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Bomba is a traditional Black music genre made by the Abibifoɔ on the island of Boriken (aka puerto rico).
Original title: Choco Orta & Chamir Bonano - De Bandazo "Especial Banco Popular de PR (2018), Más De Un Siglo"
Tema: De BandazoVoces: Choco Orta & Chamir BonanoProducción: Más De Un Siglo (BPPR 2018)Poducción (Visual): CinetrixDirector (Visual): Ari ManielProdución Musical: Pasillo Sonoro (Luis Amed Irizarry, Antonio Caraballo, Diego Centeno)Sigueme @https:www.instagram.com/chamirbonano..../https:www.facebook.
Pan-Abibiwiase (Black World) musical collaboration when the marimba meets the balafon, and Abibifoɔ across the ocean re-connect. The marimba is from Abibiman developed in 'colombia' by Abibifoɔ and the main instrument of the Black genre from the southern hemisphere called Currulao. The balafon is an ancient Abibiman instrument heavily found in the present day countries of the ancient Mali empire, such as Senegal as represented here. Currulao players have theorized the marimba is a descendant of the balafon, reconstructed in the Choco rainforest of the Southern hemisphere from the memory Abibifoɔ had of back home. The marimba player is Hugo Candelario, from Guapi, Cauca, and one of the country's best marimba players.
Original video info:
Title: ´Fanta Diallo´ canción popular de Senegal (popular song from Senegal)
Aprendiendo el toque en la Marimba de ´Fanta Diallo´, una canción popular de Senegal….gracias Maestros!
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original interview aired in 1980
20 Years of Abibitumi
60 Years since the Black Panther Party
100 Years since Black History Month (Originally Negro History Week)
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This video captures goodwill messages delivered during the historic MoU signing and unveiling of the Black Panther Party Cubs (BPPC) Ghana Community Embassy / Continental Liaison Office hosted at Abibitumi Headquarters in Akuapem Mampɔn, Ghana on Saturday, 24 January 2026.Nana Yirenkyi, Apɛsɛmakahene and representative of the Akuapem Mampɔn Traditional Council shared remarks pledging to engage traditional leadership to support and promote the Abibitumi agenda, and expressed gratitude on behalf of the people and traditional rulers. Other participants also offered goodwill messages in support of the initiative.Dr. Ɛfo Sela Adjei and D.O.O.R. partner Cashawn Myers of HABESHA Foundation speaker thanked Chairman Dr. Fred Hampton Jr. for joining and for taking the initiative to open an important new chapter for Black people in Ghana. They affirmed ongoing support “on the ground,” emphasizing the shared commitment to nurturing a new generation of Black founders and freedom fighters through principled unity and practical collaboration.Event context (for accurate reportage):• This program unveiled the BPPC Ghana Community Embassy at Abibitumi Headquarters.• This is a community embassy / continental liaison office — not a diplomatic embassy issuing state documents.• The focus is repatriation and structured pathways for diaspora-based Black people to reconnect and build in Ghana and beyond.Location: Abibitumi Headquarters, 1 Abibitumi Way, Akuapem Mampɔn, Ghana#abibitumi #blackpantherpartycubs #repatriation #ghana #AkuapemMampɔn #fredhampton #blackpowerranger https://www.decadeofourrepatriation.com
On Saturday, 24 January 2026 (2:00 PM GMT), Abibitumi Headquarters (1 Abibitumi Way, Akuapem Mampɔn, Eastern Region, Ghana) hosted a historic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signing and the unveiling of the Black Panther Party Cubs (BPPC) Ghana Community Embassy / Continental Liaison Office.This event is about REPATRIATION (not “reparations” in the conventional sense). The purpose of the BPPC Community Embassy is to serve as a structured point of contact on the continent—providing reception, orientation, and practical pathways for BPPC members and families (and aligned networks) who want to repatriate to Ghana and beyond through values-aligned support.IMPORTANT CLARIFICATION (for accurate reporting):Some early coverage mistakenly framed this