This episode explores the impact of colonization on African institutions that traditionally guarded sacred events such as initiation rituals. With the arrival of colonizers, sexual role-playing music and dances that were previously confined to private initiation schools became widely known, causing disapproval among older generations and delight among younger ones. Examples include Mapouka in Ivory Coast, Kwasa Kwasa and Ndombolo in Zaire and Congo, and more recently, twerking and dancehall in Jamaica. The episode also looks at how the Shimmies gave rise to Samba music in Brazil, which shares a similar name to the Chisamba - a sexual role-acting dance from Mozambique. In Cuba, slaves of Nigerian and Cameroonian heritage recreated initiation schools to maintain the necessary secrecy for their fight for freedom. The intersection between Congolese Yuka music and Cuban initiation schools led to the birth of Rhumba, which was later exported back to Congo. During the Cuban liberation fight, Yuka music was used as a form of dance code, resulting in the creation of Mambo dance, which later underwent modifications such as cha-cha-cha and tap dance. Tango, originating in Argentina, was popularized in New York by Puerto Ricans, and interestingly, the name Tango is believed to be similar to the Congolese word Ntangu, meaning "sun."

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