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Reply #30 - May 20th, 2008 at 1:39pm
 


a film from the cannes film festival
that deals a bit with hybrid amazon religions.~peace

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INTERVIEW-Brazil director explores Amazon faith at Cannes
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A FESTA DA MENINA MORTA (THE DEAD GIRL'S FEAST)

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Reply #31 - May 27th, 2008 at 3:46pm
 

"coromante in antigua  & gullah from sierra leone news & updates
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And drums say: ‘Coromante Oh!


fr. the antigua sun by ZIA


Most of us knew the story, the legacy. Most of us were well aware of the sacrifices, betrayals and torture of our first national hero, and possibly the first revolutionist in the Caribbean.


Before there was Bookman and Toussaint of Haiti (between 1791-1804); or Kofi or Berbice, Guyana (1763); before there was Tacky (1760) or Samuel Sharpe (1831) of Jamaica or even Bussa of Barbados (1816), there was King Court of Antigua in 1735.


It may have been a failed rebellion, but it was notably one of the first bold attempts at rebellion by slaves in the Caribbean.



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Out of the Drum’ festival in Antigua


Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer reflected on the links between the people of the Caribbean and Africa during this past weekend as he addressed the closing proceedings for the Antigua Dance Academy’s biennial “Out of the Drum” Caribbean Folk Dance Festival.



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Gullah Kingship Association Receives Accreditation

Gullah Kingship Association Receives Accreditation
He described Bunce Island as the richest historic site which served as a major transit point for slaves over a 56 year period when slaves were chained for onward transmission to the new world adding, “the heinous trade battered our economy, manpower, infrastructure and other development strides.”
He recalled the Gullah document the late president Dr. Joseph Saidu Momoh signed in 1988 that recognized the Sierra Leone Gullah connection, but that such documents were however neglected.
On Saturday, a document of accreditation sent by the Gullah Queen from USA will be presented to the Vice President, Chief Samuel Sam-Sumana at the Brima Attouga Mini Stadium prior to the coming of the Gola queen as such a trip would tighten connection with Gola community schools in the country.

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Reply #32 - Jun 20th, 2008 at 3:38pm
 
Art exhibition, cuba's   the late) - Mr. Wildredo Lam in USA


there's a bit about his work previously in this thread
& in my 2006 blogs archives
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A Cuban Master and an Impressive Exile !


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Reply #33 - Jun 20th, 2008 at 8:01pm
 
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Reply #34 - Jun 24th, 2008 at 2:20pm
 



update - a follow up on the happenings in
colombia & the palenquero  region
where they have influences of  african culture & a distinct dialect ~peace  Wink

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San Basilio de Palenque gets recording studio for bullerengue and champeta !



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Reply #35 - Jun 27th, 2008 at 2:45pm
 

fr. the news ~peace  Wink


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Garifuna Coalition plans reunion in St Vincent


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Two years after the paramount Garifuna Chief Joseph Chatoyer was killed on March 14, 1795, the Garifuna people were exiled from their native land of St Vincent to the island of Roatán, off the coast of Honduras from where they dispersed along the Atlantic coast of Honduras, Guatemala, Belize and Nicaragua.

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Reply #36 - Jun 27th, 2008 at 7:16pm
 
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Reply #37 - Jul 1st, 2008 at 2:56pm
 


fr. the news ~peace

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Guantanamo to Host 28th Festival of the Caribbean

The Cuban eastern city of Guantanamo will co-host the 28th Festival of the Caribbean from July 4th to the 8th with the participation of local artists and guests from countries such as Mexico, Venezuela and Puerto

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Reply #38 - Jul 15th, 2008 at 10:44pm
 
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a traveling  exhibit is now  @ one of fav museums in Philly !
the one arch street ... Wink i will have to check  this out , before it moves on. ~peace nyao

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fr. min slide exhibit - the philadelphia inquirer

Africa in Mexico


A revelatory exhibition at the African American Museum shows their little-known influence on Mexican culture.


