Kora | musical instrument Print musical instrument Kora, long-necked harp lute of the Malinke people of western Africa. The instrument’s body is composed of a long hardwood neck that passes through a calabash gourd resonator, itself covered by a leather soundboard. Twenty-one leather or nylon strings are attached to the top of the neck with leather tuning rings. The strings pass over a notched bridge (10 strings on one side of the bridge, 11 on the other) and are anchored to the bottom of the neck with a metal ring. The Gambia River valley is one of the main centres for the playing of this instrument. Accueil - Kora Kaëlig Marc Jacobs Men Marc Jacobs- Parfum Homme Depuis 2005, Comptoir de l’Homme fait partie des sites préférés des hommes modernes qui souhaitent prendre soin d’eux au quotidien. Avec un catalogue riche et varié de soins et de parfum homme, nous avons de quoi satisfaire tous vos besoins et toutes vos envies. Retrouvez sans attendre notre Marc Jacobs Men Marc Jacobs, parfum best-seller de l’année 2016 ! Que vous soyez fan ou non de la marque Marc Jacobs, vous allez adorer ce parfum masculin. Pour répondre à vos attentes, nous ne choisissons que le meilleur ! Au-delà de sa senteur, ce parfum homme Marc Jacobs est également un petit bijou de création. Que vous ayez envie d’offrir un parfum Marc Jacobs à un proche ou simplement envie de vous faire plaisir avec une fragrance unique, vous êtes sûr de faire le bon choix avec notre Marc Jacobs Men. N’hésitez pas à retrouver toute notre sélection spéciale Marc Jacobs ainsi que toutes nos catégories de soins visage, corps, cheveux et rasage pour accompagner votre parfum.
America's Cultural Roots Traced to Enslaved African Ancestors O black and unknown bards of long ago, How came your lips to touch the sacred fire? How, in your darkness, did you come to know The power and beauty of the minstrels' lyre? Who first from midst his bonds lifted his eyes? Who first from out the still watch, lone and long, Feeling the ancient faith of prophets rise Within his dark-kept soul, burst into song? Most traditional West African societies, the sources of the vast majority of enslaved Africans in the Americas, had dynamic, vibrant, expressive cultures. Everyday conversation, as well as storytelling and oratory during sacred rituals and other performance events, was filled with energy and dynamism. Indigenous musics, which were extremely complex, permeated all aspects of traditional African social life. Dancing to these rhythms was equally pervasive. On board slave ships during the Middle Passage, enslaved Africans were frequently forced to dance. Neo-African religions—Santería, Shango, Umbanda, Vodou, etc.
Discuss The Negro Speaks of Rivers by Langston Hughes - Poems Droning a drowsy syncopated tune,Rocking back and forth to a mellow croon, I heard a Negro play.Down on Lenox Avenue the other nightBy the pale dull pallor of an old gas light He did a lazy sway . . . He did a lazy sway . . .To the tune o' those Weary Blues.With his ebony hands on each ivory keyHe made that poor piano moan with melody. O Blues!Swaying to and fro on his rickety stoolHe played that sad raggy tune like a musical fool. Thump, thump, thump, went his foot on the floor.He played a few chords then he sang some more— "I got the Weary Blues And I can't be satisfied. The History of African American Music From the lyrical cries of black street vendors in eighteenth-century Philadelphia to the infectious dance rhythms of the Motown sound, African American music has been heard at all times and in every corner of America. African American involvement in the nation's music making has influenced every genre of American music, helping to create a sound now recognized as distinctly American. Reflecting both the hardships and triumphs black Americans have experienced in the United States, their music has also served to shape the national identity, profoundly influencing the lives of all Americans. The first Africans transported to this country came from a variety of ethnic groups with a long history of distinct and cultivated musical traditions. Some were able to bring musical instruments with them or build new ones in this country. The "banja" or "banshaw," now known as the banjo, was one of the African instruments that continued to be built and played in America. Go down, Moses Tell ol' Pharaoh
Slavery and the Making of America . The Slave Experience: Education, Arts, & Culture During the colonial and Antebellum periods, enslaved blacks pursued the right to express themselves using education, the arts, and craftsmanship against pragmatic, customary, and legal restrictions. From the earliest colonial settlements, folktales and fables circulated within slave communities in the South, reflecting the oral traditions of African societies and incorporating African symbolism and motifs. The rabbit, for example, was borrowed from African stories to represent the "trickster" in tales told by the enslaved. Folktales such as the popular Brer Rabbit adventures not only gave slaves a chance to create alternate realities in which they could experience revenge and other forbidden impulses, but they also imparted practical knowledge and survival and coping strategies to listeners. Folktales were not the only form of cultural expression African slaves brought to America.
Understanding Jim Crow (Setting the Setting) From the late 19th century to the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s, many Southern states implemented laws of racial segregation that came to be known as Jim Crow laws. Many of these laws defined segregated public spaces. Others detailed social opportunities that would promote white supremacy, while deliberately stifling black progress. All across the predominantly rural South in the 1930s, you would have seen very rigid systems of racial separation. But predominantly, what Jim Crow would have been, would be a system of customs. And that racial order actually differed quite a bit, in terms of what was acceptable and what wasn't, from place to place. So this is a way of life where African American existence and white existence would have been in parallel tracks. The Depression had wide ranging effects on the system, I think. And what that would create is oftentimes a great sense of perceived competition for resources.
Africans in America | Part 1 | Narrative | Europeans Come to Western Africa non-tabled version Europeans Come to Western Africa Part 1 Narrative: • Introduction • Map: The British Colonies • Europeans Come to Western Africa • New World Exploration and English Ambition • From Indentured Servitude to Racial Slavery • The African Slave Trade and the Middle Passage • The Growth of Slavery in North America Part 1: Narrative | Resource Bank Contents | Teacher's GuideAfricans in America: Home | Resource Bank Index | Search | Shop WGBH | PBS Online | ©
Africans in America | Part 1 | Narrative | From Indentured Servitude to Racial Slavery non-tabled version From Indentured Servitude to Racial Slavery Part 1 Narrative: • Introduction • Map: The British Colonies • Europeans Come to Western Africa • New World Exploration and English Ambition • From Indentured Servitude to Racial Slavery • The African Slave Trade and the Middle Passage • The Growth of Slavery in North America Part 1: Narrative | Resource Bank Contents | Teacher's GuideAfricans in America: Home | Resource Bank Index | Search | Shop WGBH | PBS Online | ©
Slavery in the Caribbean - International Slavery Museum, Liverpool museums Enslaved Africans cutting cane in Antigua, published 1823. Image reference NW0054, as shown on www.slaveryimages.org, sponsored by the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities and the University of Virginia Library. Courtesy of authors Jerome S Handler and Michael L Tuite Jr. Sugar and slavery The introduction of sugar cultivation to St Kitts in the 1640s and its subsequent rapid growth led to the development of the plantation economy which depended on the labour of imported enslaved Africans. African slaves became increasingly sought after to work in the unpleasant conditions of heat and humidity. The main reason for importing enslaved Africans was economic. As a consequence of these events, the size of the Black population in the Caribbean rose dramatically in the latter part of the 17th century. Enslaved Africans were often treated harshly. Once they arrived in the Caribbean islands, the Africans were prepared for sale.