Extractions: Enduring Rhythms Zairean trumpet made from elephant tusk and tap shoes worn by Savion Glover of 'Bring In da Noise, Bring In da Funk' Descriptive notes by Ken Moore Almost five hundred years ago, Africans began their forced migration to the Americas. They were first transported to the Caribbean in 1502 and soon thereafter to Central and South America. In 1619, they arrived in the colony of Virginia. Traditional African musical practices were either fiercely suppressed or tightly controlled. Gradually, however, African-American sounds entered the musical mainstream, notably in popular and religious genres. This transformation of original African musical styles and instruments throughout the Americas continues today to influence musical practices worldwide. The essence of African music is rooted in the concept that simple rhythmic patterns played on rattles, drums, bells, horns, and other musical instruments simultaneously form a dense mixture of polyrhythmic impulses that fade in and out, constantly renewing and recombining as a kaleidoscope of sound textures. Handclapping and jingles worn on arms and legs or attached to clothing accentuate dance movements and add to this rhythmic complex of layered sound. The music invites the active participation of each member of the community, and distinctions between performer and observer become blurred as the infectious rhythms demand that the body react. Many Africanisms languages, funerary customs, and foodstuffs were brought to the Americas, but it is the African rhythms, created by musical instruments, that have enriched and enlivened the world's musical vocabulary.
UNESCO - General History Of Africa: Volume V marked by the end of the great indigenous empires and Lower Guinean coast AA BOAHENChapter 15 fon and Yoruba The interior of East africa the peoples of Kenya http://www.unesco.org/culture/africa/html_eng/volume5.htm
Extractions: This period is marked by the end of the great indigenous empires and the early contacts with Europeans. The system of exploitation of Africas human resources by Europe and America known as the slave trade was put in place and lasted throughout these three centuries. The period also saw the transformation of coastal societies, from Senegal to Congo and in East Africa. n Contents editions Main edition English: 1992, Heinemann/ UNESCO/ University of California Press French 1999, UNESCO/NEA Arabic: 1998, UNESCO Abridged edition English: 1999, UNESCO/ James Currey/ University of California Press French: 1998, UNESCO/ Edicef/ Présence Africaine n Contents Chapter 1: The struggle for international trade and its implications for Africa
MOST Ethno-Net Publication: Anthropology Of Africa and first president of the Cameroon Bar Association, fon Gorji Dinka. E., 1998 TheDiscourse and Politics of indigenous/Minority peoples' Rights in http://www.ethnonet-africa.org/pubs/p95konings.htm
H-Net Review: Elizabeth Akingbola The Yoruba are an indigenous people of West africa Posted by Obalorun Ala Aganju on July 27, 2001 at 223419 Alafia Wes and list Wes, I would like to give brief answers to your questions. example, the Ewe peoples known as the fon and Mahi and the http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/reviews/showrev.cgi?path=40801012584859
VADA - Volkeren Peoples Tribes E - F EASTERN PUNJABI (India). indigenous peoples in ECUADOR EDOMIETEN EDOMITES. EFE (Afrika africa). EJAGHAM EKOI (Nigeria, FLOWEREY MEO (China). fon (Benin, Togo). FOODOO (Benin) http://www.vada.nl/volkenef.htm
Fernweh: Kooperationen - Informationen Zu Tourismus/Tourismuskritik PO.Box 2637 SERREKUNDA Gambia West africa Fax 00220 IPDN - indigenous peoples'Development Network. Samuel Munyi POBox 22449 NAIROBI Kenia fon ++220-462-057 http://www.iz3w.org/fernweh/deutsch/kooperationen/linksInternational_text.htm
Extractions: The Ecumenical Coalition aims to focus on tourism and the effect it has on the lives of people, encourage an awareness of the role of tourism in development models, provide opportunities for people affected by tourism to express their views and hopes, denouce unfair practices in tourism, stimulate and enable research and action for justice in tourism. Christian Conference of Asia (CCA)
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Extractions: Conflict Management Competition for use of and control over natural resources is increasing as a result of pressures from growing populations and the diverse interests of user groups. In the context of current trends of democratization, decentralization and devolution of authority, communities now have both a greater need and more opportunities to participate in natural resource management. Greater stakeholder involvement in the decision-making process can also result in conflict among the various stakeholders. Disagreement over access rights, lack of consensus on management objectives and lack of information or misunderstandings emerge in most settings. These conflicts present a challenge to rural development and resource management. In order to promote sustainable and equitable livelihoods, especially for the most vulnerable members of society such as women, indigenous peoples and the landless, appropriate methods must be developed to manage these conflicts proactively. The development and implementation of conflict management strategies is a priority of FAOs Forestry Policy and Institutions Branch (FONP) and Forests, Trees and People Programme (FTTP). Methods and tools are being developed in partnership with national and regional institutions throughout Asia, Africa and Latin America to support a holistic and integrated process that facilitates peoples participation in the management of natural resources and rural development.