event as the unveiling of Abibitumi as the UNIA embassy. That UNIA Embassy was established under a separate MoU signed in 2025 between the Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA), Abibitumi, and RepatriateToGhana.com (R2GH). Saturday’s event (24 Jan 2026) was specifically the BPPC Community Embassy unveiling under a new MoU.Reference (UNIA 2025 MoU coverage):https://www.myjoyonline.com/un....ia-signs-mou-with-ab & run of show:The program opened with mini-documentaries on Chairman Fred Hampton Sr. and the continued work of Chairman Dr. Fred Hampton Jr. This provided context for why Chairman Fred Hampton Sr. (posthumously) and Chairman Dr. Fred Hampton Jr. received citation awards at the Abibitumi Conference and Abibifahodie Festival 2025, prior to Chairman Dr. Fred Hampton Jr.’s arrival.Key themes highlighted during the event included:• 60 years of the Black Panther Party (founded 1966)• 20 years of Abibitumi (founded 2006)• 100 years of Black History Month (originating 1926)• Major Black world events in years ending in “26,” reinforcing a long historical arc beyond a single country or single date• D.O.O.R. (Decade of Our Repatriation), framed as “self-reparations” through repatriation and nation-building actionThe D.O.O.R. initiative—spearheaded by Ɔbenfo (Professor) Ọbádélé Bakari Kambon and endorsed by the Office of the President (Diaspora Affairs Office) and the Ghana Tourism Development Company (GTDC)—focuses on practical repatriation outcomes (citizenship pathways, housing, integration, and economic opportunities). This self-reparations framework complements (but is distinct from) externally-directed reparations efforts pursued in the conventional sense by other actors, including President Mahama in his A.U.-linked reparations role and Hon. Ekwow Spio-Garbrah.Venue: Abibitumi Headquarters, 1 Abibitumi Way, Akuapem Mampɔn, GhanaPress / Media: pa@abibitumi.com | +233 54 502 8875Registration page: https://abibitumi.com/BlackPantherPartyCubsMore info on D.O.O.R. https://www.decadeofourrepatriation.com#Abibitumi #blackpantherpartycubs #repatriation #door #blackhistorymonth #fredhampton #ghana #panafricanism
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Currulao is the main traditional genre of Abibifoɔ music out of the Southern Pacific Coast of 'colombia' and Northern Pacific Coast of 'ecuador'. This group is specifically from Timbiqui, Cauca, a Pacific Coastal town in the biogeographic Choco region. Timbiqui is also the name of the river where the community of Timbiqui is located. This song is about singing to the river asking for a safe passage, to let them go up the river, don't drown us (no me vayas a hogar), don't wet us (no me vayas a mojar), let me go up (dejame subi'). This is a continuation of evidence of our Kmtyu worldview regardless of location and colonial language. Reverence and respect for nature, the oceans, the rivers, and the source of life, water. This can be seen as a libation song for traveling up the Timbiqui river safely. The main instrument is the marimba, made from the palm trees in the Choco rainforest, and said to be a reconstructed descendant of the balafon made by Abibifoɔ in a new context. We carried Abibiman with us!
original video info:
Provided to YouTube by ONErpmRio Timbiqui · Canalón de TimbiquíDejame Subi℗ Canalon de TimbiquiReleased on: 2004-02-06Auto-generated by YouTube.
This is Bullerengue, a rich Black genre made by the Abibifoɔ of Caribbean 'Colombia' and the Darien province of 'Panama'. It is known for being one of the Diaspora genres for retaining most of its Abibiman heritage.
Original video info:
Achicanoa presents: El Pescador by El Buda Afro Tambó Written by/ Escrita por: Alexis Castro Gonzales y Luis Alfonso ValenciaVideo directed by Esteban CardonaSound engineer/ingeniero de sonido: Matias Duarte and Esteban Cardona Mixed by/mezclado por: Esteban Cardona Mastered by/ Masterizado por: Luis Bonilla Dop/Dirección de fotografía: Miguel Delgado GPostProducción: Miguel Delgado GRecorded in /grabado en María la Baja, Bolivar, Colombia. 7/12/2019#bullerengue #bailescantados #Tradición #folclor #afrocolombia #tambor
