Mapouka dance... foundation and basis of strong bonding relationship
~ Mohan Chen
° bon mo pou kò, kè, tèt, lespri ak nanm nou ° muses pour le cœur, le corps, la tête, l'esprit et l'âme ° heart, body, mind, spirit and soul muses
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African culture ° people
Show a people as one thing, as only one thing over and over again, and that's what they become
~ Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (The Danger of the Single Story)
2/25/2016
African culture ° drumming
We hear it in our heads, we feel it in our hearts and it echoes in our soul... indigenous drumming
~ Ancestral Essence
2/15/2016
Caribbean culture ° African culture ° words
Not all words spoken were created equal: Some words come from a mind that has studied, from a body that has traveled a 1000 miles, from eyes that have witnessed, from a tongue that has eloquence, from a heart that has passion and from a soul that has sincerity
~ Owen Alik Shahadah (scholar, filmmaker, activist)
2/07/2016
African culture ° liberation
If you've come to help me, You are wasting your time, and mine. If you come because your liberation is linked to mine, then let's join hands and start working together
~ Ayesha Iman, activist
1/17/2016
African culture ° action
If you understand and you are disturbed, then you are moved to action. That's exactly what happened to me
~ Wangari Maathai | Activist
(More inspiring quotes on Leadership for social justice from prof. Wangari Maathai)
11/05/2015
Haiti culture ° African culture ° body
I step out of the limit of my physical body to find my inner truth, the essence of my Being
~ Tilarenn
7/18/2015
African culture ° strength
7/05/2015
5/23/2015
African culture ° energy
...energies come forth in recognisable patterns of dance... drummers alter... current beat sequence to match that of the energy they see displayed in the persons style of dancing...
~ Ancestral Essence
3/13/2015
African culture ° body
9/17/2014
6/10/2014
African culture ° wisdom
Culture is coded wisdom... Wisdom that has been accumulated for thousands of years and generations. Some of that wisdom is coded in our ceremonies, it is coded in our values, it is coded in our songs, in our dances, in our plays.
~ Wangari Maathai | Activist
10/23/2013
6/15/2013
African culture ° solace
6/11/2013
African culture ° time
We must use time creatively, and forever realize that the time is always ripe to do right...
~ Nelson Mandela
6/09/2013
African culture ° peace
It is music and dancing that makes me at peace with the world...
And at peace with myself...
~ Nelson Mandela (92nd Birthday, July 18, 2010)
4/21/2013
African culture ° drum
...The Drum is sacred.
Its round form represents the universe, its beat the pulsation of the heart.
The drum is a communication system design to connect humans with creation.
The drum synchronises the left and right hemisphere of the brain,
once the brain is synchronised, its physiology changes to a state of heightened awareness....
~ Afrikan Yoga
2/21/2013
African culture ° creation
You are Aphrodite and Adonis as soft flesh endlessly dances on flesh among the brilliant flowers of Mount Olympus. You are the roil and roll of the universe in the never ending movement of creation...
~ Love In Shades Of Black
12/31/2012
African culture ° wind
No matter how mighty and strong a tree is, it will always dance to the tune of the wind
~ Okelola Olamigoke
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