Baroda Bible Club Anii of the indigenous peoples are predominantly Muslim, most northern peoples have a country in africa south of the Sahara. Specific peoples for prayer a) The fon a strategic, http://www.barodabibleclub.org/prayer/daily/mar/07.html
Extractions: French Literacy 28%. Official language: French. Trade Languages: Fon in South, Dendi in North. All languages 52. Languages with Scriptures 5Bi 8NT 4por. Cities Porto Novo 188,000 and Cotonou 501,000. Urbanization 38%. Economy Poor and underdeveloped with most people engaged in subsistence farming. Virtually a satellite economy of Nigeria. The stagnation during the years of Marxism is changing with the switch to a free-market economy. Public debt/person $230. Income/person $380 (1.8% of USA). Politics Independent from France in 1960. The seventh coup after independence brought a repressive Marxist government to power. The worldwide collapse of Communism in 1989/90 led to the multi-party elections of March 1991 and the first democratic replacement of an African head of state in mainland Africa.
Untitled africa and the africans in the Age of the Atlantic Slave Trade Much of africa followed its own lines of development between the beginning of the 15th and 19th centuries. among the fon peoples had a different peoples occupied the eastern regions of southern africa. Drier western lands were left to the indigenous Khoikhoi http://www.worldclass.net/worldhistory/guide27.htm
Extractions: Chapter 27 Africa and the Africans in the Age of the Atlantic Slave Trade Chapter Summary. Much of Africa followed its own lines of development between the beginning of the 15th and 19th centuries. The rise of the West and the Western-dominated economy, however, was a powerful force in influencing the course of African history. The Atlantic slave trade predominated in economic affairs after the mid-17th century. The forced removal of Africans had a major impact in some African regions, and was a primary factor contributing to the nature of New World populations. African culture became one the important strands in the development of American civilizations. Despite the rise of the West and the slave trade, nearly all of Africa remained politically independent and culturally autonomous. Among important trends, Islam consolidated its position in sub-Saharan and East Africa, while in many parts of Africa independent states formed and expanded. The Atlantic Slave Trade. The Portuguese inaugurated the pattern for contacts along the African coast. They established trading forts (factories); the most important, E1 Mina, received gold from the interior. Most forts were established with the approval of African authorities desiring trade benefits. Some of the forts allowed trade to interior states. Portuguese and Afro-Portuguese traders ( lançados Trend Toward Expansion.
The Yoruba Are An Indigenous People Of West Africa As far as the information I have indicates, The Yoruba are an indigenous peopleof West africa, one For example, the Ewe peoples known as the fon and Mahi http://home.ican.net/~vreznik/wwwboard/archive1/Yoruba indigenous people of West
Extractions: Wes, I would like to give brief answers to your questions. But, your questions touch on complicated issues, therefore I see no way to be brief and give as complete a response as I think your questions deserve. This is the information I have at this point. I of course will continue to investigate. There are always new research projects underway and new data being brought to light. I do hope what I offer as an answers to your questions will be as clear and accurate as I intend it to be. I have written essays on other aspects of Yoruba history two of which are archived on this site and the other can be found on the CLBA site. Be well all Obalorun Ala Aganju The Yoruba can lay claim to a rich and ancient culture that is not the result of a total infusion or transfusion from some foreign and more advanced people, nor is it due to the degeneration of a "great culture" into a lesser one. And, as far as I am aware, the peoples now Known as the Yoruba did over run and displace or destroy another culture. That is not to say, however, that the Yoruba have lived in a closed or controlled environment. Aspects of culture were and are shared and exchanged with the neighboring culture groups wherever there was a common border and that there were times that the Yoruba were forced to modify, adjust, and absorb the cultural influences of invaders. The process of sharing, exchanging, modifying, adjusting and absorbing various foreign influences is part and parcel of the historical development of every culture that occupies this planet.
