Edited by Azizi Powell
This post showcases five videos of Burkinabe women singing. Most of these videos also feature Burkinabe women performing traditional dances. "Burkinabe" is a referent for people of Burkina Faso, West Africa (Burkina Faso was formerly known as Upper Volta).
The content of this post is presented for cultural, entertainment, and aesthetic purposes.
In addition to the music and dance, I am interested in documenting and sharing examples of the traditional clothing and hairstyles, contemporary clothing & jewlery, head wear, and hairstyles that are shown in these videos.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to all those who are featured in these videos and thanks to all those who are quoted in this post. In addition, thanks to the producers of these videos and thanks to the publishers of these videos on YouTube.
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Information about these featured vocalists and information about these songs would be greatly appreciated.
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INFORMATION ABOUT BURKINA FASO
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burkina_Faso
Burkina Faso ... is a landlocked country in West Africa around 274,200 square kilometres (105,900 sq mi) in size. It is surrounded by six countries: Mali to the north; Niger to the east; Benin to the southeast; Togo and Ghana to the south; and Ivory Coast to the southwest. Its capital is Ouagadougou. In 2014, its population was estimated at just over 17.3 million.[1] Burkina Faso is a francophone country. It has a population of 18.7 million as of 2016.
Formerly called the Republic of Upper Volta, the country was renamed "Burkina Faso" on 4 August 1984 by then-President Thomas Sankara. Residents of Burkina Faso are known as Burkinabé ... French is an official language of government and business...
Ethnic groups in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso's 17.3 million people belong to two major West African ethnic cultural groups—the Voltaic and the Mande (whose common language is Dioula). The Voltaic Mossi make up about one-half of the population. The Mossi claim descent from warriors who migrated to present-day Burkina Faso from the area of Ghana Empire about 1100 AD. They established an empire that lasted more than 800 years. Predominantly farmers, the Mossi kingdom is led by the Mogho Naba, whose court is in Ouagadougou."..
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SHOWCASE VIDEOS
Example #1: Sonia carré d'as
patdimregbor, Uploaded on Nov 28, 2007
Mam sida wataa bego
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Example #2: Idak Bassave - Zambela
TACKBORSE, Uploaded on May 17, 2010
Comment, rate and subscribe to the unique channel 100% from Burkina Faso. More than 300 videos all from Burkina Faso.
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Selected comment:
Karim Yiougo, 2015
"les meilleures femme artiste de mon pays le clip a réussi"
Google translate from French to English"
best female artist of my country has managed the clip
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Example #3: YILI NOOMA - Bassi Bonga [FGM]
TACKBORSE, Uploaded on Jan 17, 2012
Comment, rate and subscribe to the unique channel 100% from Burkina Faso.
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Example #4: AMITY MERIA
Chaîne de afrikyshow, Uploaded on Feb 14, 2012
Artiste Variété Afrikyshow
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Example #5: Thaliane - Wolobaw dèmè
TACKBORSE, Published on Jun 10, 2013
Comment, rate, like and subscribe to the unique channel 100% from Burkina Faso on youtube. Aimez la page officielle Tackborse.TV sur facebook.
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Showing posts with label traditional African hairstyles. Show all posts
Monday, August 1, 2016
Five Videos Of Burkina Faso's Warba Dance (information & videos)
Edited by Azizi Powell
This post provides information about the West African nation of Burkina Faso, and information about Burkina Faso's Warba dance. Five videos of Warba dancing are also showcased in this post.
The content of this post is presented for cultural, entertainment, and aesthetic purposes.
In addition to the music and dance, I am interested in documenting and sharing examples of the traditional clothing and hairstyles, contemporary clothing, head wear, and hairstyles that are shown in these videos.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to all those who are featured in these videos and thanks to all those who are quoted in this post. In addition, thanks to the producers of these videos and thanks to the publisher of these videos on YouTube.
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INFORMATION ABOUT BURKINA FASO
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burkina_Faso
Burkina Faso ... is a landlocked country in West Africa around 274,200 square kilometres (105,900 sq mi) in size. It is surrounded by six countries: Mali to the north; Niger to the east; Benin to the southeast; Togo and Ghana to the south; and Ivory Coast to the southwest. Its capital is Ouagadougou. In 2014, its population was estimated at just over 17.3 million.[1] Burkina Faso is a francophone country. It has a population of 18.7 million as of 2016.
Formerly called the Republic of Upper Volta, the country was renamed "Burkina Faso" on 4 August 1984 by then-President Thomas Sankara. Residents of Burkina Faso are known as Burkinabé ... French is an official language of government and business...
Ethnic groups in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso's 17.3 million people belong to two major West African ethnic cultural groups—the Voltaic and the Mande (whose common language is Dioula). The Voltaic Mossi make up about one-half of the population. The Mossi claim descent from warriors who migrated to present-day Burkina Faso from the area of Ghana Empire about 1100 AD. They established an empire that lasted more than 800 years. Predominantly farmers, the Mossi kingdom is led by the Mogho Naba, whose court is in Ouagadougou."..
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INFORMATION ABOUT THE WARBA DANCE
From http://djembefola.com/board/dance-f12/warba-dance-t1110.html Post by bubudi, Sat Jun 27, 2009
"warba is the main celebration dance of the mossi people who are the largest ethnic group in burkina faso. they are centred around ouagadougou, but also spread to the ivory coast, mali, ghana, togo and benin. a long time ago, the warba dance was reserved for a ritual of the same name which occurred only for enthronements and funerals. the bendre, a calabash drum covered with a sheep skin and struck with the hands, is traditionally used to play the lead. this drum has associations with the court of the naba, or mossi chief. and for announcing important messages. also traditionally accompanying the dance are lunga (tension drum similar to a ntama, only bigger), dunun, kiema (iron bell) and wiga (flute).
warba is a highly energetic dance. the distinctive feature of warba dance is the rapid shaking of the hips and bottom. there are also acrobatic movements. there are more than 30 movements and the number is growing. dance costumes are also distinctive: a flared skirt of braided cotton and bells tied around the waist like a belt, traditional hats, necklaces and other ornaments made from leather and ceramic shells. nowadays quite colourful costumes are worn and the dance features in many festivals and competitions, including the biannual warba festival in ganzourgou, where warba troupes compete for the best rendition.
many of the mossi dances have all but died out due to prohibition by christian missionaries and muslim imams. the warba is one of the dances that has made a comeback in recent times."
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Every video that I've watched of this dance shows it being danced by males only.
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SHOWCASE VIDEOS
Example #1: Danse Warba de Kaya, Burkina Faso
Sylvestre Ouédraogo, Uploaded on Sep 29, 2007
La danse traditionnelle est une expression rythmique du corps et de l'esprit. Une danse Mossi lors d'une cérénomie dans un village du Burkina Faso
Google translate from French to English
Traditional dance is a rhythmic expression of the body and mind. Mossi a dance at a cérénomie in a village in Burkina Faso
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Here's a comment from this video's discussion thread
donald round, 2013
"Ca me fait penser de mes annees en Haute Volta (avant la changement du nom), de 1975-1977 et 1983-1985. J'aimais beaucoup le danse warba!"
It reminds me of my years in Upper Volta (before the name change), 1975-1977 and 1983-1985. I loved the warba dance!
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Example #2: Warba de Bango
Bernie OUEDRAOGO, Uploaded on Apr 6, 2009
Danse traditionnelle Warba lors des funérailles.
Kongoussi est le chef-lieu de la province du Bam. BANGO est un quartier de Kongoussi.
Google translate from French to English
Warba traditional dance at funerals.
Kongoussi is the capital of Bam province. BANGO is a neighborhood Kongoussi.
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Example #3: Danse du Burkina (Warba de Guilongou)
joachim vokouma, Uploaded on Nov 25, 2010
Il n'y a pas qu'à Zorgho qu'on sait danser le warba.
A Guilongou aussi!!! Joachim Vokouma; Lefaso.net
Google translate from French to English
There are not as we know Zorgho dance warba.
A Guilongou too !!! Joachim Vokouma; Lefaso.net
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Example #4: WARBA NAKOBO
woun001 Published on Dec 21, 2013
WARBA NAKOBO: Fête traditionnelle. Les danseurs MOSSI confirment l'excentralisation de l'empire Mossi. Un empire en trois pourtant unis par les mêmes pas de danses à Zorgho, Yatenga, Ouagadougou. EN plus l'ultraconservatisme avec l'Egypte antique est foncièrement remarqué: Une tête de Calao sur les danseurs(tête de file) et confirment donc le lien ombilical avec le bastion de la civilsation nère: L'Egypte antique. La tête de l'oiseau est le modèle de l'Aigle, symbole d'HORUS et donc de la justice, de la vérité. Les queues qu'ils tiennent ne sont pas de la sorcelerie mais montrent que les forces de l'univers sont additives(Cheik Anta DIOP). la sorcelerie est donc une science qui n'est pas encore découverte avec les moyens rationnels de l'ère actuelle.
Google translate:
traditional festival. The dancers MOSSI confirm excentralisation of the Mossi empire. An empire in three yet united by the same dance steps in Zorgho, Yatenga, Ouagadougou. IN addition the ultra-conservatism with ancient Egypt is fundamentally noticed: A head hornbill on the dancers (Parent) and thus confirm the umbilical link with the bastion of nère civilsation: Ancient Egypt. The head of the bird is the model of the Eagle, symbol of Horus and therefore of justice, of truth. Tails they take are not of Witchcraft but show that the forces of the universe are additive (Cheik Anta Diop). the Witchcraft is a science that is not yet discovered with rational means of the current era.
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Example #5: La Troupe Warba de Zamsé du Burkina Faso // interview et live
onlyfrenchtv, Published on Dec 19, 2014
-- Rencontre magique avec des troupes du Burkina --
Enregistré lors de la SNC / Semaine Nationale de la Culture / ce reportage montre la diversité de la culture au Burikina Faso. Des danseurs et des musiciens jouent parfaitement ensemble. Les costumes sont splendides et les rythmes impressionnants. Bravo à la troupe Wazba de Zamsé.
Google translate from French to English:
magical encounter with troops of Burkina -
Registered in the CNS / National Week of Culture / report shows that the culture of diversity Burikina Faso. Dancers and musicians play perfectly together. The costumes are beautiful and impressive rhythms. Bravo to the cast of Wazba Zamsé.
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Visitor comments are welcome.
This post provides information about the West African nation of Burkina Faso, and information about Burkina Faso's Warba dance. Five videos of Warba dancing are also showcased in this post.
The content of this post is presented for cultural, entertainment, and aesthetic purposes.
