According to historian Roger Bastide, Jesuit missionaries believed that native Africans, like children, should be drawn to the Catholic faith through music and dance as well as their love of titles and honorary positions.
Ajaloolase Roger Bastide’i sõnul arvasid jesuiidi misjonärid, et Aafrika põliselanikke tuleb otsekui lapsi tuua katoliku usu juurde, kasutades ära muusikat ja tantsu, samuti nende armastust tiitlite ja auliste seisuste vastu.