Maybe you grew up practising a religion. Did you ever ask yourself why you need a religion, and what should be the effect of your religion on you and your community at large?
In this video, Mama Marimba Ani wisely answers this question. May we all ask ourselves the right questions as we strive to decolonize our minds.

We large up di coconut nuff and big up di coconut ooman!

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The islands of San Andres, Providence/Providencia, and Santa Catalina, were originally colonized by the british and therefore are more culturally similar to the other Black populated english-speaking Caribbean islands, although they are a departamento (akin to state in the u.s.) in the South "american" nation state of colombia today. This documentary shows how music brought by men who worked on the sea, connected them to other Black people and Black people music of the wider Caribbean.


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Wi Da Dis is a series of short documentaries that highlight the cultural aspect of the community of Old Providence and Santa Catalina Island, with a native point of view around our music, dance and gastronomy, pleased in four audiovisual archive to transmit this knowledge for generations to come. CARIBBEAN SOUND: The second chapter addresses the different musical genres that came to the island brought by sailors that travel in the Caribbean and used the sea to bring different rhythms and sounds to Providence and Santa Catalina.CREDITS: Direction and original idea - ROBERT BRITTONGeneral production - JENNIFER ARCHBOLD (Ad honorem) Field production - KAREN LIVINGSTONDirector´s assistant - NICOLE SCHNOORCamera and editing - JOEL PEÑALOZACamera and editing - GALVIS NEWBALLOriginal music - JOHNY BRANDTSound assistant - NITCHMAN ROBINSONCover art - ARELIS HOWARDCover illustration - LUIS HOWARDVoice and narration - CHARLIE ARCHBOLDInvestigation assistant - MIGUEL PENILLAGeneral consulting - RICARDO VEGAPostproduction - NICOLA MORETTI More info: www.oldprovidencerecords.com

THE IMPERISHABLE BEAUTY OF ASSATA SHAKUR!
Written May 2013, in the wake of the addition of Mama Assata Shakur's to the FBI's Most Wanted Terrorist List. As our Mama has now joined the Ancestors, we share this tribute to her life & legacy.

MOJUBAAAAA MAMA ASSATA SHAKUR!

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Protoje - 80's Wild (Official Music Video)"80's Wild" from The Jamaican Situation: Side A Soundtrack Listen here: https://ineffable.to/protojeth....ejamaicansituationIn Collective under exclusive license to Ineffable Records 2024Directed by SAMO Cinematographer: Fernando Hevia Production Company: Filmaica 1st AC: Dwight “Rocky” TaylorDIT/Cam PA: Meeks ThomasGrip: Jade Brown + Dave Hall Art: Lindsey Lodenquai Stylist: Ayana Rivere PA: Kash Burrell + Lemar GrantProtoje online:http://www.protoje.comhttps://....www.facebook.com/pro Mi nah watch nuh face, noNah watch nuh face, noNah watch nuh face againMi nah watch no faceNah watch no faceNo, no wayWhen me say Blood MoneyDem probably wah fi come fi meSuppose me tell you bout Seaga and the CIAAnd wah them use fi destabilize the economyAnd who did set the order, bring in guns a TivoliApril 22nd ,1978Jacob Miller, Bucky Marshall, Claudie pon a stageMarley call out Manley and Seaga, dem say peaceBut beg you pree dem face and then go check the dateNot even a year after inna ‘79Dem murder Claudia Massop, shot him 40 time1980’s wild, mi tell you inna MarchDem murder Bucky a New YorkJacob dead in a crashNo haffi tell youWha happen May 11From you bless so dem will kill youBut the message we no give up, mi sehNothing no shift upJust lip up, dem a lip upWith di tings weh dem a keep upIs a stick upI know dem nah go teach you this a school, noBut you done know a so Jamaica rule thoughAnd any time you try fi make a move yahIt comin’ like you have sumpin fi prove yahYou coulda graduate and set yuh futureAnd still haffi a look out fi di shootaIf you a woman, you a get abuse tooYou no see nothing no deh fi do, noHow much we owe the IMF, huh? Waa?And wah the benefit we get, huh? Waa?A who did say lock up all RastafariBring dem in dead or aliveAnd never want fi survive, huh?Now everything you hear, you can’t believeEven if the person that said it was meDo a likkle research fi yourself and seeOpen a book or watch a documentaryLife and debtWah the threatWalter Rodney say it bestOnce the masses educated then unstoppable we getSo you see, illiteracy is not an accidentIt’s precisely why we fight amongst we selfI know dem nah go teach you this a school, noBut you done know a so Jamaica rule thoughAnd any time you try fi make a move yahIt comin’ like you have sumpin fi prove yahYou coulda graduate and set yuh futureAnd still haffi a look out fi di shootaIf you a woman, you a get abuse tooYou no see nothing no deh fi do, noNah watch nuh face, no#protoje #indiggnation #ineffablerecords