In addition to the music and dance, I am interested in documenting and sharing examples of the traditional clothing and hairstyles, contemporary clothing, head wear, and hairstyles that are shown in these videos.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to all those who are featured in these videos and thanks to all those who are quoted in this post. In addition, thanks to the producers of these videos and thanks to the publisher of these videos on YouTube.
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INFORMATION ABOUT BURKINA FASO
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burkina_Faso
Burkina Faso ... is a landlocked country in West Africa around 274,200 square kilometres (105,900 sq mi) in size. It is surrounded by six countries: Mali to the north; Niger to the east; Benin to the southeast; Togo and Ghana to the south; and Ivory Coast to the southwest. Its capital is Ouagadougou. In 2014, its population was estimated at just over 17.3 million.[1] Burkina Faso is a francophone country. It has a population of 18.7 million as of 2016.
Formerly called the Republic of Upper Volta, the country was renamed "Burkina Faso" on 4 August 1984 by then-President Thomas Sankara. Residents of Burkina Faso are known as Burkinabé ... French is an official language of government and business...
Ethnic groups in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso's 17.3 million people belong to two major West African ethnic cultural groups—the Voltaic and the Mande (whose common language is Dioula). The Voltaic Mossi make up about one-half of the population. The Mossi claim descent from warriors who migrated to present-day Burkina Faso from the area of Ghana Empire about 1100 AD. They established an empire that lasted more than 800 years. Predominantly farmers, the Mossi kingdom is led by the Mogho Naba, whose court is in Ouagadougou."..
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INFORMATION ABOUT THE WARBA DANCE
From http://djembefola.com/board/dance-f12/warba-dance-t1110.html Post by bubudi, Sat Jun 27, 2009
"warba is the main celebration dance of the mossi people who are the largest ethnic group in burkina faso. they are centred around ouagadougou, but also spread to the ivory coast, mali, ghana, togo and benin. a long time ago, the warba dance was reserved for a ritual of the same name which occurred only for enthronements and funerals. the bendre, a calabash drum covered with a sheep skin and struck with the hands, is traditionally used to play the lead. this drum has associations with the court of the naba, or mossi chief. and for announcing important messages. also traditionally accompanying the dance are lunga (tension drum similar to a ntama, only bigger), dunun, kiema (iron bell) and wiga (flute).
warba is a highly energetic dance. the distinctive feature of warba dance is the rapid shaking of the hips and bottom. there are also acrobatic movements. there are more than 30 movements and the number is growing. dance costumes are also distinctive: a flared skirt of braided cotton and bells tied around the waist like a belt, traditional hats, necklaces and other ornaments made from leather and ceramic shells. nowadays quite colourful costumes are worn and the dance features in many festivals and competitions, including the biannual warba festival in ganzourgou, where warba troupes compete for the best rendition.
many of the mossi dances have all but died out due to prohibition by christian missionaries and muslim imams. the warba is one of the dances that has made a comeback in recent times."
-snip-
Every video that I've watched of this dance shows it being danced by males only.
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SHOWCASE VIDEOS
Example #1: Danse Warba de Kaya, Burkina Faso
Sylvestre Ouédraogo, Uploaded on Sep 29, 2007
La danse traditionnelle est une expression rythmique du corps et de l'esprit. Une danse Mossi lors d'une cérénomie dans un village du Burkina Faso
Google translate from French to English
Traditional dance is a rhythmic expression of the body and mind. Mossi a dance at a cérénomie in a village in Burkina Faso
-snip-
Here's a comment from this video's discussion thread
donald round, 2013
"Ca me fait penser de mes annees en Haute Volta (avant la changement du nom), de 1975-1977 et 1983-1985. J'aimais beaucoup le danse warba!"
It reminds me of my years in Upper Volta (before the name change), 1975-1977 and 1983-1985. I loved the warba dance!
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Example #2: Warba de Bango
Bernie OUEDRAOGO, Uploaded on Apr 6, 2009
Danse traditionnelle Warba lors des funérailles.
Kongoussi est le chef-lieu de la province du Bam. BANGO est un quartier de Kongoussi.
Google translate from French to English
Warba traditional dance at funerals.
Kongoussi is the capital of Bam province. BANGO is a neighborhood Kongoussi.
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Example #3: Danse du Burkina (Warba de Guilongou)
joachim vokouma, Uploaded on Nov 25, 2010
Il n'y a pas qu'à Zorgho qu'on sait danser le warba.
A Guilongou aussi!!! Joachim Vokouma; Lefaso.net
Google translate from French to English
There are not as we know Zorgho dance warba.
A Guilongou too !!! Joachim Vokouma; Lefaso.net
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Example #4: WARBA NAKOBO
woun001 Published on Dec 21, 2013
WARBA NAKOBO: Fête traditionnelle. Les danseurs MOSSI confirment l'excentralisation de l'empire Mossi. Un empire en trois pourtant unis par les mêmes pas de danses à Zorgho, Yatenga, Ouagadougou. EN plus l'ultraconservatisme avec l'Egypte antique est foncièrement remarqué: Une tête de Calao sur les danseurs(tête de file) et confirment donc le lien ombilical avec le bastion de la civilsation nère: L'Egypte antique. La tête de l'oiseau est le modèle de l'Aigle, symbole d'HORUS et donc de la justice, de la vérité. Les queues qu'ils tiennent ne sont pas de la sorcelerie mais montrent que les forces de l'univers sont additives(Cheik Anta DIOP). la sorcelerie est donc une science qui n'est pas encore découverte avec les moyens rationnels de l'ère actuelle.
Google translate:
traditional festival. The dancers MOSSI confirm excentralisation of the Mossi empire. An empire in three yet united by the same dance steps in Zorgho, Yatenga, Ouagadougou. IN addition the ultra-conservatism with ancient Egypt is fundamentally noticed: A head hornbill on the dancers (Parent) and thus confirm the umbilical link with the bastion of nère civilsation: Ancient Egypt. The head of the bird is the model of the Eagle, symbol of Horus and therefore of justice, of truth. Tails they take are not of Witchcraft but show that the forces of the universe are additive (Cheik Anta Diop). the Witchcraft is a science that is not yet discovered with rational means of the current era.
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Example #5: La Troupe Warba de Zamsé du Burkina Faso // interview et live
onlyfrenchtv, Published on Dec 19, 2014
-- Rencontre magique avec des troupes du Burkina --
Enregistré lors de la SNC / Semaine Nationale de la Culture / ce reportage montre la diversité de la culture au Burikina Faso. Des danseurs et des musiciens jouent parfaitement ensemble. Les costumes sont splendides et les rythmes impressionnants. Bravo à la troupe Wazba de Zamsé.
Google translate from French to English:
magical encounter with troops of Burkina -
Registered in the CNS / National Week of Culture / report shows that the culture of diversity Burikina Faso. Dancers and musicians play perfectly together. The costumes are beautiful and impressive rhythms. Bravo to the cast of Wazba Zamsé.
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Sunday, July 31, 2016
Five Nigerian Highlife Videos - Uwem Edi Imo (Udeme Mi Vol.1)
Edited by Azizi Powell
This post showcases five Nigerian videos with the citation/title "Uwem Edi Imo (Udeme Mi Vol.1)". These videos also include song titles after the words "Uwem Edi Imo". The videos give the name Akilo as the vocalist for these songs.
The content of this post is presented for cultural, entertainment, and aesthetic purposes.
In addition to the music, I am interested in documenting and sharing examples of the traditional clothing and hairstyles, contemporary clothing and hairstyles, the traditional dances and/or contemporary dances that are shown in these videos.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks also to Akilo for his performance. And thanks to the composer/s of these songs. Thanks also to all those who are featured in these videos and thanks to all those who are quoted in this post. In addition, thanks to the producers of these videos and thanks to Braced In Vogue, their publisher on YouTube.
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I haven't found any biographical information about Akilo. If you know of any links to that information or can share information about this singer/group, please add those links and/or information in the comment section below. The English language title of these songs and English language summaries for these songs would also be appreciated. Thanks!
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EDITORIAL COMMENTS
I happened upon these video while YouTube surfing for traditional Nigerian music and dance. After finding these videos, I searched the internet for information about this singer or group, but didn't find anything.
But a pdf file entitled "Ibuanyidanda (Complementary Reflection), African Philosophy and General
Issues in Philosophy" indicated that "Life is wealth." is the English translation of the Anaang language phrase "Uwem Edi Imo". That article also indicated that "The Annang Society is found within the North-West region of Akwa Ibom State of Nigeria."
*http://www.frasouzu.com/Issues%20and%20Papers/Essien%20Ephraim%20Stephen%20on%20HUMAN%20RIGHTS%20AND%20IMPLICATIONS%20IN%20COMPLEMENTARY%20REFLECTION.pdf
Using Google search, I found this information from http://www.nairaland.com/1047432/movie-udeme-mmi-watch-laugh Movie: Udeme Mmi (watch & Laugh For An Early Weekend Starter) by amakaikeng(f)...On Sep 13, 2012
"...Udeme Mmi is an Effik comedy-movie starring Belinda Effah, Moses Armstrong, Ime Bishop Umoh and Obongawan Bennett James. The movie was produced by Emem Isong, written with collaborative efforts from Uduak Isong and Chidi Oguamanam and directed by Lancelot Imasuen."
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Here's the link for the official trailer for that movie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETaRfIfe_mg
UDEME MMI: Official Trailer.
That video's subtitles indicated that the English translation for "Udeme Mmi" is "My portion".
However, I'm not sure if this movie has anything to do with the videos that are showcased in this post.
In addition, I found this YouTube video with the title "Udeme Mmi":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7scmpyWgfZU&list=PLn_ztFAJkWKHpXqCf5HJi0lsqVdekesE9. That video was published on Oct 20, 2012 by wiseguy4ree. The video summary indicates that this is "A song by Mr John Jima: Contained in Album: Mbahado Aba Vol. 2". From the comments in the video's discussion thread, this is a Christian song.
Again, I'm not sure if there's a connection between that song and at song has anything to do with the videos that are showcased in this post.
Lastly, I found a 50 minute YouTube video with the "Udeme Mi Vol 1 - 2015 Latest Nigerian Highlife Music" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZACfRBAkn4. That video was published on Apr 30, 2015 by 9jaHighLife. That video features all of the videos that I showcased below, and others. Unfortunately, there are no comments in that video's discussion thread. And there are very few comments in those videos that are featured below.