The African Presence in Mexico: From Yanga to the Present" continues at the African American Museum in Philadelphia, 701 Arch St., through Oct. 25. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays and noon to 5 p.m. Sundays. Admission
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Reply #39 - Sep 10th, 2008 at 2:11pm
 



more on the Africa in Mexico exhibit
& Hispanic Culture Month in Philly~peace  Wink

see

An Art Exhibition, Parade And Festival Celebrate Hispanic Culture

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Nigerian Cultural House Opens In Brazil!


Amidst pomp and celebration, the Minister of Culture, Tourism and National Orientation, Prince Adetokunbo Kayode performed the formal commissioning of the Nigerian Cultural House in Perlourinho, Brazil, last weekend. Opening the house, Prince Adetokunbo told the joyous crowd that Nigeria has finally taken its rightful place in the world's cultures; he also said that the opening of the house would not only promote Nigerian culture, but also further strengthen ties between Nigeria and Brazil.



This sentiment was re-echoed by the Governor of Bahia State, Mr. Jacques Wagner, when he expressed the hope that relations between both countries would receive a boost as demonstrated at the occasion. He informed his audience that with the opening of the house, Nigeria has become the third Africa country to have a cultural house in Salvador after Angola and Benin Republic.

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NIGERIA FINALLY OPENS ITS CULTURAL CENTRE IN SALVADOR DA BAHIA, BRAZIL.


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other past article on salvador de bahia

Salvador Black Love - a  movement

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Re: correction palenquero, link
Reply #40 - Sep 11th, 2008 at 8:46pm
 

nyvette wrote on Jun 24th, 2008 at 2:20pm:
update - a follow up on the happenings in
colombia & the palenquero  region
where they have influences of  african culture & a distinct dialect ~peace  Wink

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colombiareports.com/pics/2008/06/san_palenque.jpg


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other article, on palenquero language,
not quite spanish with african echos.
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correction from ( june 24th's post)
& update on the
link to the fascinating article on the
palenquero hybrid language
( a fusion of spanish, portuguese &
ki-kongo language
) is here


A Language, Not Quite Spanish with African Echoes....



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img. homemade dulce de leche & bananas for brunch
have a great weekend all! ~ bouncing. Cheesy














on a side note, it's  here with a link to an
afro colombian singer ms. leonor gonzalez mina
on past blog -


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ref.  the awesome
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recipe section.


ref. article on san andrés y providencia, colombia
in 2006 blog's archives.











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the diaspora recent articles
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Rise of the Latin Africans

Joe Contreras


Citing the example of Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez, Joe Contreras explores the degree to which Latin Americans are increasingly keen to mobilise and assert their African roots on the back of a new black consciousness movement stirring in Central and South America.

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Indigenous Colombians Begin 10,000-Strong March Against Uribe Government

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COLOMBIA: Indigenous People Protest in Face of Threats

BOGOTA, Oct 15 (IPS) - At the top of the list of demands of some 7,000 people mobilising in the Cauca municipality of Piendamó is the clarification of the deaths of 13 indigenous people killed over the past two weeks in different parts of Colombia.

Thousands of indigenous, black, mestizo (mixed-race) and white representatives of social organisations gathered over the weekend in the southern region of Cauca to participate in the "minga" (a traditional indigenous meeting convened to achieve a collective purpose) on occasion of the Día de la Raza (Day of the Race), which marks the anniversary of Christopher Columbus’s arrival in the Americas.

In a public statement, the protesters denounced Tuesday that the army had injured 23 indigenous people and that three others were missing, as a result of "the repression exercised by the state against our peaceful demonstration."


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BRAZIL
120 Years of Non-Concluded Abolition


Slavery was officially abolished more than a century ago, but there has never been a social inclusion policy for Brazil’s blacks. Therefore, prejudice and racism are still a problem in this nation that will have more blacks than whites until the end of 2008.

