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LINKS Vol 17, Section 4
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This Volume of the Djembe-L FAQ is maintained for members of the list by HappyShel who would be pleased to receive notice of errors in format, typos, etc. Also, it would be great to be informed if you attempt to visit sites and find that they have moved, or consistently malfunction. The tag is of recent additions and is left up for a period of 60 days.

Afro American Almanac: "The site of African-American Fact, Folk Tales, and Commentary" IMHO: A useful site. I found them during the "Amistad" discussion on Djembe-L, trying to find out info concerning slave trade and related information. There are also nice folk tales from Africa, electronic books and ..
Africa Online (04/00)
Africa Speaks: Belief and Magic (8/98): Also see Web Site 2
African Literature / Women writers (French) (04/00)
African Magic
African Missions Resource Center (9/98): Follow the "Photos, Art and Music" link from the homepage. Music is a good
collection of links; Music
African Music and Dance (5/99)
African Social Message Films & Videos (5/99)
African influence on the Dominican Republic:(7/98): Many Dominicans are reluctant to acknowledge the African influence. Eco Cumbe is out to change that.
African Traditional Religion: IMHO: I didn't know to much about African religions. This page answered a few of my questions and raised a couple of new ones. The topics covered range from "role of woman in african trad. religion" through "reincarnation" , "the place of the ancestors" to "crime in African Traditional religion" to name a few. May be the topic is a bit far out for drummers, but for those serious interested not only in "nice african rhythms" a must.
AfroCaribbean Music (9/98): French
Extensive discography of African and Caribbean (French West Indies, Haiti) music. Sadly lacking in Cuban, but that may change! Good tips on "Black Paris" - clubs, restaurants, bookstores, etc.
AfricaCuban Web Site (9/98)
AKAN CULTURAL SYMBOLS PROJECT (5/99): Wood is one of the most important materials Akan use in their arts to express their thoughts. Wood is used to carve various items for household use as well as for ceremonial uses. Among the household items that are carved from wood include adwa (stool), akuaba (doll), dua afe (comb), poma (staff) to be used by okyeame (spokesperson or linguist) for either the abusua (family) or ohene (King).
Akan Traditional Practices (9/99): lots of interesting cultural information and links re Akan culture
Bambara and Mande Language web Site (9/98): to find the numbers written down in bambara. Have a look at bambara provers, a dictionnary
Black Music Archives (5/99)
Boubah's site on Guinea (04/00)
Brazilian, Cuban and Latin music (9/98): about Brazilian, Cuban and Latin music for musicians, booking agents, festivals & clubs , etc. with cultural and tourist information about Brazil & Cuba." Based in Switzerland. Not much yet on Cuba, but shows great promise. Great list of festivals and clubs in Europe.
Canada Noir - Afro Canadian web ring (04/00)
The Cora Connection (5/99): David Gilden and Banning Eyre of the Boston-based West African folk ensemble Cora Connection present one of the richest and most surprising cultural legacies of Africa--the music and folklore of the Mandinka Empire. Information on Mandeng music and culture, with a focus on Kora, Balafon and N'Goni.
Cuban Music (9/98): In French, dedicated to Cuban folkloric (traditional African) and popular music. Seem to do a good job of organizing workshops and courses.Information on European tours of Cuban groups. Elegant site.
Echoes of the Ancestors HomePage: Malidoma and Sobonfu Some's organization information - aid to water quality and access improvement in West Central Africa
Encyclopaedia Africana (5/99)
has a gif a kule Akan symbol on a scroll, this site is a pan-african biography project that is pretty ambitious... it includes Ras Tafari and Dr. W. E. B. DuBois (is Dr. David Graham Du Bois listed as an advisor a decendant?)!
"The Ethnologue": "Online version of the book which includes information about 6700 languages including derivation, number of speakers, and geographic distribution of languages."
IMHO: This is a page to find out, what languages are spoken in e.g. in Guinea, or how many people speak Bamara language and where do they live. You learn, that 30%, i.e. 2000, of the living languages are spoken in Africa, compared to only 225 spoken languages in Europe, namely 3%.
Female Genital Mutilation: FGM Article (03/00)
To Mutilate in the Name of Jehovah or Allah (8/98)
G.I. Jones Photographic Archive of Southeastern Nigeria Art and Culture (7/98): Provided by Southern Illinois University, this archive contains excellent digitized photographs depicting the arts and cultures of southeastern Nigeria. The collection includes examples from Ibibio, Igbo, Ijo and Ogoni speaking peoples. G.I. Jones, later of the Department of Social Anthropology at the University of Cambridge, took these photos in the 1930s while he was in the Colonial Service. Subjects include masks, musicians, statues, shrines, and various carved figures. An additional resource at the site is a series of related links and a select bibliography.
Kaké, Ibrahima Baba, "Sékou Touré: Le Héros et le Tyran." (5/99)
full text of this book is available in French
Lakeview Museum of Arts and Sciences (5/99)
in Peoria, Illinois is a wealth of information and eye-candy Especially, these Akan proverbs associated with goldweights
Legitimization of Male and Female Circumcision"
by Sami A. ALDEEB ABU-SAHLIEH: It's a 32 page publication and I recommend it to everybody, who wants to
know about FGM. you can BTW go back from this URL to the FGM Research
Homepage, with pleny of links about the topic.
National Association for Ethnic Studies (04/00)
OrishaNet (7/98)
Information on what is Santeria, or La Regla Lucumi, a traditional religion of Yoruba people originating from West Africa (Niger, Benin) and brought in Cuba.
Salsa Jazz (5/99): In Spanish
US Secretariat of the International Centre for African Music and Dance (5/99): University of Ghana. At this Web site you'll find the US Secretariat of the International Centre for African Music and Dance at the University of Ghana. They have organized a collection of hyperlinks to various music, dance, video and film related sites.
The Tamtams in Montreal (02/05) are drums of peace which resonate in unison every Sunday, at the foot of Mount Royal. It's an invitation to reverie, music and dance. It's magic!
The World of the Mande