Even though I know so little about these videos, I'm interested in sharing them with pancocojams readers, because of the music and the traditional clothing, dancing, and women's hairstyle. However, with all due respect and with apologies for my cultural ignorance, I'd love to know the answers to the following questions:
Is Akilo the vocalist for these songs? Are these traditional or contemporary Efik or Akom Ibom songs?
Are the "Uwem Edi Imo" and "Udeme Mi Vol." the album names?
And are the songs that are showcased in this post religious or secular?
One of those song's titles is in English. Does the title of this video "Women's Wrapper" refer to the clothing the women wear around their waist?
I'd also love to know the English translations for the title of the other four songs that I featured. And are those titles in Anaang?
Any responses to these questions will be greatly appreciated.
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SHOWCASE VIDEOS
Example #1: Uwem Edi Imo - Woman Wrapper (Udeme Mi Vol.1)
Braced In Vogue Published on Oct 12, 2013
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I'm assuming that "Woman Wrapper" refers to the cloth that the women wear wrapped around their waist. Is this correct?
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Example #2: Uwem Edi Imo - I Fot (Udeme Mi Vol.1)
Braced In Vogue Published on Oct 12, 2013
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Example #3: Uwem Edi Imo - Anana Owo inanake Abasi (Udeme Mi Vol.1)
Braced In Vogue, Published on Oct 13, 2013
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Example #4: Uwem Edi Imo - Ima Ndo (Udeme Mi Vol.1)
Braced In Vogue Published on Oct 13, 2013
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Example #5: Uwem Edi Imo - Nnomi Udeme Mi (Udeme Mi Vol.1)
Braced In Vogue Published on Oct 13, 2013
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This post showcases five Nigerian videos with the citation/title "Uwem Edi Imo (Udeme Mi Vol.1)". These videos also include song titles after the words "Uwem Edi Imo". The videos give the name Akilo as the vocalist for these songs.
The content of this post is presented for cultural, entertainment, and aesthetic purposes.
In addition to the music, I am interested in documenting and sharing examples of the traditional clothing and hairstyles, contemporary clothing and hairstyles, the traditional dances and/or contemporary dances that are shown in these videos.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks also to Akilo for his performance. And thanks to the composer/s of these songs. Thanks also to all those who are featured in these videos and thanks to all those who are quoted in this post. In addition, thanks to the producers of these videos and thanks to Braced In Vogue, their publisher on YouTube.
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I haven't found any biographical information about Akilo. If you know of any links to that information or can share information about this singer/group, please add those links and/or information in the comment section below. The English language title of these songs and English language summaries for these songs would also be appreciated. Thanks!
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EDITORIAL COMMENTS
I happened upon these video while YouTube surfing for traditional Nigerian music and dance. After finding these videos, I searched the internet for information about this singer or group, but didn't find anything.
But a pdf file entitled "Ibuanyidanda (Complementary Reflection), African Philosophy and General
Issues in Philosophy" indicated that "Life is wealth." is the English translation of the Anaang language phrase "Uwem Edi Imo". That article also indicated that "The Annang Society is found within the North-West region of Akwa Ibom State of Nigeria."
*http://www.frasouzu.com/Issues%20and%20Papers/Essien%20Ephraim%20Stephen%20on%20HUMAN%20RIGHTS%20AND%20IMPLICATIONS%20IN%20COMPLEMENTARY%20REFLECTION.pdf
Using Google search, I found this information from http://www.nairaland.com/1047432/movie-udeme-mmi-watch-laugh Movie: Udeme Mmi (watch & Laugh For An Early Weekend Starter) by amakaikeng(f)...On Sep 13, 2012
"...Udeme Mmi is an Effik comedy-movie starring Belinda Effah, Moses Armstrong, Ime Bishop Umoh and Obongawan Bennett James. The movie was produced by Emem Isong, written with collaborative efforts from Uduak Isong and Chidi Oguamanam and directed by Lancelot Imasuen."
-snip-
Here's the link for the official trailer for that movie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETaRfIfe_mg
UDEME MMI: Official Trailer.
That video's subtitles indicated that the English translation for "Udeme Mmi" is "My portion".
However, I'm not sure if this movie has anything to do with the videos that are showcased in this post.
In addition, I found this YouTube video with the title "Udeme Mmi":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7scmpyWgfZU&list=PLn_ztFAJkWKHpXqCf5HJi0lsqVdekesE9. That video was published on Oct 20, 2012 by wiseguy4ree. The video summary indicates that this is "A song by Mr John Jima: Contained in Album: Mbahado Aba Vol. 2". From the comments in the video's discussion thread, this is a Christian song.
Again, I'm not sure if there's a connection between that song and at song has anything to do with the videos that are showcased in this post.
Lastly, I found a 50 minute YouTube video with the "Udeme Mi Vol 1 - 2015 Latest Nigerian Highlife Music" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZACfRBAkn4. That video was published on Apr 30, 2015 by 9jaHighLife. That video features all of the videos that I showcased below, and others. Unfortunately, there are no comments in that video's discussion thread. And there are very few comments in those videos that are featured below.
Even though I know so little about these videos, I'm interested in sharing them with pancocojams readers, because of the music and the traditional clothing, dancing, and women's hairstyle. However, with all due respect and with apologies for my cultural ignorance, I'd love to know the answers to the following questions:
Is Akilo the vocalist for these songs? Are these traditional or contemporary Efik or Akom Ibom songs?
Are the "Uwem Edi Imo" and "Udeme Mi Vol." the album names?
And are the songs that are showcased in this post religious or secular?
One of those song's titles is in English. Does the title of this video "Women's Wrapper" refer to the clothing the women wear around their waist?
I'd also love to know the English translations for the title of the other four songs that I featured. And are those titles in Anaang?
Any responses to these questions will be greatly appreciated.
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SHOWCASE VIDEOS
Example #1: Uwem Edi Imo - Woman Wrapper (Udeme Mi Vol.1)
Braced In Vogue Published on Oct 12, 2013
-snip-
I'm assuming that "Woman Wrapper" refers to the cloth that the women wear wrapped around their waist. Is this correct?
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Example #2: Uwem Edi Imo - I Fot (Udeme Mi Vol.1)
Braced In Vogue Published on Oct 12, 2013
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Example #3: Uwem Edi Imo - Anana Owo inanake Abasi (Udeme Mi Vol.1)
Braced In Vogue, Published on Oct 13, 2013
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Example #4: Uwem Edi Imo - Ima Ndo (Udeme Mi Vol.1)
Braced In Vogue Published on Oct 13, 2013
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Example #5: Uwem Edi Imo - Nnomi Udeme Mi (Udeme Mi Vol.1)
Braced In Vogue Published on Oct 13, 2013
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Four Efik/Akwa Ibom (Nigerian Highlife) Gospel Videos
Edited by Azizi Powell
This post presents information about Efik people and Akom Ibom state of Nigeria, West Africa. This post also showcases four videos of Efik/Akom Ibom Gospel music by Mr Gee and includes information about Highlife music.
The content of this post is presented for cultural, religious, and aesthetic purposes.
In addition to the music, I am interested in documenting and sharing examples of the traditional clothing and hairstyles, contemporary clothing and hairstyles, the traditional dances and/or contemporary dances that are shown in these videos.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks also to all those who are featured in these videos and thanks to all those who are quoted in this post. In addition, thanks to wiseguy4reel, the producer of these videos and thanks to YouTube.
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I haven't found any biographical information about this featured singer. If you know of any links to that information or can share information about this singer, please add those links and/or information in the comment section below. The English language title of these songs and English language summaries for these songs would also be appreciated. Thanks!
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INFORMATION ABOUT THE EFIK
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Efik_people
The Efik are an ethnic group located primarily in southeastern Nigeria, in the southern part of Cross River State. The Efik speak the Efik language which is a Benue–Congo language of the Cross River family. The Efik migrated down the Cross River from Arochukwu and founded numerous settlements in the Calabar and Creek Town area. They had sojourned from Nubia through to Ghana and then Arochukwu in present-day South East Nigeria. After staying there harmoniously as guests for about 400 years (11th - 15th century), they left after a disagreement with the Aros. The bulk of them left to Uruan in present-day Akwa Ibom State, some to Eniong and surrounding areas. They stayed in Uruan for about a hundred or so years and then moved to Ikpa Ene and Ndodihi briefly before crossing over to their final destination in Creek Town (Esit Edik / Obio Oko). Creek Town and its environs are often commonly referred to as Calabar, and its people as Calabar people, after the European name Calabar Kingdom given to the state [in present-day Cross River State. Calabar is not to be confused with the Kalabari Kingdom in Rivers State which is an Ijaw state to its west. Cross River State with Akwa Ibom State was formerly one of the original twelve states of Nigeria known as the Southeastern State.
The Efik people also occupy southwestern Cameroon including Bakassi...
The Efik are related to the Annang, Ibibio, Igbo, Oron, Biase, Akampkpa, Uruan, and Eket people by common ancestry...
The Efik were the middle men between the white traders on the coast and the inland tribes of the Cross River and Calabar district. Christian missions were at work among the Efiks beginning in the middle of the 19th century. Even by 1900, many of the native peoples were well educated in European ideologies and culture, professed Christianity and dressed in European fashion...
The Efik and indeed the people of the Old Calabar kingdom were the first to embrace western education in present-day Nigeria, with the establishment of Hope Waddel Training Institute, Calabar in 1895 and the Methodist Boys High School, Oron in 1905...
The Efik king, also known as the Obong of Calabar, still (as of 2006) is a political power among the Efik.[3]...
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INFORMATION ABOUT AKWA IBOM
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akwa_Ibom_State
"Akwa Ibom is a state in Nigeria. It is located in the coastal southern part of the country... The state is bordered on the east by Cross River State, on the west by Rivers State and Abia State, and on the south by the Atlantic Ocean and the southernmost tip of Cross River State.
Akwa Ibom is one of Nigeria’s 36 states, with a population of over 5 million people and more than 10 million people in diaspora. It was created in 1987 from the former Cross River State and is currently the highest oil- and gas-producing state in the country. The state’s capital is Uyo, with over 500,000 inhabitants. Akwa Ibom has an airport (Akwa Ibom International Airport) and two major seaports on the Atlantic Ocean with a proposed construction of a world-class seaport Ibaka Seaport at Oron. The state also boasts of a 30,000-seater ultramodern sports complex. Akwa Ibom state is home to the Ibom E-Library, a world-class information center.[2] Along with English, the main spoken languages are Ibibio, Annang, Eket and Oron language.[3]...
