tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893219718076521675.post1041652248445182318..comments2024-03-28T07:58:41.643-04:00Comments on pancocojams: Two Videos Of The Song "Kitoko Makasi" By The Angolan Gospel Group Filhos Do Ngana Azizi Powellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14963772326145910073noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893219718076521675.post-4831171148736911772018-07-28T22:20:50.540-04:002018-07-28T22:20:50.540-04:00Most Google search results for "Ngana" a...Most Google search results for "Ngana" are for the Maori supernatural being with that name. Click <a href="http://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scholarly/tei-Bes01Reli-t1-body-d4-d4-d11.html" rel="nofollow">http://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scholarly/tei-Bes01Reli-t1-body-d4-d4-d11.html</a> for information about Nganga in Maorian religion and mythology.<br /><br />Here's a brief excerpt from that page:<br />"Uru-te-ngangana<br />We have already seen that this being was the firstborn of the children of the primal parents, and that he is connected with the heavenly bodies—that is to say, with light. He is one of the three guardians of the heavens and of the heavenly bodies. This name, in less esoteric versions, often appears as "Uru," and "Ngana"—that is, as two names applied to two beings"... <br /><br />**<br />I also found a reference for Nyonye Ngana, who is a son of "Mbombo, also called Bumba, is the creator god in the religion and mythology of the Kuba people of Central Africa in the area that is now known as Democratic Republic of the Congo.<br /><br />[...]<br /><br /> Three of Mbombo's sons then said they would finish creating the world. The first to try, Nyonye Ngana, vomited white ants, but died after.[1] To honor him, the ants went deep in the earth for dark soil to bury him and transformed the barren sands at the earth's surface. The second, Chonganda, created the first plant, which in turn gave rise to all trees, grasses and flowers. And Chedi Bumba, the third son, made the last bird, the kite.[2]"...<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mbombo" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mbombo</a>.<br />-snip-<br />If "Ngana" in this Angolan Gospel group's name means God, I don't know if it has anything linguistically or otherwise to do with Nyonye Ngana.<br /><br />Please share if you know anything about these subjects. Thanks! Azizi Powellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14963772326145910073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893219718076521675.post-55284465400892774692018-07-28T22:05:32.019-04:002018-07-28T22:05:32.019-04:00"Dab" or "dabbing" is an Afric..."Dab" or "dabbing" is an African American dance movement that was popularized by the Hip Hop trio Migos' 2015 song "Look at My Dab”. However, "dabbing" is said to have originated in the Atlanta, Georgia Hip Hop community in 2010 by another performer from that state with the stage name Skippa Da Flippa.<br /><br />Here's a description of that dance from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dab_(dance)" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dab_(dance)</a><br />"Dabbing, or the dab, is a simple dance move in which a person drops the head into the bent crook of a slanted arm, typically while raising the opposite arm in a parallel direction but out straight; both arms are pointed to the side and at an upward angle. Since 2015, it has also been used as a gesture of triumph or playfulness, becoming a youthful American dance fad and Internet meme.[1] The move looks similar to someone sneezing into the "inside" of their elbow.[1][2]"<br /><br /> Azizi Powellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14963772326145910073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893219718076521675.post-87267096711614501472018-07-28T22:02:54.790-04:002018-07-28T22:02:54.790-04:00It occurs to me that the person who began her (or ...It occurs to me that the person who began her (or his) comment with "I'm Nagana's devil's daughter and ended with "Glory to God" might have been writing in a snarking (sacrastic) manner- if it's true that he or she is criticizing the change in the video from a slow religious, worship/praise song to an uptempo song with accompanying dancing, drinking, and rapping.<br /><br />As an African American, I recognized the dab movement that is shown around 3:40 in this video. (That move accompanies the up tempo change in the song and the rapping that begins earlier around 2:31 in the video.)<br /><br />However, I'd love to know the name of the dance that the people are doing to this song. And is this dancing to religious music something that most Africans would be critical of?<br />Azizi Powellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14963772326145910073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893219718076521675.post-61522769084746047842018-07-28T21:46:01.017-04:002018-07-28T21:46:01.017-04:00As of this date, there are very few comments for e...As of this date, there are very few comments for either one of these two showcased videos.<br /><br />Geovany Blessed published a March 1, 2018 sound file of this song which isn't showcased in this post: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDb-cTviuvg" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDb-cTviuvg</a>). The discussion thread for that sound file includes this interesting comment: <br /><br />Gueth Lunda, May 2018<br />"Eu sou filha do Ngana diabo não tem Ngana , não ando na esquina e tenho vida no altar , eu sou filha do ... filha do ... filha do ... Ngana. Glorias a Deus<br />-snip-<br />Google translate from Portuguese to English<br />"I'm Ngana's devil's daughter does not have Ngana, I do not walk around the corner and I have life on the altar, I'm the daughter of ... the daughter of ... the daughter of ... Ngana. Glory to God"<br />-snip-<br />Is this translation correct? <br /><br />If so, I wonder if that comment is criticizing the inclusion of secular dance movements (such as the African American Hip Hop "dab" movement) in the official dance video of this song. In that sense, the commenter might be chastising people who go to dances on Saturday and "let it all hang out" (act as wild as they want to), but then act very pious when they go to church on Sunday.Azizi Powellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14963772326145910073noreply@blogger.com