) Describe how 3 groups work together to produce avudwene songs. The first group was the thinkers who thought of the content to put into the avudwene songs. They thought of the grumblings of society and what was important to express. The second put this content into song with proper rhythm and such. The final group was the performers who performed these songs. They were required to have good enunciation and a good voice was not good enough to guarantee this role. 2.) How do avudwene function
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African History 18 March 2011 History of Trade Influence in West Africa Trade has played an important role in the history of the West African region. Trade shaped the region in two main ways. Trade worked as a catalyst for the rise of nearly every empire in the region from its’ earliest times to present day. Also‚ the growth and spread of trade routes brought in an immense amount of culture with it as well. Trade is and has been a reason for organization in all parts of the world from the
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African Slave Trade Slaves were always a major trade during the sixteen hundreds to the eighteen hundreds due to the face t that they were beneficial to the growth of sugar cane plantations and mining all around the world except for in the Americas. Angola had not only their African influences‚ but there were also some Portuguese influences to them too. Portuguese‚ in Angola during the sixteen hundreds to the eighteen hundreds‚ imperial societies of slavery and slave trading was unlike one we are
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economic and political effects of the slave trade on West Africa The trans- Atlantic slave trade was a system developed in the late 15th century which exploited and brought the African people into enslavement by transporting them to the colonies of the new world where they served their purpose as a ‘’cheap’’ labour force . As a result of this‚ the slave trade brought about many social‚ economic and political effects on West Africa. Firstly‚ the population in West Africa decreased significantly in order
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Aside from clothing being an art unto itself‚ the earliest forms of sculptured art found as early as 500 B.C. in West Africa consisted of distorted human statues and masks. It is speculated that these statues and figures inspired Picasso’s experiments with Cubism. The Yoruba people of Ife also influenced lost-wax cast metal art‚ also known as Benin Art after the people of Benin perfected the art to the highest quality. The Village craft workers had extensive knowledge of pottery and metalworking
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African Slavery and the Slave Trade African Slavery and the Slave Trade was one of the most devastating events that took place between us African Americans. African slavery all began back in 1482 when the Portuguese built their first permanent trading post on the Western Coast of present day Ghana. The Elimina castle later became one of the most important stops on the route of the Atlantic Slave Trade. The Dutch seized the fort from the Portuguese in 1637 and traded slaves there until 1872 when
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January 30‚ 2013 Women’s History Native Women & West African Women Before the interaction with the Spanish‚ Portuguese and English both Native women and African women were considerably powerful when it came to running their communities. It wasn’t until the Europeans settle in the Americas that the role of both changed pretty drastically. When it came to the lives of Native women they were very much involved in everything from working the fields to making things like mats and baskets
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History of West African dance‚ different type of dance and the drum West African dance reached the Americas during the slave trade. Slaves were often prohibited from dancing‚ but African-based movements found their way into European dance styles‚ quickly evolving into popular American dances. The influence of African dance can be seen in early American dances‚ such as the Ring Shout and the Cakewalk‚ and later dances such as the Jitterbug‚ and the Charleston. The influence is still visible in
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African breadfruit has long been known among the people of Eastern Nigeria‚ where it is eaten boiled or used in preparing the delicious Ukwa soup. Called afon in Yoruba‚ Bafafuta by Hausas and Ukwa in Igbo languages‚ the tree‚ that produces this large round starchy fruit‚ has many health benefits‚ especially for the heart and blood vessels. Scientifically known as Treculia Africana‚ African breadfruit which is similar to the breadfruit eaten in the Caribbean and South Pacific is used either singly
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Jim Meyer Social Ethics 3.30.2013 Food Crisis in West Africa Africa looks like it might be hit once more by a food crisis‚ this time in the arid Sahel region of Western Africa. A Famine Early Warning System - which accurately prophesied the 2011 drought in the Horn of Africa now‚ warns millions in West Africans that they will face a food crisis in 2012. Men‚ women and children are destined to be buried because of deprivation‚ famine and starvation. We are looking at an unprecedented food catastrophe
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