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& on other pages in various posts on this thread. ~peace nyao.



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Re: Afro-Bolivians" THE FORGOTTEN ROOT"
Reply #42 - Oct 27th, 2008 at 2:58pm
 


an
interesting article on afro-
andean people
, the  bolivians
this time ~peace nyao


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Afro-Bolivians push for political recognition
Afro-Bolivians in Tocaña village dance to celebrate their patron saint, the Virgin of Candelaria. (Dado Galdieri / Special to The Chronicle)

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Annie Murphy, Chronicle Foreign Service


AFRO- BOLIVIANS PUSH FOR POLITICAL RECOGNITION!


Tocaña, Bolivia -- On a recent morning, drummers paraded through this mountain village perched amid steep fields of coffee and coca leaf, while women dressed in indigenous white skirts trimmed with colored ribbons sang proudly about their African descent.
Following a Catholic mass, this Afro-Bolivian community of 400 residents located three hours north of the capital, La Paz, filled the dusty streets, throwing holy water and confetti, while performing a combination of music and dance known as saya. Based on drumming and chanting and a hip-swaying, shoulder-dropping sidestep, saya is a fusion of African and Bolivian traditions developed by African slaves who arrived here in the 16th century.

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Afro Bolivian Language & Speech
Afro-Bolivian language today: the oldest surviving Afro-Hispanic Speech Community.

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Reply #43 - Dec 3rd, 2008 at 2:37pm
 
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blacks in iraq -  (basra)
a fascinating culture & history  as usual! ~peace

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Jalal Diyaab is the leader of the Free Iraqi Movement, which is seeking to have Iraq's roughly 2 million black people recognized as a minority whose rights should be protected.

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Black Iraqis In Basra Face Racism
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preserving african roots in basra

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older articles here same topic


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Black Iraqis' and African Heritage in an Islamic State
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A Legacy Hidden in Plain Sight
Iraqis of African Descent Are a Largely Overlooked Link to Slavery


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Africa's lost tribe, the Siddis face poverty in India


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the kaffirs of sri lanka

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Getting to know the Kaffirs through music and dance

It’s not often that live African music can be heard on the streets of Colombo, but last week the sounds spilled into the alleyway adjacent to the Barefoot Café and onto Galle Road, filling the night air with pulsating thumps and infectious singing while over 300 electrified audience members clapped along with the beat.

The Kaffirs, a 12-piece band from the northern village of Sirambiyadiya near Puttalam, were in town and for one night concertgoers were treated to songs whose roots extend back hundreds of years to the African continent, and have been passed down in their original form from generation to generation.
Until very recently, The Kaffirs kept their musical traditions alive in obscurity while their community, descendents of African slaves brought here by the Portuguese, Dutch, and British, became increasingly assimilated with Sinhalese and Tamil culture.

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Musical links with the past
Two nights before the United States created history by voting in the first African-American to the most powerful office in the world, Sri Lanka’s national capital witnessed a unique and melodious spectacle: a live concert of music, and dance by a band known as Kaffirs, a 12-member troupe of Sri Lankans of African origin.

The Kaffirs, who have a fascinating history, are perfect example of continuity with change. Their complete assimilation into Sri Lankan society while retaining links with their roots is a tribute to the tenacity and adaptability of the human race.

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gnawa music of morocco

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~until next time- peace nyao

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Reply #44 - Dec 3rd, 2008 at 10:22pm
 
Very interesting. It must have been right after the war started that I read a really good piece on Africans in Iraq. I think it was in the NAACP's "Crisis" magazine. Enlightening for sure. It's been so long and my memory fails me but I must've seen something on tv as well because I can remember people being interviewed about the way they're treated there and one guy laughed about the fact that his co-workers would call him by the name equivalent to the 'n' word here. He just expected it and accepted it. There was also an interview with those in interracial relationships.
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