Record-breaking dance in Indonesia's Aceh promotes unity

Participants take part in a mass traditional Saman dance performance in Aceh on Indonesia's Sumatra island on August 13, 2017.-AFP

Gayo Lues (Indonesia) (AFP) - More than 10,000 people turned out in Indonesia's Aceh on Sunday to stage a record-breaking song and dance performance stressing the need to conserve a threatened national park in the westernmost province.

The men, clad in elaborate black and yellow traditional costumes, sat in neat rows, clapping their hands on their shoulders and laps and moving in an increasingly fast-paced rhythm to a traditional song.