouldn’t have gotten to know Jeh Kulu and its great cultural riches that early” she said. She was born and raised in the Republican Democratic of Congo “The Heart of Africa” and lived in Tanzania for several years before resettled in Burlington, VT in 2004. She graduated from Burlington High School in 2008, enrolled at The University of Vermont, graduating in 2012. At UVM, Bijoux studied West African Dance under Lois Trombley and later was the TA for the class with Seny Dafe. Prior to Jeh Kulu membership, Bijoux did not have any “formal” dance training, however, rhythm is naturally ingrained in her. She enjoys dancing, drumming and acting, which is evident when you see her perform as she has great passion, style and energy for dance. As in her childhood doing elementary school plays and theatrical performances back in Tanzania, she was surrounded by different traditional dancing and drumming and now, being in Jeh Kulu reminds her this time.