West African Music: Music has always been an important part of life in West Africa. Music serves many functions in West African society. It communicates ideas‚ values‚ and feelings. It celebrates historic events and important occasions in people’s lives. For instance‚ there are songs for weddings‚ funerals‚ and ceremonies honouring ancestors. Among the Yoruba tribe of present-day Nigeria‚ mothers of twins have their own special songs. In Ghana‚ there are songs for celebrating the loss of a child’s
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Kanye Omari West was born on June 8th‚ 1977 to mother Donda West and father Ray West in Atlanta‚ Georgia. Kanye West moved to Chicago at the age of three when his parents divorced peacefully. In his years living in “Chi-town‚” Kanye was influenced heavily in his youth while living in Chicago. His mother began working at Chicago State University as an English professor. She always made her best efforts to make sure Kanye went to the best schools. His mother moved with Kanye to Nanjing‚ China for a
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Student Project Presentation In 2005 Kanye West released “Roses” on his second studio album titled “Late Registration.” Though the composition is classified as hip-hop‚ it delves into many other genres and niches as it encompasses a wide-ranging mix of blues‚ rock‚ R&B‚ and many others. The extensive collaboration between West and film score producer Jon Brion during the making of the album resulted in a very unique orchestral-like sound thanks to the hiring of a full string section during production
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The predominated population of West Singhbhum is Adivasis and their society is based on an ecological awareness in which their mode of production links peoples with the biophysical environment (Jal‚ Jungle and Jameen). They regulate their relationship with natural resources and their relationship with the ecosystem provides them a sense of identity‚ unity and sense of resistance. They are intrinsically linked to their environment through different strategies‚ i.e. economic exchange‚ ceremonies‚ language
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Impact of Islam on West Africa Islam impacted West Africa in many ways. It changed the people’s views of their rulers‚ and in some people‚ even the way they viewed the world. Other aspects stayed the same‚ like the beliefs of the pagan people and how they lived. The most important connection that Islam made globally was the establishment of trading centers and routes. When Muslims brought Islam into West Africa from across the Sahara‚ Africans were attracted to it because it helped them through
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Tagore | Tagore c. 1915‚ the year he was knighted byGeorge V. Tagore repudiated his knighthood‚ in protest against the Jallianwala Bagh massacrein 1919.[1] | Born | May 7‚ 1861 Calcutta (Kolkata)‚ Bengal Presidency‚ British India | Died | 7 August 1941 (aged 80) Calcutta (Kolkata)‚ Bengal Presidency‚ British India | Occupation | Poet‚ short-story writer‚ song composer‚ playwright‚ essayist‚ and painter | Language | Bengali‚ English | Nationality | Indian | Ethnicity | Bengali |
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Africa‚ south of the Sahara Desert‚ near the Niger River. Ghana existed from around 300 A.D. until around 1100 A.D by 800 A.D.‚ controlled much of the trading in West Africa gold and salt were the two most important goods traded by Ghana attacks by the Almoravids in 1076 led to the decline of the Ghana Empire Mali gained control of the West Africa trade routes after the fall of Ghana was in power from the 1200s until the 1400s was the source for almost half of the world’s gold during the 14th century
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Dudeja remembers embroidering paisleys on tea pot covers under the tutelage of a Bengali crafts teacher in Delhi. Little did she realise then that this running-stitch needlework‚ or kantha as it is popularly known in West Bengal‚ would become her weapon for empowering women. Women in Bengal have been running stitches along layers of old clothes to churn out ’leps’ or quilts and duvets for use during winters for almost six decades now. This traditional household chore has always adhered to what has
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limit: Not below 20 years and not above 27 years on 01/01/2012 (i.e. born not earlier than 2nd January‚ 1985 and not later than 1st January‚ 1992). Upper age limit is relaxable by 5 years for SC & ST candidates and by 3 years for O.B.C candidates of West Bengal. Selection procedure: The selection procedure will consists of three successive stages Physical Measurement Test‚ Written Examination‚ and Personality Test How to apply for Kolkata police combined competitive examination 2012 Application
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Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany). The 23rd article of West Germany’s 1949 constitution‚ the Basic Law‚ had been drafted specifically to allow for such an arrival from the East. But as the 1980s drew to a close‚ few Germans on either side of the border expected it to be used in their lifetime. Yet‚ in less than a year the beginning of an upsurge of popular protest came together against the communist regime in East Germany and the formal unification of Germany on West German terms. At a simple
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