Why Didn't We Fight Back? - Introduction to Gullah & Black Seminole Wars by Baba Wekesa Madzimoyo of AYA Educational Institute https://www.ayaed.com

Dandara refers to Zumbi's Wife. Zumbi was one of the last leaders of Quilombo dos Palmares. Considered one of the great leaders and symbol of resistance to slavery.

Find the english translation and meaning of the song on:
https://www.lalaue.com/capoeira-music/dandara

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Diaspora · Hasan Salaam

Paradise Lost

℗ 2005 Truth Medicine Media

Released on: 2005-01-01

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"Malcolm Garvey Huey" dead prez featuring Divine RBG. From the DJ-Drama Revolutionary But Gangsta Grillz Mixtape: Turn off The Radio Vol. 4

Directed by Imperial Film Works

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"Black Black Black" By KRS-One From His 23rd Album "Between Da Protests" Dropping December 21st, 2020.

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KRS-One "Black Black Black" (Official Music Video)
Edited/Filmed By ANKH-CESTOR Films
Produced By Mlody
Studio Engineer - Vladimir Castor
The Lab - Bravo Ocean Studios

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Africa Dream · Reflection Eternal

Train Of Thought

℗ 2000 Rawkus Entertainment LLC

Released on: 2002-01-01

Producer: Hi-Tek
Producer: Talib Kweli
Composer Lyricist, Producer: Weldon Irvine
Composer Lyricist: Talib Kweli Greene
Composer Lyricist: Tony Cottrell

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Her Real Name is Ayiti, Not Haiti (Black & Red Flag) (Empire of Ayiti Covert 19) · Ayiti Bluez

Her Real Name is Ayiti, Not Haiti (Black & Red Flag) (Empire of Ayiti Covert 19)

℗ 2698899 Records DK

Released on: 2021-06-25

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⁣1994 drama film directed by David C. Johnson and executive produced by Spike Lee via his production company 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks. The plot depicts a team of Black people who kidnap fellow black people who they feel have betrayed their community and seek to "deprogram" them so that they will change their ways. The acronym DROP stands for "Deprogramming and Restoration of Pride". The film has been described as "[p]art thriller, part social satire".
The film was based in part on The Session, a 45-minute film Johnson produced in 1988 on a $20,000 budget, and ultimately derived from a short story by David C. Taylor titled "The Deprogrammer". Johnson described the differences between the two films as follows: "The short film was basically satire, an absurdist piece .... D.R.O.P. Squad, on the other hand, is realism. The characters have more at stake."

Drama · Political satire about an underground militant group that kidnaps Kmtyu who have sold out their race.

Since he was a young boy, Manuel Henrique, son of Joao Grosso and Maria Haifa, learned the secrets of capoeira in the street, with Mestre Alipio, in Santa Amaro da Purificaçao. He was "baptized" into capoeira with the name "Besouro Mangangá", (a large and dark species of maybug), for his flexibility and the ability to disappear when the time called for it. Strong, black and with an adventurous spirit, he never worked in one place steadily nor had a definitive profession. When the adversities were heavy and the advantage of the fight was with the opponent, Besouro would disappear "flying" without a trace. The belief that he had supernatural powers began to grow.

