Use the following categories to analyze the ways in which African American created a distinctive culture in slavery:Family‚ Music‚ Oral traditions and Religions. Thesis:In the 1800’s‚ enslavement didn’t constrict African Americans but more so helped them to develop & construct their culture. As in every ethnicity family was crucial to african americans & not even separation could tear them apart. Talong with that‚ the different ethnicities & languages of the u.s. assisted in making creole‚ pidgin
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Organized Week 9 Presentation Notes Lumumba Shabaka Perception of origin Swahili emphasized distinctivesness Swahili means “coasters” in Arabic Claiming Persian & Arab descent Uungwana (civilized) ways Swahili architecture emerged suddenly along with Muslim religion in 11 & 12 cent‚ supposedly no local archetypes Ustaaarabu (Arabness): used Arab script‚ Arab names‚ etc. 1980s: Neville Chittick & Mark Horton challenge this sudden rise; World System Linkage Egyptian‚ Arab‚
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Indo-European VS. Bantu The migrations of both the Indo European and the Bantu peoples had lasting impacts on culture‚ language and society in the areas to which they migrates. They were of course different but they had many similarities as well. Both were linguistic groups who migrated in search of new lands and to escape conflict and environmental changes. The Indo European peoples originated in Ukraine/Southern Russia and migrated to all Europe‚ Mesopotamia‚ Western China‚ and India.
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Hip hop is now a popular kind of music and is known and liked throughout the world. This kind of music goes back to the 1970s‚ at that time it was an underground urban development. It was born in south Bronx‚ New York. As the hip-hop movement began at society’s margins‚ its origins are shrouded in myth‚ enigma‚ and obfuscation. music that is mostly rap‚ a rhyming speech that is chanted along with some music. It consists of a stylized rhythmic. The usage of literary devices and a lot of lyrics along
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Sundiata overcame his problems for walking and like a hero he shows that he did not want to give up on something that was difficult to overcome. Sundiata has a helper that helps him throughout the story. His helper is Belle Feseke and he was Sundiata’s griot. This shows the hero archetype because the helpers/mentors are apart of the hero cycle. Sundiata also has a special weapon. Sundiata uses a rooster claw against Souomaro Kante. This shows the hero archetype because most heroes have a weapon that only
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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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turn the record while the needle was still on it‚ causing it to cause a “scratch” Kool Herc is greatly credited for introducing speech interjections as he would DJ‚but isn’t the only person who influenced it. Other influences come from West African griots (which is the way oral tradition was kept and passed down in West African culture)‚ blued songs‚ jailhouse toasts ( rhyming poems of awful or good tales)‚ the “dozens” (The act of insulting one another)‚ black power poetry‚ jive and the Jamaican rhythmic
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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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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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