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April 21st, 2017
African drums were used as a method of communication between Africans over distance. They have brought their culture to Trinidad & Tobago as seen with the Malick Folk Performers. These drums have paved the way for the national instrument of Trinidad & Tobago, the steel drums, whereby they incorporated their knowledge of sound into the creation of the steelpan or steeldrums.

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This course can only be described as interesting. There were many challenges faced especially with the online  lectures and Assignments 2 and 3.  However I must say that this course has widened my understanding of Caribbean people and their attitudes and behaviour.
- Adunni Tafari 816002810

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Jamaican writer- Olive Senior- Gardening in the Tropics. Section- Ogun: God of Iron. The themes in this section of Gardening in the Tropics surrounds war, religion and African roots.

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April 17th, 2017
Garveyism comes from Marcus Garvey- he was a Jamaican political leader who believed that all black people should return to their homeland- Africa. He educated people of colour on economic and cultural independence in gaining the American Dream- "the good life."

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April 13th, 2017

Celebrated in Bahamas
This festival is celebrated in Bahamas on Boxing Day and New Year's Day between the hours of 1AM & 9AM. Its origin can be traced back to West Africa. Legend has it, the name "Junkanoo" originated from John Canoe, an African Tribal Chief who came to the Bahamas as a slave and insisted on having a festival/feast to celebrate. It happens at night as that is usually when the plantation owners were asleep, and is celebrated at night to uphold the tradition.

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April 20th, 2017.

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South African Poetry: Puno Selesho: I am an African -Spoken Word - (Part 1)

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South African Poetry: Puno Selesho: I am an African Puno Selesho (poet, entrepreneur) delivers a poem on African identity in the modern African context. A spellbinding poem that is something everyone in South Africa should see to gain perspective on how democracy has created a modern African woman.

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A religion is defined as the belief in a God controlling the power. A religion is an organized system of beliefs which answers the questions about life. In West Africa, the majority are Christians & Muslims while those who practise Traditional African Religions are the minority. However, many who identify as Christians & Muslims are involved in Traditional Religions to one extent or the other.
One religion brought to the Caribbean is Rastafarianism

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Rastafarianism is a synthetic religion between Christianity & Judaism. They believe in the Holy Piby which is translated as the black man's Bible. In 1930, the religion was founded by Marcus Garvey as a result of the coronation of Ras Tafari Makonnen, as Emperor Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia. The colours green, gold and red symbolizes the lushness of the land, the wealth of the people and the blood of the ancestors that passed respectively.

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Anything with ochro is said to bring good luck. Foods such as callaloo and coo coo are still prepared in the Caribbean today as main dishes, especially on Sundays.

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1) Festivals
2) Religion
3) Literature
4) Food
5) Instruments

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The seven main aspects of culture are religion, social organization, language, art & literature, customs & traditions, forms of government and economic systems.

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Culture refers to the traits, customs, values, practices, beliefs and religion of people in a particular society, while society is the environment or community that surrounds an individual. Culture is seen as the practices of a people, while society is humanity in general.

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The region of West Africa includes countries such as Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Mali, Niger, Nigeria and Senegal, as seen in the diagram below.
https://agile-international.org/wp-content/uploads/west-africa-map.png