Politics
Politics in Akwa Ibom state is dominated by the three main ethnic groups, the Ibibio, Annang and Oron. Of these three, the Ibibio remain the majority and have held sway in the state since its creation. For the past eight years, the Annang people held sway since the governor for those eight years was from Ikot Ekpene senetorial district.
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INFORMATION ABOUT HIGHLIFE MUSIC
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highlife
"Highlife is a music genre that originated in Ghana at the turn of the 20th century and incorporated the traditional harmonic 9th, as well as melodic and the main rhythmic structures in traditional Akan music, and married them with Western instruments. Highlife was associated with the local African aristocracy during the colonial period. By the 1930s, Highlife spread via Ghanaian workers to Sierra Leone, Liberia, Gambia and Nigeria, among other West African countries, where the music is now very popular.
Highlife is characterised by jazzy horns and multiple guitars which lead the band. Recently it has acquired an uptempo, synth-driven sound (see Daddy Lumba). Igbo highlife and Joromi are subgenres.[1][2][3]
This arpeggiated highlife guitar part is modeled after an Afro-Cuban guajeo.[4] The pattern of attack-points is nearly identical to the 3-2 clave motif guajeo as shown below. The bell pattern known in Cuba as clave is indigenous to Ghana and Nigeria, and is used in highlife."
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SHOWCASE VIDEOS
These videos are presented in chronological order based on their publishing date, with the oldest dated videos given first.
Example #1: Akwa Ibom Gosple Gyration 4.
wiseguy4reel Uploaded on Oct 26, 2009
This is a lovely Akwa Ibom Song by Mr Gee, a strong and talented Akwa Ibom Singer. Please listen and be blessed. Please comment when you uve heard it, thanks...
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Example #2: Efik Worship 2
wiseguy4reel, Uploaded on May 15, 2010
This is a lovely Akwa Ibom Song by Mr Gee, a strong and talented Akwa Ibom Singer. Please listen and be blessed. Please comment when you uve heard it, thanks...
-snip-
Here's a comment from this video's discussion thread:
eddy jakes jr, 2013
"Abasi awang afi mr gee. We are sons of efik soil in diaspora .it is painful no one to speak the sweet efik language with."
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Example #3: Efik song 3 ( MMbon Udim Enyong, Edi Ikpe Ikpe Iwot mmi)
wiseguy4reel Uploaded on May 15, 2010
This is a lovely Akwa Ibom Song by Mr Gee, a strong and talented Akwa Ibom Singer. Please listen and be blessed. Please comment when you uve heard it, thanks.
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Example #4: Efik Worship 1 (Se Eka'kediong)
wiseguy4reel Uploaded on Apr 1, 2011
An Akwa Ibom Gosple song by Mr Gee, my good friend. Please listen to him, as God uses him to bless and prosper your life..
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Singing begins at 1:15
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This post presents information about Efik people and Akom Ibom state of Nigeria, West Africa. This post also showcases four videos of Efik/Akom Ibom Gospel music by Mr Gee and includes information about Highlife music.
The content of this post is presented for cultural, religious, and aesthetic purposes.
In addition to the music, I am interested in documenting and sharing examples of the traditional clothing and hairstyles, contemporary clothing and hairstyles, the traditional dances and/or contemporary dances that are shown in these videos.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks also to all those who are featured in these videos and thanks to all those who are quoted in this post. In addition, thanks to wiseguy4reel, the producer of these videos and thanks to YouTube.
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I haven't found any biographical information about this featured singer. If you know of any links to that information or can share information about this singer, please add those links and/or information in the comment section below. The English language title of these songs and English language summaries for these songs would also be appreciated. Thanks!
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INFORMATION ABOUT THE EFIK
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Efik_people
The Efik are an ethnic group located primarily in southeastern Nigeria, in the southern part of Cross River State. The Efik speak the Efik language which is a Benue–Congo language of the Cross River family. The Efik migrated down the Cross River from Arochukwu and founded numerous settlements in the Calabar and Creek Town area. They had sojourned from Nubia through to Ghana and then Arochukwu in present-day South East Nigeria. After staying there harmoniously as guests for about 400 years (11th - 15th century), they left after a disagreement with the Aros. The bulk of them left to Uruan in present-day Akwa Ibom State, some to Eniong and surrounding areas. They stayed in Uruan for about a hundred or so years and then moved to Ikpa Ene and Ndodihi briefly before crossing over to their final destination in Creek Town (Esit Edik / Obio Oko). Creek Town and its environs are often commonly referred to as Calabar, and its people as Calabar people, after the European name Calabar Kingdom given to the state [in present-day Cross River State. Calabar is not to be confused with the Kalabari Kingdom in Rivers State which is an Ijaw state to its west. Cross River State with Akwa Ibom State was formerly one of the original twelve states of Nigeria known as the Southeastern State.
The Efik people also occupy southwestern Cameroon including Bakassi...
The Efik are related to the Annang, Ibibio, Igbo, Oron, Biase, Akampkpa, Uruan, and Eket people by common ancestry...
The Efik were the middle men between the white traders on the coast and the inland tribes of the Cross River and Calabar district. Christian missions were at work among the Efiks beginning in the middle of the 19th century. Even by 1900, many of the native peoples were well educated in European ideologies and culture, professed Christianity and dressed in European fashion...
The Efik and indeed the people of the Old Calabar kingdom were the first to embrace western education in present-day Nigeria, with the establishment of Hope Waddel Training Institute, Calabar in 1895 and the Methodist Boys High School, Oron in 1905...
The Efik king, also known as the Obong of Calabar, still (as of 2006) is a political power among the Efik.[3]...
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INFORMATION ABOUT AKWA IBOM
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akwa_Ibom_State
"Akwa Ibom is a state in Nigeria. It is located in the coastal southern part of the country... The state is bordered on the east by Cross River State, on the west by Rivers State and Abia State, and on the south by the Atlantic Ocean and the southernmost tip of Cross River State.
Akwa Ibom is one of Nigeria’s 36 states, with a population of over 5 million people and more than 10 million people in diaspora. It was created in 1987 from the former Cross River State and is currently the highest oil- and gas-producing state in the country. The state’s capital is Uyo, with over 500,000 inhabitants. Akwa Ibom has an airport (Akwa Ibom International Airport) and two major seaports on the Atlantic Ocean with a proposed construction of a world-class seaport Ibaka Seaport at Oron. The state also boasts of a 30,000-seater ultramodern sports complex. Akwa Ibom state is home to the Ibom E-Library, a world-class information center.[2] Along with English, the main spoken languages are Ibibio, Annang, Eket and Oron language.[3]...
Politics
Politics in Akwa Ibom state is dominated by the three main ethnic groups, the Ibibio, Annang and Oron. Of these three, the Ibibio remain the majority and have held sway in the state since its creation. For the past eight years, the Annang people held sway since the governor for those eight years was from Ikot Ekpene senetorial district.
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INFORMATION ABOUT HIGHLIFE MUSIC
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highlife
"Highlife is a music genre that originated in Ghana at the turn of the 20th century and incorporated the traditional harmonic 9th, as well as melodic and the main rhythmic structures in traditional Akan music, and married them with Western instruments. Highlife was associated with the local African aristocracy during the colonial period. By the 1930s, Highlife spread via Ghanaian workers to Sierra Leone, Liberia, Gambia and Nigeria, among other West African countries, where the music is now very popular.
Highlife is characterised by jazzy horns and multiple guitars which lead the band. Recently it has acquired an uptempo, synth-driven sound (see Daddy Lumba). Igbo highlife and Joromi are subgenres.[1][2][3]
This arpeggiated highlife guitar part is modeled after an Afro-Cuban guajeo.[4] The pattern of attack-points is nearly identical to the 3-2 clave motif guajeo as shown below. The bell pattern known in Cuba as clave is indigenous to Ghana and Nigeria, and is used in highlife."
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SHOWCASE VIDEOS
These videos are presented in chronological order based on their publishing date, with the oldest dated videos given first.
Example #1: Akwa Ibom Gosple Gyration 4.
wiseguy4reel Uploaded on Oct 26, 2009
This is a lovely Akwa Ibom Song by Mr Gee, a strong and talented Akwa Ibom Singer. Please listen and be blessed. Please comment when you uve heard it, thanks...
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Example #2: Efik Worship 2
wiseguy4reel, Uploaded on May 15, 2010
This is a lovely Akwa Ibom Song by Mr Gee, a strong and talented Akwa Ibom Singer. Please listen and be blessed. Please comment when you uve heard it, thanks...
-snip-
Here's a comment from this video's discussion thread:
eddy jakes jr, 2013
"Abasi awang afi mr gee. We are sons of efik soil in diaspora .it is painful no one to speak the sweet efik language with."
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Example #3: Efik song 3 ( MMbon Udim Enyong, Edi Ikpe Ikpe Iwot mmi)
wiseguy4reel Uploaded on May 15, 2010
This is a lovely Akwa Ibom Song by Mr Gee, a strong and talented Akwa Ibom Singer. Please listen and be blessed. Please comment when you uve heard it, thanks.
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Example #4: Efik Worship 1 (Se Eka'kediong)
wiseguy4reel Uploaded on Apr 1, 2011
An Akwa Ibom Gosple song by Mr Gee, my good friend. Please listen to him, as God uses him to bless and prosper your life..
-snip-
Singing begins at 1:15
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Saturday, May 7, 2016
South African Singer Thandiswa Mazwai - "Ibokwe" (information, video, & comments)
Edited by Azizi Powell
This post showcases a video of award winning South African singer Thandiswa Mazwai performing her song "Ibokwe" ("Goat" in the Xhosa language). Information about Thandiswa and reviews of this song and album are also included in this post.
The content of this post is presented for cultural, entertainment, and aesthetic purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to Thandiswa Mazwai for her musical legacy. Thanks to all those who are quoted in this post and thanks to the publisher of this video on YouTube.
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INFORMATION ABOUT THANDISWA MAZWAI
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thandiswa_Mazwai
"Thandiswa Mazwai (born 31 March 1976) is a multi-award winning South African musician, and is also the lead vocalist and songwriter of Bongo Maffin.
Early life
Thandiswa was born in 1976 (the year of the Soweto Uprising). She grew up almost entirely in Soweto, Johannesburg, amidst the heavy apartheid township violence of the 1980s. ….
Early days and Bongo Maffin
Thandiswa…began her career in 1998 with Bongo Maffin, one of the pioneering bands of Kwaito. She became widely recognised as the voice of South Africa's conscious youth, their compositions consistently combining dance floor favourites with thought-provoking lyrics. They were invited to perform all over the world, and shared the stage with musical icons Stevie Wonder, the Marley clan, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Chaka Khan, Sean Paul, Steel Pulse and Skunk Anansie, among others. Their contribution to the South African musical cannon earned Bongo Maffin numerous awards, among them South African Music Awards, the Kora All Africa Music Awards, and the Metro FM Music Awards.