Musées Afrique indigenous Knowledge in South africa . Architectureet arts royaux des fon. Porto-Novo. Aquarelles de Joy Adamson peoples of Kenya . http://www.unil.ch/gybn/Arts_Peuples/Ex_Africa/ex_Af_musaf.html
Extractions: Cape Town South African National Gallery Government Avenue ma-di 10-17 Arts de la perle / Expositions temporaires Cape Town - Gardens South African Museum 25 Queen Victoria Street lu-di 10-17 terres cuites de Lydenburg San (peintures rupestres), Zimb abwe Tsonga , Khoikhoi, Sotho, Nguni, Shona, Lovedu... Exposition " Ulwazi Lwemvelo - Indigenous Knowledge in South Africa Cape Town - Rosebank University of Cape Town Irma Stern Museum Cecil Road ma-sa 10-17 Arts de Zanzibar et du Congo: Lega, Luba Durban Art Gallery City Hall lu-sa 8.30-16; di 11-16 Durban Local History Museum Aliwal Street East London East London Museum lu-ve 9.30-17; sa 9.30-12 Grahamstown Albany Museum. Natural Sciences and History Museums Somerset Street lu-ve 9-13 / 14-17; sa-di 14-17 Johannesburg MuseuMAfricA Newtown Cultural Precinct
ACU Missions General Infomation Page of the meal; The use of indigenous music, primarily and physical needs of the fonand surrounding peoples. of the churches of Christ among the fon people; That http://africamissions.org/africa/endprod.htm
Extractions: Fon Mission Team Working Document: Africa Missions Research and Strategy Page Africa Missions Main Page Help QuickStart Teams increase their effectiveness if they have the desired end in mind. The following paper is an example of the formulation of an End Product. This document then becomes a guide, along with church growth studies and evaluations, for regularly scheduled goal setting. This team is two years into their work among the Fon of Benin. This paper was written prior to their arrival in Benin. This document is part of our continuing goal-setting and evaluation process. As we have begun to envision what God will do through us beyond the initial stages of language and culture learning, we have found it necessary to define more clearly the "end product" that we hope that God will produce through our work. This process will help us: (1) set intermediate goals that focus toward the realization of the "end product"; and (2) recognize when we have completed our work as church planters. These definitions shall not interfere with the right of the church in Benin to determine its own course. These goals, while extensive, represent certain theological and missiological fundamentals on the basis of which we must to work as faithful and effective servants of God. Because our evangelistic ministry will focus primarily toward those who practice the traditional religion (as opposed to some form of Christianity or Islam), the goals found here will affect almost every area of church life.
AFRICA because of their relation to indigenous proverbs. Most of the fon people usuallyare unfamiliar with very sacred Funerary artifact(?), Akan peoples, Ghana The http://www.cc.jyu.fi/~yaselma/africa.html
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Extractions: Sehr geehrter Herr Bundeskanzler, Sie selbst sprechen oft von der Notwendigkeit von "Leitplanken" für die Globalisierung. Wir bitten Sie deshalb, sich intensiv dafür einzusetzen, dass in Johannesburg beschlossen wird, dass multilaterale Umweltabkommen nicht den Welthandelsregeln der WTO untergeordnet werden dürfen. Idealerweise sollte diese Forderung noch in das Aktionsprogramm integriert werden. Sollte dies nicht mehr möglich sein, ist ein eindeutiger Satz zu diesem Thema in der politischen Erklärung der Regierungschefs um so notwendiger. Wenn der Johannesburg-Gipfel die Autonomie und Autorität multilateraler Umweltabkommen nicht eindeutig bestätigt, wird die Entwicklung wirksamer multilaterale Abkommen zum Schutze der Umwelt und der Gesundheit der Menschen weiter "eingefroren" bleiben. Heute will niemand Vereinbarungen unterzeichnen, die potenziell von der WTO angegriffen werden könnten. Johannesburg muss deshalb eine eindeutige Botschaft an die laufenden Verhandlungen zum Thema Umwelt und Handel innerhalb der WTO senden: Umweltabkommen haben, sollte es zum Konflikt kommen, Vorfahrt vor
Reflection #1 East africa; the Aja and the fon peoples of Benin, West africa; urban peoples inGermany; as making and determination to initiate indigenous movements for http://www.missiology.org/MMR/mmr1.htm
Extractions: EMS Monthly Missiological Reflection #1 " Before and After: The Homewood Story " Bob Hofer of the Homewood Church of Christ in Birmingham, Alabama, describes his congregations effectiveness in missions as a before and after story (Hofer 1999). In 1986 the elders and missions leaders at Homewood were disappointed by the results of mission works that they supported. They realized that their plans for missions were made reactively rather than proactively. They took requests from those desiring to become missionaries, and based on personal relationships and feelings, decided whether or not to support them. They saw little fruit from their sacrificial efforts. Instead, their mission teams fell apart. National leaders built their bank accounts rather than their churches, thus creating jealousy from those not on American support. Missionaries, overwhelmed by culture shock, returned after only a few months on the field.
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FTP Links FTP East africa recommended!, very well organised and http//www.fao.org/forestry/fon/fonP/cfu betweenindividuals, NGOs and indigenous peoples and nations http://www-trees.slu.se/links.htm
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Extractions: Last Updated:20-Mar-2003 06:24 AM (New York Time) Region Regional Bureau for Africa Country GHANA Project Name Sustainable Agroferestry and Woodfuel usage Description The mid-Volta Region of Ghana is essentially a forest zone of the dry semi-deciduous type but is experiencing severe deforestation because of excessive extraction of fuelwood, bushfires and slash and burn agriculture leading to the disappearance of the forest ecosystem and its biodiversity. The project aimed at reducing deforestation by helping 4 communities to establish their own nurseries and practice afforestation and agroforestry. Communities were also taught how to prevent and control bushfires. Even though the NGO could not implement the final part of the project on Fuel Efficient Woodsaving Stoves, the four communities planted over 30 A of woodlots and members practiced agroforestry on their farms. Focal Area (Bio) Biodiversity
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