By train, by horse or on foot, depending on the circumstances, Besouro traveled from Santo Amaro to Maracangalha or vice versa, working on plantations, farms or mills.

Mestre Cobrinha Verde, Besouro's cousin and capoeira student tells a story about him. One day unemployed, Besouro went to Colonia Mill (now called Santa Elizia), in Santa Amaro to look for work. He was authorized to work and became an employee there. One week later, on payday, the boss told all of the employees, that the work contract was "quebrado para São Caetano" (closed or broken for Saint Caetano). This saying was used during this time period to say that no one was going to get paid. Those who dared to challenge the boss were tied to a trunk of a tree, whipped and left there for 24 hours, but with Besouro, it was different. When the boss told him he would not pay him, Besouro grabbed him by the shirt and violently forced him to pay the money he owed him.

Besouro was a revolutionary. He didn't like the police and was always involved in complications with them. More than once he used physical force to disarm policemen. Once armed with their guns, he would use them to lock the policemen up in jail cells meant for criminals.

One time, in Largo de Santa, one of the main squares of Santo Amaro, Besouro forced a soldier to drink such a large quantity of alcohol that he passed out on the ground. When the soldier woke up, he went to his commander, Capitan José Costal, who assigned 10 men to catch Besouro dead or alive. Besouro, hanging out in a local bar, had an intuition that the police were coming. He left the bar and went to the main square. When the police arrived, he walked up to the Christian cross that was in the square. He proceeded to spread his arms out like Jesus Christ and told the police he would not surrender to them. Violent shots were heard and the capoeirista fell to the ground. Capitan José Costa walked up to him and probed him with his gun, thinking the was dead. Besouro, who was very much alive, to the great surprise of the Captain, grabbed his rifle from him. He then ordered all the policemen to put down their guns and leave the square. They left unarmed and to the tune of Besouro singing a cheerful song.

Besouro's fights and revolts were successive and much of the time, he was in opposition with the police and owners of the farms and mill. While Besouro was working on Dr. Zeca's plantation, the father of a young man called Memeu, he was marked to die.

Dr. Zeca was an influential man, who wanted Besouro dead. He ordered Besouro, who didn't know how to read or write, to deliver a piece of mail to the administrator of Maracancalha mill, a friend of his. The piece of mail said, "Kill the man who is delivering this letter." Dr. Zeca's friend said very calmly to Besouro that he would stay the night and return to Dr. Zeca's with a response the following day. Early the next morning Besouro went to look for the man and was surrounded by a group of about 40 soldiers. They shot at him with a violent round of bullets. The capoeirista began to escape, dodging bullets by moving his body to the rhythm of the guns. At this moment, a man arrived called, Eusebio de Quisaba, who violently stabbed Besouro with a knife made out of a special wood called "turcum". This wooden knife has significance in the African tradition of Candomblé. Candomblé is a strong, religious tradition that was established in all Latin countries where there was commercial slave trade of Africans. The folklore says that this wood is the only way to kill a man whose body and spirit are "closed" to death. This idea that a person is unable to die was a characteristic associated with Besouro; a man that no bullet could enter.

Manuel Henrique, Besouro Mangangá, died in 1924, at the young age of 27, but lived on in two of his capoeira students Rafael Alves Franca, Mestre Cobrinha Verde and Siri de Mangue.

Today Besouro is a capoeira symbol throughout all of Bahia. He is well known for his bravery and loyalty. The support he gave to those who were persecuted and oppressed by the police and owners of plantations was not forgotten.