Going solo: Thandiswa
After five albums with Bongo Maffin she ventured onto a solo career. Her first project, Zabalaza (2004), reached double platinum status and won numerous awards, including a Kora award for Best African Female and four South African Music Awards, including Best Album. It was also nominated for the BBC Radio 3 Planet awards. Her second album, Ibokwe (2009), reached gold status in the first few weeks of its release and her live DVD, Dance of the Forgotten Free (2010), won Best Female Artist and Best Live DVD in 2011. The Guardian has called her "South Africa's finest female contemporary singer."[1]
Her music is often deeply political and her compositions include traditional Xhosa rhythms, Mbaqanga, reggae, kwaito and funk and jazz sounds...
Genres
Traditional
Funk
Jazz
House
Afrosoul"
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EXCERPTS FROM TWO REVIEWS OF THIS SONG AND ALBUM
These excerpted reviews are presented in no particular order. I've numbered them for referencing purposes only.
Excerpt #1:
From http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/v96m
BBC Review: [Thandiswa] Cements her position at the forefront of a new generation.
Michael Quinn 2009
"Going gold within six weeks of its release in her native South Africa, Thandiswa Mazwai’s Ibokwe forcefully cements her position at the forefront of a new generation extolling the Urban Zulu sound.
Noticeably stepping away from the ‘slowed-down garage’ kwaito stylings of 2004’s Zabalaza, this new offering takes the Johannesburg singer-songwriter deeper into traditional Zulu and Xhosa melodies and rhythms – inked in here by flexing percussion and anthemic chants – to map out a route from past to present signposted with borrowings from jazz, funk and contemporary African influences.
Marrying the personal and the political, Ibokwe (‘Goat’) seethes with an elegantly voiced amalgam of compassion and complaint...
Thandiswa has come far since she caught attention fronting Kwaito pioneers Bongo Maffin. On the evidence of Ibokwe, a long and illustrious road stretches out ahead of her. "
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From http://www.channel24.co.za/Music/AlbumReviews/Thandiswa-Mazwai-Ibokwe-20090216
Thandiswa Mazwai - Ibokwe
2009-02-16 13:11
Jean Barker
"The muscular femininity of this passionate Freedom Charter chick, whose voice is as soft as it is penetrating, links a story about the dizzying power of a spiritual calling ("Thongo Lam") to her struggle to deal with trouble without the last resort, ("Ibokwe"), to a prayer for a return to the first principles of our revolution ("Ngimkhonzile").
The album is deeply personal, but Thandiswa celebrates and interrogates not just her own Xhosa tradition, but also her pan-African roots, going beyond the obvious with recurring Maskandi themes on "Izolo", and reaches further north with the tropical rhythms of "Vana Vehu" to bring all South Africa together over our outrage at what so often divides us - crime and cruelty...
Listening to Thandiswa's Ibokwe is hearing your heritage being reborn in pop, witnessing tradition interrogated and reinvented, and rediscovering a critical pride in Africa and South Africa, that bridges the gap between disappointment and blind faith. It's also an intoxicating, heart-melting, bewitching musical experience that's as uncontrived as it's complex."
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SHOWCASE VIDEO: Thandiswa Mazwai performs "Ibokwe" at Mandela Day 2009 from Radio City Music Hall
Mandela Day, Uploaded on Jul 30, 2009
Go to:
http://www.mandeladay.com/events/premium to see more clips and extra features
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Here's a comment from this video's discussion thread:
Ogomoditse Meyers, 201r
"It is common in most African cultures(the ones I know of) to slaughter an animal(goat in this case) to appease the ancestors when one encounters problems in life, she is singing about that but she is saying that she will fix things/some people up without slaughtering Ibokwe(goat). So watch out, she is not to be messed with!
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Thanks for visiting pancocojams.
Visitor comments are welcome.
This post showcases a video of award winning South African singer Thandiswa Mazwai performing her song "Ibokwe" ("Goat" in the Xhosa language). Information about Thandiswa and reviews of this song and album are also included in this post.
The content of this post is presented for cultural, entertainment, and aesthetic purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to Thandiswa Mazwai for her musical legacy. Thanks to all those who are quoted in this post and thanks to the publisher of this video on YouTube.
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INFORMATION ABOUT THANDISWA MAZWAI
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thandiswa_Mazwai
"Thandiswa Mazwai (born 31 March 1976) is a multi-award winning South African musician, and is also the lead vocalist and songwriter of Bongo Maffin.
Early life
Thandiswa was born in 1976 (the year of the Soweto Uprising). She grew up almost entirely in Soweto, Johannesburg, amidst the heavy apartheid township violence of the 1980s. ….
Early days and Bongo Maffin
Thandiswa…began her career in 1998 with Bongo Maffin, one of the pioneering bands of Kwaito. She became widely recognised as the voice of South Africa's conscious youth, their compositions consistently combining dance floor favourites with thought-provoking lyrics. They were invited to perform all over the world, and shared the stage with musical icons Stevie Wonder, the Marley clan, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Chaka Khan, Sean Paul, Steel Pulse and Skunk Anansie, among others. Their contribution to the South African musical cannon earned Bongo Maffin numerous awards, among them South African Music Awards, the Kora All Africa Music Awards, and the Metro FM Music Awards.
Going solo: Thandiswa
After five albums with Bongo Maffin she ventured onto a solo career. Her first project, Zabalaza (2004), reached double platinum status and won numerous awards, including a Kora award for Best African Female and four South African Music Awards, including Best Album. It was also nominated for the BBC Radio 3 Planet awards. Her second album, Ibokwe (2009), reached gold status in the first few weeks of its release and her live DVD, Dance of the Forgotten Free (2010), won Best Female Artist and Best Live DVD in 2011. The Guardian has called her "South Africa's finest female contemporary singer."[1]
Her music is often deeply political and her compositions include traditional Xhosa rhythms, Mbaqanga, reggae, kwaito and funk and jazz sounds...
Genres
Traditional
Funk
Jazz
House
Afrosoul"
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EXCERPTS FROM TWO REVIEWS OF THIS SONG AND ALBUM
These excerpted reviews are presented in no particular order. I've numbered them for referencing purposes only.
Excerpt #1:
From http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/v96m
BBC Review: [Thandiswa] Cements her position at the forefront of a new generation.
Michael Quinn 2009
"Going gold within six weeks of its release in her native South Africa, Thandiswa Mazwai’s Ibokwe forcefully cements her position at the forefront of a new generation extolling the Urban Zulu sound.
Noticeably stepping away from the ‘slowed-down garage’ kwaito stylings of 2004’s Zabalaza, this new offering takes the Johannesburg singer-songwriter deeper into traditional Zulu and Xhosa melodies and rhythms – inked in here by flexing percussion and anthemic chants – to map out a route from past to present signposted with borrowings from jazz, funk and contemporary African influences.
Marrying the personal and the political, Ibokwe (‘Goat’) seethes with an elegantly voiced amalgam of compassion and complaint...
Thandiswa has come far since she caught attention fronting Kwaito pioneers Bongo Maffin. On the evidence of Ibokwe, a long and illustrious road stretches out ahead of her. "
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From http://www.channel24.co.za/Music/AlbumReviews/Thandiswa-Mazwai-Ibokwe-20090216
Thandiswa Mazwai - Ibokwe
2009-02-16 13:11
Jean Barker
"The muscular femininity of this passionate Freedom Charter chick, whose voice is as soft as it is penetrating, links a story about the dizzying power of a spiritual calling ("Thongo Lam") to her struggle to deal with trouble without the last resort, ("Ibokwe"), to a prayer for a return to the first principles of our revolution ("Ngimkhonzile").
The album is deeply personal, but Thandiswa celebrates and interrogates not just her own Xhosa tradition, but also her pan-African roots, going beyond the obvious with recurring Maskandi themes on "Izolo", and reaches further north with the tropical rhythms of "Vana Vehu" to bring all South Africa together over our outrage at what so often divides us - crime and cruelty...
Listening to Thandiswa's Ibokwe is hearing your heritage being reborn in pop, witnessing tradition interrogated and reinvented, and rediscovering a critical pride in Africa and South Africa, that bridges the gap between disappointment and blind faith. It's also an intoxicating, heart-melting, bewitching musical experience that's as uncontrived as it's complex."
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SHOWCASE VIDEO: Thandiswa Mazwai performs "Ibokwe" at Mandela Day 2009 from Radio City Music Hall
Mandela Day, Uploaded on Jul 30, 2009
Go to:
http://www.mandeladay.com/events/premium to see more clips and extra features
-snip-
Here's a comment from this video's discussion thread:
Ogomoditse Meyers, 201r
"It is common in most African cultures(the ones I know of) to slaughter an animal(goat in this case) to appease the ancestors when one encounters problems in life, she is singing about that but she is saying that she will fix things/some people up without slaughtering Ibokwe(goat). So watch out, she is not to be messed with!
****
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Lupita Nyong’o's Met Gala 2016 Hairstyle & Its African & African American Inspirations
Edited by Azizi Powell
This post presents excerpts from five articles about the hairstyle that Kenyan actress Lupita Nyong’o wore at the 2016 Met Gala.
Media attention to the hairstyle that Lupita Nyong’o wore at that fashion event was largely driven by a Vogue magazine article which suggested that that African actress' hairstyle was influenced by White American actress Audrey Hepburn instead of wore as Lupita Nynog'o herself indicated were her inspirations-
certain traditional African hairstyles and certain hairstyles that African American singer Nina Simone wore. Although Lupita Nyong'o didn't say this, Nina Simone's conical hairstyles (hair worn in a cone shape on the top of her head) were undoubtedly inspired by those above mentioned traditional African hairstyles.
Information about the Met Gala is also included in this post. Two videos of Lupita Nyong'o at the 2016 Met Gala are included in this post. A video of traditional African female hairstyles, and a video of traditional Yoruba (Nigerian) hairstyles are also included in this post along with two video of Nina Simone with a similar hairstyles to some of those African hairstyles.
The content of this post is presented for socio-cultural purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to Lupita Nyong’o for her positive socio-cultural influences. Thanks to all who are quoted in this post and thanks to the publishers of these featured videos on YouTube.
