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This media kit is promoting the International Roots Festival 2014 in The Gambia from May 9-16. It includes information on press releases, slideshows, videos, posters, pictures and promotional materials. The festival commemorates the Trans-Atlantic slave trade and allows the African diaspora to reconnect with their heritage through cultural activities, visits to historical sites, and speeches from figures like Dr. Julius Garvey and Dr. Runoko Rashidi. Tour packages through partner organizations are available for attendees to register.
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This document discusses the historical roles of griots and griottes in traditional Wolof society in Senegal. Griots were part of the ñeeño caste, just above slaves, and served as musicians, singers, praise-givers, and oral historians. Though they played an important cultural role, griots had a low social status. Griottes, or female griots, also used song as a tool of communication. The document explores how Wolof women's songs have evolved over time, from preserving tradition to empowering women. Interviews with griottes and analysis of traditional and contemporary songs examine the ways women both conform to and challenge gender norms through their verbal art.
Slavery
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The document provides information about the contributions of ancient Carthage and Hannibal Barca to world civilizations. It states that Carthage was one of the first major empires in Africa and continues to influence the world through military tactics. Hannibal was one of the greatest generals of the ancient world and led the Carthaginian army to several victories using innovative tactics like surrounding the enemy with cavalry and infantry. He is still studied today for his leadership and strategic abilities. The document also credits Carthage with inventing glass, sun dials, and perfumes, contributing technologies that allowed them to have global impact.
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Africa - Geography
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THE AFRICAN GENERATION LOST IN THE INFORMAL SETTLEMENTS(1).docx
A lost generation is a people who are not dead and non in that category could have their lives extinguished by certain elements any time soon. They are just expected in the most uncomfortable way to stay tight and watch themselves fade away under the sun. Most of these people across the African continent are not even aware that they had long been configured to lead certain ways of life and if need be, remain so for the rest of their lives under such environment and the lifestyles. They ought to remain completely habitual and comfortable at all times even when the roof over their heads could come down crumbling over their heads.
That’s why the term being referred to as a generation strictly confined to the third world mentality is still more less and English phrase and not an abuse. The pioneers of Language who came up with the term third world were very clear in their narratives that certain races and communities from different parts of the globe were to be confined to the wheel chair of third world for the memorable years of their lives under the sun. It so happened that such tag and the flag of the third was later to be handed over to the African generation who found themselves already segregated from the mainstream society.
They have no idea of what being confined to the wheel of the third world is all about. To them life must go on with or without the rising sun since they had long parted ways with the rest of their peers throughout the continent right from families, close contacts and even the larger clans. The interesting bit is that whenever this generation is tired, helpless and overwhelmed, the larger society would plead with them to worry less since one day and at some point in time, they may pass through another fire of redemption and physical freedom. For the meantime, the lost African generation should just embrace their status, continue singing Halleluiah even if the flames beneath their skins is almost to the unbearable temperatures. It is in that kind of shelter that such African lost generation are expected to fulfil their dreams, raise their families and also maintain some social distance from the rest of their peers in different parts of the African continent.
Even with the best knowledge they have struggled to acquire over the years, their modus operandi had long been earmarked and attempting to pull out of the shell have ended up in the lonely graves. The least they could do is to continue cursing the unknown but that should be done with lips completely sealed lest they are accused in courts of the African public opinion for demanding more than they could chew. Protests, anger and finger pointing must remain part of their daily delicacies even if it is to an extend of being chocked to the point of death. They must just embrace the African democracy which is quite categorical that non in the continent had applied to the Creator to be what they are today and also to be confined to another level of life.
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- 1. The African Griot kinada.blogspot.com
- 2. Quick Write Prompt "Man is master of the wordhekeepsinsidehisstomach but hebecomes slave of the wordthat escapes hislips".(Africanproverb) What do youthink the proverbmeans?
- 3. What is a griot? a member of a hereditary caste among the peoples of western Africa whose role is to keep an oral history of the tribe or village and to entertain with stories, poems, songs, dances, etc.
- 4. Griots of the Past Inherited their role. They had to be born into a family of griots. They learned to memorize events, songs, and dances which transmitted the history of families, villages, and kingdoms. Freewebs.com
- 5. Griots of the Past Even though griots were important to celebrations and the preservation of history and culture, they were of a lower social class; sharing a caste with shoemakers, weavers and blacksmiths. However, it could be made higher if the griot were employed by a nobleman, aristocrat, or somebody else of great prominence or wealth.
- 6. Griots of the Past This low position is one that follows the musician even after death. In some sections of West Africa, the griots have been denied proper burial. Historically, their bodies were placed in hollowed trunks of the baobab tree instead of in the ground, for fear of making the earth barren. Photo by Groves
- 7. Roles
- 8. Roles Storyteller – Griots know everything that is going on in the tribe and can tell stories of events and folktales that might have faded from popular memory. tpafrica-eng.blogspot.com
- 9. Roles
- 10. Roles Historian - A griot can remember and sing seven generations worth of a tribe's or family's history and, in some areas, be completely familiar with the songs of ritual necessary to summon spirits and gain the sympathy of ancestors. http://www.flickr.com/photos/12194650@N03/3145411327/
- 11. Roles
- 12. Roles Video by Groves Musician– Accomplished musicians, griots orchestrate a circle of music and dance, which draws in audience members until they become performers, creating a community experience.
- 13. Just how important is the griot's role in African society today? Video by Groves Any West African celebration or special occasion is incomplete without a griot’s participation, even now. Storytelling has evolved to include modern forms of art and music.
- 14. Just how important is the griot's role in African society today? Their ability to use historical knowledge helps to unify people and bring them together. This is now very important because there are tensions and wars across the African continent due to the diverse populations and their differences.
- 15. The African Griot Kinda.blogspot.com The importance of the griots is summarized in the famous quote by the historian, AmadouHampâtéBâ, ‘Every griot who dies, is a library which disappears’.
- 16. Your Task There is an opening in your town for the position of griot. You think you are PERFECT for the job, but there are many others who want the job as well. Fill out the job application demonstrating your knowledge of the role of griot and explaining why you are the best person for the job. Good luck!