by zaragemca » Sat Jun 04, 2005 3:40 pm
To all the brothers in percussion; first, the Arara-patterns which I'm talking about was one the controlling percussion patterns,(with some Yorubas influences),in West Africa since the time of the Guinean Empire,( Rome Empire),specially becouse it was part the drumming pattern they would use in time of wars,(a psychologic weapons),then it was called Arara-Ewe, for the assimilation of others tribes,and Arara-Fon,(with the assimilation of the Ashanties),that is the country now called, Ghana...To Issac the culturization of the Europe,(Spain),is not just Muslims,the culture was established before with the assimilation of Turkey-Arabia,the Muslims incorporated it becouse it is the country were Mohammad was developing his thinking,(Mecca.Medina,etc),so the languages,the way of dressing,the way of singing,etc., was already a culture in that part of Arabia, later incorporated by the followers of Mohammad,(Muslims)...The trade of East Africa slave started before the trade to the caribbean,but IT WAS NOT SOUTH BOUND,but to the north to Egypt were Haussas,Nubias,and Abyssinians were transported for the building of the famouse Pyramid,(in case somebody thought that they were made with union labor paying wages),and also to the Persian and Arabia, and some of them to the Rome Empire,(as worrior and slaves)...The trade to the Caribbean was conducted from the West-Coast,(Ivory Coast,Dohomey and what is now called Lagos,(Nigeria)...Mozambique,didn't exist as a country at that time, that name took place after the independization of that portion of Africa...The Africans have been exposed to the cuban music since 1930's becouse the recording made by U.S., and England at that time, (of the cuban-bands), were sold in Africa as Havaneras,and Rumba Caribena.Also since the mid 60's to still now,cuban bands have been performing all the time in Africa,and african students from the Congo,Guinea,Ethiopia,etc., have been going to study to Cuba..I was talking with them all the time. I have done my homework to know about my ancestors,and they are the one who could come with the true.Dr.Zaragemca
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