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INFORMATION ABOUT THE MET GALA
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Met_Gala
"The Met Gala, formally called the Costume Institute Gala and also known as the Met Ball, is an annual fundraising gala for the benefit of the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute in New York City. It marks the grand opening of the Costume Institute's annual fashion exhibit. Each year's event celebrates the theme of that year's Costume Institute exhibition, and the exhibition sets the tone for the formal dress of the night, since guests are expected to choose their fashion to match the theme of the exhibit. Each year the event also has honorary celebrity event day chairpersons....
[The theme for 2016 was] "Manus x Machina: Fashion In An Age Of Technology".
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ARTICLE EXCERPTS ABOUT LUPITA Nyong’O'S 2016 MET GALA HAIRSTYLE
These articles are given in no particular order. I've assigned numbers to them for referencing purposes only.
Excerpt #1:
From https://www.yahoo.com/beauty/lupita-nyongo-claps-back-vogue-175700933.html
CELEBRITY BEAUTY
Lupita Nyong'o Claps Back at 'Vogue' for Saying Audrey Hepburn Inspired Her Met Gala Hair
Claire Lampen, May 04, 2016
"Lupita Nyong'o is not the new Audrey Hepburn, and she's letting Vogue have it for suggesting so.
Iconic though the two actresses may be, the latter wasn't the intended reference for the very cool updo Nyong'o sported at Monday's Met Gala, as Vogue suggested. Noting that the Eclipsed actor cited Nina Simone as one of the inspirations behind her updo, the fashion magazine attributed her hair to a much less likely source.
"The sculptural style is also reminiscent of the updo Audrey Hepburn sported in a 1963 Vogue shoot with Bert Stern," the article reads.
As Black Girl With Long Hair[blog] reported, the comparison is "baffling, because sculptural updos are a distinctly African style."
Given white culture's tendency toward appropriation, it seems more likely that Hepburn's coif borrowed from precisely these "distinctly African styles." Regardless, Nyong'o quickly and politely corrected the misattribution in an Instagrammed slideshow of her real hair influences.
"Hair Inspiration. Check. @vernonfrancois @voguemagazine #metball2016," she captioned her post. An understated and emphatic "nope."
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Here's a hyperlink to Lupita's instragram: http://blackgirllonghair.com/2016/05/lupita-nyongo-claps-back-on-instagram-after-vogue-credits-audrey-hepburn-as-her-met-gala-hair-inspiration/
"Clapback" (also given as "clap back) is an Africa American Vernacular English term for a quick, pointed, and sometimes clever retort to an insult (diss).
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Excerpt #2
From http://metro.co.uk/2016/05/05/no-vogue-lupita-nyongos-met-gala-hair-was-not-inspired-by-audrey-hepburn-5860743/
... "as Lupita Nyong’o stated on the red carpet, it [her hairstyle] was inspired by all kinds of references celebrating black womanhood and beauty, ranging from Nina Simone to traditional styles from around Africa.
But according to Vogue, Lupita wasn’t emulating any of this icons of black beauty. Nope, she was entirely inspired by Audrey Hepburn.
Vogue published an article post-Met-Gala with the headline: ‘Is Lupita Nyong’o the new Audrey Hepburn? Celebrating the star’s Met Gala hair’.
Which may seem totally innocuous and complimentary. Audrey Hepburn is a brilliant source of style inspiration. Plenty of parallels can be drawn between her grace and elegance and Lupita’s.
But by ignoring the inspirations Lupita actually referenced and focusing entirely on the Audrey similarities, Vogue effectively whitewashed the rich cultural significance of Lupita’s ‘do. Which is not only madness, but also a bloody shame – exploring all of her references could have been a really interesting write-up.
Lupita noticed the article, and quietly fired back by sharing a mini video on her Instagram, showing her style side-by-side with the real inspiration for her Met Gala look.
And yes, she tagged Vogue. Just to make her message really clear.
Bravo to Lupita. Not just for her awesome hair, but for taking a stand and refusing to let Vogue’s article slide."
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"refusing to let [something] slide" = refusing to ignore something (Another way of saying this using African American Vernacular English is "not playing pass [something].
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Excerpt #3:
From http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-style/news/lupita-nyongo-checks-vogue-on-her-met-gala-2016-hairstyle-w205265 "Lupita Nyong’o Puts 'Vogue' in ‘Check’ About Her Met Gala 2016 Hairstyle"
By Khalea Underwood, May 4, 2016
"Fact check! Lupita Nyong’o’s gravity-defying hairstyle stopped traffic on the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Gala 2016 carpet. The 12 Years a Slave star, 33, had longtime hairstylist Vernon Francois sweep her natural locks into a sky-high segmented bun for the evening. And while some tweeters didn’t understand her statement-making 'do, a certain high-fashion magazine took a misguided stab at explaining it.
Even though Nyong’o told Vogue that the source of her inspiration was “sculptural hairdos from all around the continent,” as well as Nina Simone, they came up with another theory. In a May 3 web post titled “Is Lupita Nyong’o the New Audrey Hepburn? Celebrating the Star’s Met Gala Hair,” the magazine declared that “the sculptural style is also reminiscent of the updo Audrey Hepburn sported in a 1963 Vogue shoot with Bert Stern.”
-snip-
As an aside, the African American Vernacular English term "putting someone in check" means "to verbally put someone in his or her place" (rebuke that person for something he or she has said or done). Another way of saying that in African American English is "schooled" that person.
Also, both the word “in” and the word “check” should be have quotation marks (or whatever the singular quotation mark is called) as the slang term is made up of both of those words. And "fact check" and "putting someone in check" don’t mean the same thing.
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Excerpt #4:
From http://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2016/05/03/476621910/lupita-nyongos-met-gala-hair-is-an-homage-to-africa-not-whoville "Lupita Nyongo's Met Gala Hair is A Homage To Africa, Not Whoville" by Tanya Basu", May 3, 2016
"The hit of Monday night's Met Gala was clearly actress Lupita Nyong'o's hair.
Nyong'o, who was raised in Kenya, styled her hair into what some outlets described as "Whoville hair," a reference to the quirky hairdos in the town Dr. Seuss invented in How the Grinch Stole Christmas. Nyong'o's hair was piled tall and straight, with four segments, each sculpted into a bubble. It instantly was filed as a meme, with comparisons to The Simpsons' Marge….
Lori Tharps, an assistant professor of journalism at Temple University and co-author of Hair Story: Untangling the Roots of Black Hair in America, finds this sort of commentary "insulting ... as if Africa fell off the map."
"I've been looking around, [and while] I don't definitively think [the hairstyle] has resonance in Kenyan culture, it's African," Tharps says.
In the African past, sculptural formations of hair signaled status and wealth. "There's that sense of adornment, but it can have meaning," Tharps says. A towering hairdo has historically signified a person's tribal background, rank in society — or a wife's ability to live a life of leisure because of her husband's wealth. Some of these styles can be seen in the late Nigerian photographer J. D. 'Okhai Ojeikere's anthology of nearly 1,000 Nigerian women's hairstyles: elegant, braided, complex, architectural masterpieces.
The design of the hair itself is an arduous process, involving hair extensions and styling to sculpt the hair. Nyong'o's hair is usually cropped short, so Tharps believes extensions were used to erect her Met Gala showstopper.
Hair extensions themselves are deeply ingrained in African society: In Hair Story, Tharps and her co-author, Ayana Byrd, wrote about extensions in the 1400s, when men would cut off their wife's hair and weave it into their own to impress others in society with their hairy power.
Today, tall hairstyles like Nyong'o's aren't an everyday phenomenon in most parts of Africa — "it's costly and not necessarily the best thing for one's hair," Tharps notes — but it's a tradition that continues in many African societies."
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Excerpt #5:
From http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/lupita-nyongo-met-gala-nina-simone-hairstyle_us_5728c531e4b016f378939740 Lupita Nyong’o Wore A Nina Simone-Inspired Hairstyle To The Met Gala, Dana Oliver, 5/3/2016
"We think Miss Simone would be proud.
In an interview with André Leon Talley for Vogue.com, the Eclipsed actress revealed that her natural hairdo, styled by Vernon Francois, was inspired by “women all around the continent.” With an intellect steeped in fashion and beauty history, Talley noted that he could see elements of Nina Simone in Nyong’o’s updo.
We couldn’t agree more, as it reminded us of the image below of the late jazz singer, circa 1968. But we can’t ignore Nyong’o’s statement that her hair is a true reflection of international women. It’s also worth noting that it bares a striking resemblance to the hairstyles worn by Zulu women of South Africa.
Her hairstylist, Vernon Francois, told The Huffington Post, “There’s not one particular visual reference which inspired the look. Strong bold structures have always been prevalent in African history and our goal is always to show just how versatile textured hair is. Nina Simone is a excellent cultural reference point, as she was someone who was always very confident with how she wore her hair. We wanted to ensure that the look on the carpet last night was a modern and creative take on traditional style.”...
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VIDEOS OF LUPITA NYONGO'O AT THE 2016 MET GALA
Video #1: Lupita Nyong'o at Manus X Machina - The 2016 Met Gala
FirstLook Published on May 2, 2016
Lupita Nyong'o at Manus X Machina - The 2016 Met Gala. To see all the attendees and photos from this event go to: http://getfirstlook.com
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Video #2: Lupita Nyong'o on Her Matrix and Nina Simone-Inspired Look | Met Gala 2016
Vogue Published on May 2, 2016
Lupita Nyong'o talks to Vogue's André Leon Talley on the Met Gala red carpet about what inspired her look for the ball.
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Here's a comment from that video's discussion thread:
Phronesis7, May 5, 2016
"He misheard her. She said "all around the CONTINENT" (because hair art has always been a big part of African beauty. Check her instagram for the pics), and he heard "all around the world". Nina was inspired by the same.
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Lupita Nyong’o said this in response to André Leon Talley's question "What inspired your beautiful coiffure?" (couiffure = hair style)
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VIDEOS OF TRADITIONAL AFRICAN HAIRSTYLES
Video #1: Ancient African Hair styles
Jahdid2, Uploaded on Jun 11, 2011
Je tiens particulièrement à rendre hommage à un photographe comme le nigérian Okhai Ojeikere qui a pris le soin d'immortaliser cette pratique esthétique ancestrale. Et tant que des images existeront pour témoigner de notre patrimoine culturel, il restera accessible.
Google translate from French to English: I particularly want to pay tribute to a photographer as the Nigerian Okhai Ojeikere who was careful to capture this ancient aesthetic practice. And as images exist to show our cultural heritage, it will remain accessible.
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The background music in this video "Sira" by Ablaye Cissoko & Volker Goetze. The featured instrument is the kora.
