Western society left an imprint in the African American culture within the America’s‚ it affected the religious practices‚ music‚ and language of enslaved African’s used from the moment they stepped foot in the America’s. These affects are even felt in present African America culture within the music that we listen to‚ the foods we eat‚ and the way our churches function. Even though the main goal of the white slavers was to completely subdue African culture‚ they were not successful. The transformation
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Music has always been an important part of people’s lives. Dating back thousands of years‚ music has represented individual‚ tribes‚ countries‚ gods‚ and so much more. Depending on the type of music the association can be narrowed down to a certain location. East African music has always been known for their roles drums play in their culture. Also called Membranophones‚ the East African drums play a critical role in their society. In Kenya a plethora of membranophones are vital to their way of life
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influenced by Islamic literature. The earliest example of this is the anonymous history of the city-state of Kilwa Kisiwani. The first African history‚ History of the Sudan‚ is written by Abd al-Rahman al-Sadi in Arabic style. Traveling performers‚ called griots‚ kept the oral tradition alive‚ especially the legends of the Empire of Mali. In 1728 the earliest written Swahili work‚ Utendi wa Tambuka borrows heavily from Muslim tradition. Oral literatures (or orature) have flourished in Africa for many
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(Avocado salad) Poultry •Poul neg Maron ak Kalalou (Chicken with okra and mushrooms) •Tassot de Dinde (Dried turkey) Meats •Bef Salé (Dried and fried beef) •Boeuf á la Haïtienne (Beef with tomatoes and peppers) •Boulet (Meatballs) •Griots (Fried pork cubes) Vegetables and Beans •Aubergines à l’Haïtienne (Eggplant stewed with beef) •Banan Peze (Fried plantains) •Diri ak Pwa (Red beans and rice) Breads and Grains •Diri ak Djon-djon (Rice with dried black mushrooms) •Diri ak
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Origin: France & England (Europe) Commonly put to music A-B-C-B‚ D-E-F-E 8-6-8-6 Meter GHAZAL Origin: India and Middle East Dates to 12th Century Written in couplets with repeating word at the end of each couplet A-A‚ B-A‚ C-A‚ D-A‚ etc. GRIOT CALL AND RESPONSE Origin: Western Africa (Mostly Benin) Oral Tradition Numerous lines‚ No rhyme scheme‚
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Yeelen (The Light‚ or Brightness) 1. What do you see as the significant difference/s between Out of Africa and Yeelen‚ especially in the cinematic representations of the Africa? (5 points) A major difference between both films is the cinematic representation of the African people. In Out of Africa‚ African people were represented in a way that they were lesser beings to the white people and solely existed in this film to serve the white people in the film. In a way‚ Africans in this movie were
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I come from a low-income‚ single parent‚ immigrant household. My life hasn’t been the easiest‚ but the challenges I faced growing up that most shaped who I am today weren’t from any external factors. They were within me. I am in a constant struggle of identity: humans‚ particularly insecure‚ neurotic‚ coming-of-age women like myself‚ are in a constant search for identification‚ an anchor that we hold on to validate our existence and legitimize any worries we have that we aren’t normal. It was difficult
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Critically examine the factors which impeded the development of a Haitian state after 1804 The American Revolution of 1776 proclaimed that all men have “inalienable rights‚” but the revolutionaries did not draw what seems to us the logical conclusion from this statement: that slavery and racial discrimination cannot be justified. It took the Civil War of 1861-65 to bring about emancipation. Just when the American constitution was going into effect in 1789‚ a revolution broke out in France.
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Nebi Desta Linda Daugs COM 100 30 October 2015 Evolution of Rap Music Rap is defined as a popular type of music with black origins‚ where words are recited quickly over a beat. This genre of music has its roots in West Africa where Griots‚ village story tellers‚ would tell stories rhythmically to drum beats. Also‚ there is references saying that slaves would speak over beats‚ confessing all the hardships that the slave owners have forced on them. It also showed up in the jazz period. Jazz musicians
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Artifacts come in so many shapes and sizes‚ different aspects of life and they also remind different cultures what happened in the past and how to learn for the future. The boom box is one of those artifacts that are present in history‚ since there are so many developments that occurred after this development of the boom box. It holds a strong memory of where African Americans have come from and what they have done to created expressions for every culture to express the feelings that they are having
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