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Wednesday, December 13, 2017

What Do The Akan Names "Takyi" and "Takyiwaa" Mean?

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Edited by Azizi Powell This pancocojams post documents some information that is found online about the Akan personal (given) name and surn...

Tuesday, July 18, 2017

"Bomba Puertorriqueña" YouTube Video Discussion Sub-Thread About The African Roots Of Bomba Drumming & Dancing And About Race & Racism In The Caribbean And In The United States

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Edited by Azizi Powell This pancocojams post documents a sub-thread of the discussion thread for the YouTube video "Bomba Puertorriqu...

Monday, September 8, 2014

The Origins & Meanings Of The Word "Sambo"

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Edited by Azizi Powell This is Part I of a three part series on the word "sambo". This pancocojams post focuses on the etymolo...

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Azizi Powell: I'm an African American mother, grandmother, & retired human services administrator. For more than forty years I have shared adapted West African stories with audiences in the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania area. I have four blogspots: pancocojams, zumalayah, cocojams2, and .Civil Rights Songs. Much of the content of these blogs were previously found on my cocojams and jambalayah cultural websites. I curate all of these blogs on a voluntary basis. Each of these blogs have the primary goal of raising awareness about cultural aspects of African American culture and of other Black cultures throughout the world, particularly in regards to music & dance traditions. Viewer comments are welcome on my blogspots.

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