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Video #2: Yoruba Female Hairstyles: History, Classification, Taboos & Hair-Care Culture
Yorùbá Sessions with Aderonke, Published on Apr 29, 2015
I have given detailed information about hair-dressing in Yoruba 'land', from the earliest periods in Yoruba history. Thanks for watching!
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TWO VIDEO OF NINA SIMONE WEARING A TRADITIONAL AFRICAN INFLUENCED HAIRSTYLE
Video #1: Nina Simone - Four Women
NinaFestival, Uploaded on Aug 16, 2010
Harlem Cultural Festival 1969
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Video #2: Nina Simone: Blues For Mama
Nina Simone Published on Feb 2, 2013
"Blues For Mama" by Nina Simone. Recording session: August 25, 1967 in Berlin.
Gala evening on German television for the inauguration of color broadcasting. The gala was a two-days live show from the 25th Funkausstellung IFA in Berlin intended to showcase the new technology of color TV and international artists including Gigliola Cinquetti, Freddy, Juliette Greco, Mahalia Jackson, Al Martino, Mireille Mathieu, Ulrik and Ulla Neumann, Ester and Abi Ofarim, Nini Rosso, Sonny and Cher.
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This post presents excerpts from five articles about the hairstyle that Kenyan actress Lupita Nyong’o wore at the 2016 Met Gala.
Media attention to the hairstyle that Lupita Nyong’o wore at that fashion event was largely driven by a Vogue magazine article which suggested that that African actress' hairstyle was influenced by White American actress Audrey Hepburn instead of wore as Lupita Nynog'o herself indicated were her inspirations-
certain traditional African hairstyles and certain hairstyles that African American singer Nina Simone wore. Although Lupita Nyong'o didn't say this, Nina Simone's conical hairstyles (hair worn in a cone shape on the top of her head) were undoubtedly inspired by those above mentioned traditional African hairstyles.
Information about the Met Gala is also included in this post. Two videos of Lupita Nyong'o at the 2016 Met Gala are included in this post. A video of traditional African female hairstyles, and a video of traditional Yoruba (Nigerian) hairstyles are also included in this post along with two video of Nina Simone with a similar hairstyles to some of those African hairstyles.
The content of this post is presented for socio-cultural purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to Lupita Nyong’o for her positive socio-cultural influences. Thanks to all who are quoted in this post and thanks to the publishers of these featured videos on YouTube.
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INFORMATION ABOUT THE MET GALA
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Met_Gala
"The Met Gala, formally called the Costume Institute Gala and also known as the Met Ball, is an annual fundraising gala for the benefit of the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute in New York City. It marks the grand opening of the Costume Institute's annual fashion exhibit. Each year's event celebrates the theme of that year's Costume Institute exhibition, and the exhibition sets the tone for the formal dress of the night, since guests are expected to choose their fashion to match the theme of the exhibit. Each year the event also has honorary celebrity event day chairpersons....
[The theme for 2016 was] "Manus x Machina: Fashion In An Age Of Technology".
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ARTICLE EXCERPTS ABOUT LUPITA Nyong’O'S 2016 MET GALA HAIRSTYLE
These articles are given in no particular order. I've assigned numbers to them for referencing purposes only.
Excerpt #1:
From https://www.yahoo.com/beauty/lupita-nyongo-claps-back-vogue-175700933.html
CELEBRITY BEAUTY
Lupita Nyong'o Claps Back at 'Vogue' for Saying Audrey Hepburn Inspired Her Met Gala Hair
Claire Lampen, May 04, 2016
"Lupita Nyong'o is not the new Audrey Hepburn, and she's letting Vogue have it for suggesting so.
Iconic though the two actresses may be, the latter wasn't the intended reference for the very cool updo Nyong'o sported at Monday's Met Gala, as Vogue suggested. Noting that the Eclipsed actor cited Nina Simone as one of the inspirations behind her updo, the fashion magazine attributed her hair to a much less likely source.
"The sculptural style is also reminiscent of the updo Audrey Hepburn sported in a 1963 Vogue shoot with Bert Stern," the article reads.
As Black Girl With Long Hair[blog] reported, the comparison is "baffling, because sculptural updos are a distinctly African style."
Given white culture's tendency toward appropriation, it seems more likely that Hepburn's coif borrowed from precisely these "distinctly African styles." Regardless, Nyong'o quickly and politely corrected the misattribution in an Instagrammed slideshow of her real hair influences.
"Hair Inspiration. Check. @vernonfrancois @voguemagazine #metball2016," she captioned her post. An understated and emphatic "nope."
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Here's a hyperlink to Lupita's instragram: http://blackgirllonghair.com/2016/05/lupita-nyongo-claps-back-on-instagram-after-vogue-credits-audrey-hepburn-as-her-met-gala-hair-inspiration/
"Clapback" (also given as "clap back) is an Africa American Vernacular English term for a quick, pointed, and sometimes clever retort to an insult (diss).
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Excerpt #2
From http://metro.co.uk/2016/05/05/no-vogue-lupita-nyongos-met-gala-hair-was-not-inspired-by-audrey-hepburn-5860743/
... "as Lupita Nyong’o stated on the red carpet, it [her hairstyle] was inspired by all kinds of references celebrating black womanhood and beauty, ranging from Nina Simone to traditional styles from around Africa.
But according to Vogue, Lupita wasn’t emulating any of this icons of black beauty. Nope, she was entirely inspired by Audrey Hepburn.
Vogue published an article post-Met-Gala with the headline: ‘Is Lupita Nyong’o the new Audrey Hepburn? Celebrating the star’s Met Gala hair’.
Which may seem totally innocuous and complimentary. Audrey Hepburn is a brilliant source of style inspiration. Plenty of parallels can be drawn between her grace and elegance and Lupita’s.
But by ignoring the inspirations Lupita actually referenced and focusing entirely on the Audrey similarities, Vogue effectively whitewashed the rich cultural significance of Lupita’s ‘do. Which is not only madness, but also a bloody shame – exploring all of her references could have been a really interesting write-up.
Lupita noticed the article, and quietly fired back by sharing a mini video on her Instagram, showing her style side-by-side with the real inspiration for her Met Gala look.
And yes, she tagged Vogue. Just to make her message really clear.
Bravo to Lupita. Not just for her awesome hair, but for taking a stand and refusing to let Vogue’s article slide."
-snip-
"refusing to let [something] slide" = refusing to ignore something (Another way of saying this using African American Vernacular English is "not playing pass [something].
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Excerpt #3:
From http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-style/news/lupita-nyongo-checks-vogue-on-her-met-gala-2016-hairstyle-w205265 "Lupita Nyong’o Puts 'Vogue' in ‘Check’ About Her Met Gala 2016 Hairstyle"
By Khalea Underwood, May 4, 2016
"Fact check! Lupita Nyong’o’s gravity-defying hairstyle stopped traffic on the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Gala 2016 carpet. The 12 Years a Slave star, 33, had longtime hairstylist Vernon Francois sweep her natural locks into a sky-high segmented bun for the evening. And while some tweeters didn’t understand her statement-making 'do, a certain high-fashion magazine took a misguided stab at explaining it.
Even though Nyong’o told Vogue that the source of her inspiration was “sculptural hairdos from all around the continent,” as well as Nina Simone, they came up with another theory. In a May 3 web post titled “Is Lupita Nyong’o the New Audrey Hepburn? Celebrating the Star’s Met Gala Hair,” the magazine declared that “the sculptural style is also reminiscent of the updo Audrey Hepburn sported in a 1963 Vogue shoot with Bert Stern.”
-snip-
As an aside, the African American Vernacular English term "putting someone in check" means "to verbally put someone in his or her place" (rebuke that person for something he or she has said or done). Another way of saying that in African American English is "schooled" that person.
Also, both the word “in” and the word “check” should be have quotation marks (or whatever the singular quotation mark is called) as the slang term is made up of both of those words. And "fact check" and "putting someone in check" don’t mean the same thing.
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Excerpt #4:
From http://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2016/05/03/476621910/lupita-nyongos-met-gala-hair-is-an-homage-to-africa-not-whoville "Lupita Nyongo's Met Gala Hair is A Homage To Africa, Not Whoville" by Tanya Basu", May 3, 2016
"The hit of Monday night's Met Gala was clearly actress Lupita Nyong'o's hair.
Nyong'o, who was raised in Kenya, styled her hair into what some outlets described as "Whoville hair," a reference to the quirky hairdos in the town Dr. Seuss invented in How the Grinch Stole Christmas. Nyong'o's hair was piled tall and straight, with four segments, each sculpted into a bubble. It instantly was filed as a meme, with comparisons to The Simpsons' Marge….
Lori Tharps, an assistant professor of journalism at Temple University and co-author of Hair Story: Untangling the Roots of Black Hair in America, finds this sort of commentary "insulting ... as if Africa fell off the map."
"I've been looking around, [and while] I don't definitively think [the hairstyle] has resonance in Kenyan culture, it's African," Tharps says.
In the African past, sculptural formations of hair signaled status and wealth. "There's that sense of adornment, but it can have meaning," Tharps says. A towering hairdo has historically signified a person's tribal background, rank in society — or a wife's ability to live a life of leisure because of her husband's wealth. Some of these styles can be seen in the late Nigerian photographer J. D. 'Okhai Ojeikere's anthology of nearly 1,000 Nigerian women's hairstyles: elegant, braided, complex, architectural masterpieces.
The design of the hair itself is an arduous process, involving hair extensions and styling to sculpt the hair. Nyong'o's hair is usually cropped short, so Tharps believes extensions were used to erect her Met Gala showstopper.
Hair extensions themselves are deeply ingrained in African society: In Hair Story, Tharps and her co-author, Ayana Byrd, wrote about extensions in the 1400s, when men would cut off their wife's hair and weave it into their own to impress others in society with their hairy power.
Today, tall hairstyles like Nyong'o's aren't an everyday phenomenon in most parts of Africa — "it's costly and not necessarily the best thing for one's hair," Tharps notes — but it's a tradition that continues in many African societies."
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Excerpt #5:
From http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/lupita-nyongo-met-gala-nina-simone-hairstyle_us_5728c531e4b016f378939740 Lupita Nyong’o Wore A Nina Simone-Inspired Hairstyle To The Met Gala, Dana Oliver, 5/3/2016
"We think Miss Simone would be proud.
In an interview with André Leon Talley for Vogue.com, the Eclipsed actress revealed that her natural hairdo, styled by Vernon Francois, was inspired by “women all around the continent.” With an intellect steeped in fashion and beauty history, Talley noted that he could see elements of Nina Simone in Nyong’o’s updo.
