⁣Trumpet – Fela Kuti
Guitar – M. Amaechi
Bass – E. Ngomalloh
Drums – T. Adekoya
Congas – Ayinde Folarin


⁣Highlife: Jazz and Afro: Soul (1963-1969)

⁣This is the modern-day story of a Black native peoples' remarkable victory
over western colonial terrorism. A Pacific island rose up in arms against
giant mining corporation Rio Tinto Zinc (RTZ) - and won despite a
military occupation and blockade. When RTZ decided to step up production
at the Panguna Mine on the island of Bougainville, they got more than
they bargained for.

The island's Black people had enough of seeing their environment ruined and
being treated as pawns by RTZ. RTZ refused to compensate them, so the
people decided it was time to put an end to outside interference in the
islands affairs. To do this they forcibly closed down the mine.

The Papua New Guinea Army (PNGDF) were mobilized in an attempt to put
down the rebellion. The newly formed Bougainville Revolutionary Army
(BRA) began the fight with bows & arrows and sticks & stones.
Against a heavily armed adversary they still managed to retain control
of most of their island.

Realizing they were beaten on the ground, the PNGDF imposed a gunboat
blockade around Bougainville, in an attempt to strangle the BRA into
submission. But the blockade seemed to have little or no effect. With no
shipments getting in or out of the island, how did new electricity
networks spring up in BRA held territory? How were BRA troops able to
drive around the island without any source of petrol or diesel?

What was happening within the blockade was an environmental and
spiritual revolution. The ruins of the old Panguna mine were being
recycled... to supply the raw materials for the worlds first
eco-revolution.

⁣Songs includes: Open And Close/ Suegbe And Pako / Gbagada Gbogodo

Kamau Kambon Workshop testimonials Meeka

The highlight of this year’s Black History Month celebration at the Institute of African Studies, University of Ghana, was a lecture on 2nd March 2017 by Thomas Kwesi Quartey, the deputy chairperson of the African Union.

For more information on the event, see http://wp.me/p7H5Hv-121

Just a quick preview to my convo with Brother Obadele Kambon details below:

ANCIENT ORIGINS OF PAN-AFRICANISM

Most people believe that the Pan-Afrikan Movement is little more than 100 years old. Most people also believe that Pan-Afrikanism is merely an invention dreamed up by diasporans; and that it is not indigenous to Afrikans on the continent. In this exclusive interaction we explode both myths as Bro. Obadele Kambon presents his ground breaking research.

Featuring Master Linguist
OBADELE KAMBON
Senior Research Fellow • Institute of African Studies •University of Ghana.

Date: Thurs 28th Nov
Time: 7pm GMT | 2pm GMT
Watch Live: https://youtu.be/xwc9BkAibWM

⁣Historic UNIA ABIBITUMI/R2GH MoU Signing - Abibitumi as UNIA Embassy
President General Michael Duncan of the UNIA
Ɔbenfo Ọbádélé Kambon, Nana Kwame Pɛbi Datɛ I of Abibitumi and RepatriateToGhana
March 9, 2025 at 11AM

The UK is sending some of Ghana's "crown jewels" back home, 150 years after looting them from the court of the Asante king.

A gold peace pipe is among 32 items returning under long-term loan deals, the BBC can reveal.

The Victoria & Albert Museum (V&A) is lending 17 pieces and 15 are from the British Museum.

Ghana's chief negotiator said he hoped for "a new sense of cultural co-operation" after generations of anger.

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#museum #ghana #bbcnews

In this video we look at the deep cultural ties between Kemet and West Afrika, demonstrating their common cultural background. My Sources • Books- The African Origin of Civilization, by Cheikh Anta Diop- The Religion of the Yorubas by J. Olumide Lucas • Links- Wikipedia article on culture: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culture - Wikipedia article on cultural diffusion: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/....Trans-cultural_diffu - Evidence of farming: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29379157/ - Evidence pastoral culture – Jitka Sukopova: https://www.academia.edu/24483825 - Nile Valley origin of Pastoralism: https://scienceinpoland.pl/en/....news/news%2C92219%2C - Sergio Donadoni, The Egyptians, (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1997)- Cottrell Leonard, The Lost Pharaohs. 1950- "Egyptian Religion" in Macropedia, Vol. 6 Encyclopedia Britannica (1984 ed.). pp. 506–508- Wikipedia article on Akan Religion: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akan_religion - Wikipedia article on Yoruba Religion: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoruba_religion - Wikipedia article on Serer Religion: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serer_religion - Wikipedia article on Libation: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libation - Allen, James P (2000). Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs- Wikipedia article on Heka: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heka_(god) - Totemism in Kemet: https://www.worldhistory.org/a....rticle/884/gods--god - Women in Ancient Egypt: https://www.frontiersin.org/ar....ticles/10.3389/fpsyg - Women in Precolonial West Africa: https://www.jstor.org/stable/3....177985?origin=crossr - Women in Precolonial West Africa: https://link.springer.com/refe....renceworkentry/10.10 - Women in Ancient Mesopotamia: https://www.worldhistory.org/a....rticle/2081/women-in - Benin Wall Article (Fred Pearce): https://www.newscientist.com/a....rticle/mg16322035-10 - Strabo’s Geography on Circumcision: http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/h....opper/text?doc=Perse - State Building in ancient West Africa: https://www.africanhistoryextr....a.com/p/state-buildi - Wikipedia article on Dhar Tichitt: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhar_Tichitt - Wikipedia article on Benin Walls: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_Benin - Pearce, Fred. African Queen. New Scientist, 11 September 1999, Issue 2203 - African slave and calculating prodigy: Bicentenary of the death of Thomas Fuller: https://doi.org/10.1016/0315-0860(90)90050-N - Article on Thomas Fuller: https://mathshistory.st-andrew....s.ac.uk/Biographies/ Contact me here: dimbdmc14@gmail.comThe music use in this video is "Raining Outside" by LukreThe beat used in the Intro was “beautiful Nubia” by dahcadencemakerTimestamps 0:00 Intro3:53 Disclaimer 4:43 What is Culture?5:28 Migration of West Africans (Recap)8:01 Why a Cultural Analysis Matters15:59 Debunking a Levantine Origin17:37 Our Frame Work19:01 Social Institution – Government 25:41 Social Institution – Religion34:30 Heka37:07 The Cosmogonies 38:09 Social Beliefs 39:52 Totemism41:48 Social Customs46:58 Gender Norms53:10 Arts and Crafts1:00:31 Capabilities1:12:05 Alright!