Hempress Sativa Fight for Your RIghts | Offical Music Video

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Third Single from the Album Title Unconquerebel Release Date 01.07.17

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Fight For Your Rights ( Lyrics )

Intro
For far too long Babylon
Have us in derision
I’n’I say Africa for the Africans
Home and Abroad.

Verse 1.
Take us back to Africa
Land of the Moors
When I’n’I ancestors were
Rulers before Europe invaded
Raided traded capitalized from
Slavery exist an ancient place
The black oasis
Sun burnt face
Most sacred melanin skins
Conquered kingdoms transcending
The Continent Of Africa from begin
First civilization of a Carbon sovereign
Great pharaohs czars and Kong’s
Build monuments
Erect temples for offering
Astronomical precision plot the Gaza Pyramid
Alchemist access the knowledge of science and gnosis
What mek you think them wah extinct shot off the Sphinx nose
Terrorize mi country with conflict so they can impose them forces
Deprive a Nation Of it’s own resource
They Profit while we suffer the lost.

Chorus.
Fight for your rights
Fight for your life
I’n’I as Africans must all unite
Mi tell dem
Fight for your rights
Fight for your life
Step mi haffi step it out a Rome

Verse 2.
Hmmm
We’ll be returning to the place on earth
The sunburnt faces were
Inhabitants the first
Fertile field land desert
Conquered to rulers
Africans I say we must reverse
This curse is to remain inert
Thinking we were made to serve
The Motherland awaiting her creators sons and daughters
To restore the heritage and traditions
Of forefathers
Sativa on a Order
Yes wi come to master the
Principles of the Maat
Living it pure, as clean as waters
Ancestors thought of Knowledge;
which is sort of
Indicative to where they build the pyramid;
Them after riches of the continent
Strategically plan events to implement their system of a New World Order
Man made disasters
Invade then share in quarters
Conspiring to cast a doubt as if black was the last of any race
to take its place when In Addis Ababa
On the citadel life force a swell
Commence to ever after.

Chorus
Fight ht for your rights
Fight for your life
I’n’I as Africans must all unite
Mi tell dem
Fight for your rights
Fight for your life
Step mi haffi step it out a Rome
Mi trodding home

Verse 3.
Take us back to Africa
Land of the Moors
When I’n’I ancestors were
Rulers before Europe invaded
Raided traded capitalized from
Slavery exist an ancient place
The black oasis
Sun burnt face
Most sacred melanin skins
Conquered kingdoms transcending
The Continent Of Africa from begin
First civilization of a Carbon sovereign
Great pharaohs czars and Kong’s
Build monuments
Erect temples for offering
Astronomical precision plot the Gaza Pyramid
Alchemist access the knowledge of science and gnosis
What mek you think them wah extinct shot off the Sphinx nose
Terrorize mi country with conflict so they can impose them forces
Deprive a Nation Of it’s own resource
They Profit while we suffer the lost


Chorus
Still you better fight for your rights
Fight for your life
I’n’I as Africans must all unite
Mi tell dem fight for your rights
Fight for your life
Step mi haffi step it out a Rome

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Black Man Black Man · Mutabaruka

Black Attack

℗ 2023 Shanachie Ent. Corp.

Released on: 2023-10-06

Writer: Allan Hope
Writer: Neil Fraser

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Black Liberation · Dennis Brown

Words Of Wisdom

℗ 2011 VP Music Group, Inc

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⁣"Here Comes the Judge" by Nana Peter Tosh, released in 1972, is a BlackPowerful chune where he assumes the role of a righteous Black judge presiding over a symbolic trial of barbarians responsible for the colonization and exploitation of the Black land and Black people.

Mutabaruka - Check It (1983). enjoy !

Mutabaruka - Check It!
Label:Ada Production ‎
Format:Vinyl, LP, Album
Country:France
Released:1983


Tracklist
A1 Intro
A2 Check It
A3 De System
A4 Everytime A Ear De Soun'
A5 Witeman Country
A6 Whey Mi Belong?
A7 Say
B1 Angola Invasion