We couldn’t agree more, as it reminded us of the image below of the late jazz singer, circa 1968. But we can’t ignore Nyong’o’s statement that her hair is a true reflection of international women. It’s also worth noting that it bares a striking resemblance to the hairstyles worn by Zulu women of South Africa.
Her hairstylist, Vernon Francois, told The Huffington Post, “There’s not one particular visual reference which inspired the look. Strong bold structures have always been prevalent in African history and our goal is always to show just how versatile textured hair is. Nina Simone is a excellent cultural reference point, as she was someone who was always very confident with how she wore her hair. We wanted to ensure that the look on the carpet last night was a modern and creative take on traditional style.”...
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VIDEOS OF LUPITA NYONGO'O AT THE 2016 MET GALA
Video #1: Lupita Nyong'o at Manus X Machina - The 2016 Met Gala
FirstLook Published on May 2, 2016
Lupita Nyong'o at Manus X Machina - The 2016 Met Gala. To see all the attendees and photos from this event go to: http://getfirstlook.com
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Video #2: Lupita Nyong'o on Her Matrix and Nina Simone-Inspired Look | Met Gala 2016
Vogue Published on May 2, 2016
Lupita Nyong'o talks to Vogue's André Leon Talley on the Met Gala red carpet about what inspired her look for the ball.
-snip-
Here's a comment from that video's discussion thread:
Phronesis7, May 5, 2016
"He misheard her. She said "all around the CONTINENT" (because hair art has always been a big part of African beauty. Check her instagram for the pics), and he heard "all around the world". Nina was inspired by the same.
-snip-
Lupita Nyong’o said this in response to André Leon Talley's question "What inspired your beautiful coiffure?" (couiffure = hair style)
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VIDEOS OF TRADITIONAL AFRICAN HAIRSTYLES
Video #1: Ancient African Hair styles
Jahdid2, Uploaded on Jun 11, 2011
Je tiens particulièrement à rendre hommage à un photographe comme le nigérian Okhai Ojeikere qui a pris le soin d'immortaliser cette pratique esthétique ancestrale. Et tant que des images existeront pour témoigner de notre patrimoine culturel, il restera accessible.
Google translate from French to English: I particularly want to pay tribute to a photographer as the Nigerian Okhai Ojeikere who was careful to capture this ancient aesthetic practice. And as images exist to show our cultural heritage, it will remain accessible.
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The background music in this video "Sira" by Ablaye Cissoko & Volker Goetze. The featured instrument is the kora.
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Video #2: Yoruba Female Hairstyles: History, Classification, Taboos & Hair-Care Culture
Yorùbá Sessions with Aderonke, Published on Apr 29, 2015
I have given detailed information about hair-dressing in Yoruba 'land', from the earliest periods in Yoruba history. Thanks for watching!
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TWO VIDEO OF NINA SIMONE WEARING A TRADITIONAL AFRICAN INFLUENCED HAIRSTYLE
Video #1: Nina Simone - Four Women
NinaFestival, Uploaded on Aug 16, 2010
Harlem Cultural Festival 1969
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Video #2: Nina Simone: Blues For Mama
Nina Simone Published on Feb 2, 2013
"Blues For Mama" by Nina Simone. Recording session: August 25, 1967 in Berlin.
Gala evening on German television for the inauguration of color broadcasting. The gala was a two-days live show from the 25th Funkausstellung IFA in Berlin intended to showcase the new technology of color TV and international artists including Gigliola Cinquetti, Freddy, Juliette Greco, Mahalia Jackson, Al Martino, Mireille Mathieu, Ulrik and Ulla Neumann, Ester and Abi Ofarim, Nini Rosso, Sonny and Cher.
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Friday, January 1, 2016
Miriam Makeba - Examples Of Her Songs, Head Wraps, And Hairstyles
Edited by Azizi Powell
This post is part of an ongoing pancocojams series on traditional African hairstyles. Other posts in this series can be found by clicking the "traditional African hairstyles" tap that is found at the bottom of this post.
This post showcases nine songs that are performed by South African vocalist Miriam Makeba with special focus on the head wraps and hair styles that Miriam Makeba wore for those performances.
Click https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miriam_Makeba for information about Miriam Makeba.
The content of this post is presented for cultural, entertainment, and aesthetic purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to Miriam Makeba for her life's legacy. Thanks also to all those who are featured in these examples, thanks to all who are quoted in this post, and thanks to the publishers of these examples on YouTube.
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FEATURED VIDEOS
These examples are given in chronological order according to their publishing dates on YouTube with the oldest dated example given first.
Example #1: Miriam Makeba (Mama Africa) - Khawuleza 1966
Smallstillvoice, Uploaded on Apr 1, 2007
Recorded live at Berns Salonger in Stockholm on February 3, 1966
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Example #2: miriam makeba, Zimbabwe concert (paul simon - graceland land
benbruch, Uploaded on Jan 14, 2008
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Example #3: Miriam Makeba - A Piece of Ground
LostAshanti, Uploaded on Jun 15, 2011
I cudnt find this tune up here! And thought it needed to be!
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Here's a comment that was posted on this video's discussion thread:
mahomednm, 2014
"the history of south Africa in one song. what insight by the writer of this song. friend of mine had her album which was banned in SA."
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Example #4: Miriam Makeba & Hugh Masekela
Fragility1973's channel, Uploaded on Dec 9, 2011
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Example #5: Miriam Makeba - Click Song (Qongqothwane)
TheSoulAlmighty, Published on May 23, 2012
Miriam Makeba perform Quongqothwane also known as the click song during the festival "Zaire 74". Taken from the documentary movie "Soul Power" about the festival. It was a three day live music festival that took place on September 22 to 24,1974 at the 20th of May Stadium in Kinshasa, Zaire (now Democratic Republic of the Congo). The concert, conceived by Hugh Masekela and record producer Stewart Levine, was meant to be a major promotional event for the heavyweight boxing championship match between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman, known as "The Rumble in the Jungle". Featured performers included top R&B and soul artists from the United States such as James Brown, Bill Withers, B.B. King, and The Spinners as well as prominent African performers such as Miriam Makeba, TPOK Jazz, and Tabu Ley Rochereau. Other performers included Celia Cruz and the Fania All-Stars.
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Example #6: In concert Miriam Makeba 1980 part 3
thejazzsingers Published on Dec 9, 2012
Song written by Bongi Makeba A Luta Continua enjoy it !
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Song title: "A Luta Continua" [Portuguese; English translation:
the fight goes on]
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Example #7: Miriam Makeba Hapo Zamani HD
Kilimanjaro Sounds, Published on Jun 27, 2013
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Here's a comment that was posted on this video's discussion thread:
collins mugodo, 2015
" "hapo zamani" translates to "once upon a time"... the song (at least the Swahili part) is about alchoholism"
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Example #8: Miriam Makeba - Ring Bell (Live)
MIRIAMMEKEBAVEVO, Published on Jan 17, 2014
Music video by Miriam Makeba performing Ring Bell.
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Example #9: Miriam Makeba- Malaika (Live Performance 1969)
Miriam Makeba Official ChannelPublished on Feb 3, 2015
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Viewer comments are welcome.
This post is part of an ongoing pancocojams series on traditional African hairstyles. Other posts in this series can be found by clicking the "traditional African hairstyles" tap that is found at the bottom of this post.
This post showcases nine songs that are performed by South African vocalist Miriam Makeba with special focus on the head wraps and hair styles that Miriam Makeba wore for those performances.
Click https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miriam_Makeba for information about Miriam Makeba.
The content of this post is presented for cultural, entertainment, and aesthetic purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to Miriam Makeba for her life's legacy. Thanks also to all those who are featured in these examples, thanks to all who are quoted in this post, and thanks to the publishers of these examples on YouTube.
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FEATURED VIDEOS
These examples are given in chronological order according to their publishing dates on YouTube with the oldest dated example given first.
Example #1: Miriam Makeba (Mama Africa) - Khawuleza 1966
Smallstillvoice, Uploaded on Apr 1, 2007
Recorded live at Berns Salonger in Stockholm on February 3, 1966
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Example #2: miriam makeba, Zimbabwe concert (paul simon - graceland land
benbruch, Uploaded on Jan 14, 2008
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Example #3: Miriam Makeba - A Piece of Ground
LostAshanti, Uploaded on Jun 15, 2011
I cudnt find this tune up here! And thought it needed to be!
-snip-
Here's a comment that was posted on this video's discussion thread:
mahomednm, 2014
"the history of south Africa in one song. what insight by the writer of this song. friend of mine had her album which was banned in SA."
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Example #4: Miriam Makeba & Hugh Masekela
Fragility1973's channel, Uploaded on Dec 9, 2011
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Example #5: Miriam Makeba - Click Song (Qongqothwane)
TheSoulAlmighty, Published on May 23, 2012
Miriam Makeba perform Quongqothwane also known as the click song during the festival "Zaire 74". Taken from the documentary movie "Soul Power" about the festival. It was a three day live music festival that took place on September 22 to 24,1974 at the 20th of May Stadium in Kinshasa, Zaire (now Democratic Republic of the Congo). The concert, conceived by Hugh Masekela and record producer Stewart Levine, was meant to be a major promotional event for the heavyweight boxing championship match between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman, known as "The Rumble in the Jungle". Featured performers included top R&B and soul artists from the United States such as James Brown, Bill Withers, B.B. King, and The Spinners as well as prominent African performers such as Miriam Makeba, TPOK Jazz, and Tabu Ley Rochereau. Other performers included Celia Cruz and the Fania All-Stars.
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Example #6: In concert Miriam Makeba 1980 part 3
thejazzsingers Published on Dec 9, 2012
Song written by Bongi Makeba A Luta Continua enjoy it !
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Song title: "A Luta Continua" [Portuguese; English translation:
the fight goes on]
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Example #7: Miriam Makeba Hapo Zamani HD
Kilimanjaro Sounds, Published on Jun 27, 2013
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Here's a comment that was posted on this video's discussion thread:
collins mugodo, 2015
" "hapo zamani" translates to "once upon a time"... the song (at least the Swahili part) is about alchoholism"
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Example #8: Miriam Makeba - Ring Bell (Live)
MIRIAMMEKEBAVEVO, Published on Jan 17, 2014
Music video by Miriam Makeba performing Ring Bell.
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Example #9: Miriam Makeba- Malaika (Live Performance 1969)
Miriam Makeba Official ChannelPublished on Feb 3, 2015
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