tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893219718076521675.post5791442019474406969..comments2024-03-29T05:26:28.491-04:00Comments on pancocojams: YouTube Examples of the African American Spiritual "There Is A Balm In Gilead" Azizi Powellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14963772326145910073noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5893219718076521675.post-20160375797116948752014-02-09T17:09:33.241-05:002014-02-09T17:09:33.241-05:00As an aside, the female choir members in the Karen...As an aside, the female choir members in the Karen Clark Sheard video are wearing dresses & head wraps (geles) made out traditional mud cloth or what looks like that West African fabric. Among African Americans mud cloth is second only to kente cloth in its use as a visual symbol of our pride in our African heritage. <br /><br />Here's some information about African mud cloth:<br />"Bogolanfini (“Bo-ho-lahn-FEE-nee”) or bogolan is the traditional cloth of Mali and is considered an expression of Malian national identity. In the western world, it's more commonly referred to as "mud cloth". Mud cloth is a long established tradition among the Bamana, an indigenous people who inhabit a large area to the east and north of Bamako in Mali." <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/popupkiwi/mudcloth/" rel="nofollow">http://www.pinterest.com/popupkiwi/mudcloth/</a><br />-snip-<br />That page also includes various examples, colors, and designs of "Bogolanfini". Azizi Powellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14963772326145910073noreply@blogger.com