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From: pmmst8@unix.cis.pitt.edu (Paul M Mweene)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.african
Subject: Re: African Music, the rythm is strong...
Date: 13 Apr 92 03:50:23 GMT
Organization: University of Pittsburgh

In article <92099.124520AAA5@psuvm.psu.edu> AAA5@psuvm.psu.edu writes:
> >Zairian musicians are the most popular and accomplished in Africa.
>>Haachitaba
>
>I hope you will provide some evidence to support your statement that they are t
>he most popular and most accomplished in Africa. The African continent has so
>I wonder if these Zairean musicians are popular in West Africa, North Africa...
>Akin Akioye


Again I hate to quote Europeans when making a judgement about Africa, but given the fact that they hate all Africans equally I think they as fair as judges as 
any one can be.  I have read in many Travellers guides that Zairean music is 
the most popular style of A frican music on the continent and that there is a
Zairean band in every African capital from Dakar to Maputo.
The part about Zairean music being the best in the world was my own extrapolation based on the fact that they have made their music very sophiticated and at thesame time based it on the traditional (central?) African music concept where
music is both sweet and danceable. If you don't identify with it right away, 
dont worry because that seems a somewhat common experience, but once bitten I
think for ever smitten.
I am by no means saying no else is better. Just that no one I have heared is b
etter (personal opinion). Further more given how musically talented the people
of the continent are, I am sure that when the conditions become fertile and th
er is ample opportunity for nay one, there will be a music styles galore. The
 best curently are the few who  have had, created or been found in opportune
situations. On the day when there are 1st class studios on the continent the
world dance and not be able to stop.

Makala
Newsgroups: soc.culture.african
From: johnson@hero.enet.dec.com ()
Subject: Travelling to Zimbabwe
Reply-To: johnson@hero.enet.dec.com ()
Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation
Date: Tue, 14 Apr 1992 15:33:08 GMT

    I have at last found the time to take a vacation to Africa. I have been
    able to squeeze the time between my industrial placement year and my
    final year at college.

    I am flying out to Lusaka, Zambia in the beginning of September,
    returning one month later. For most of the time I imagine I shall be
    travelling alone. I would far prefer to be with atleast one other
    although I do have contacts that I hope to meet up with near Nyanga and
    Umverwi.

    I have wanted to visit Africa for years. Now that I have a destination
    I feel I am totally unprepared for what travels lie ahead. I have
    travelled recently but not within such a different cultural environment
    - to the European one that I'm used to.

    I will save specific questions about the area untill nearer the time. I
    am trying to build up an impression of what to expect and use this to
    plan my time/route through Zambia and Zimbabwe.

    I hope most of my travel will be hitchhiking and using busses/trains
    when necessary for longer distances. Using the cheaper lodgings or a
    tent when possible for over night stops.

    I would very much like to hear from anyone with experience of
    Zimbabwe/Zambia to discover what I should not miss/should avoid. I want
    to build a solid picture of the way the culture has grown since the
    first tribes, through white settlement, and since the independance of
    Zimbabwe. Could anyone recommend certain museum/walks/villages that are
    not only enjoyable to experience but where one can learn without being
    felt an intruder.

    I have definate plans to see Victoria falls, and the scenic Nyangan
    plateau.

    Where else would you recommend ??

    Thanks

    Richard
From: prasad@Sun.COM (Prasad Saggurti)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.african
Subject: African Music, the rythm is strong...
Date: 6 Apr 92 21:10:01 GMT
Reply-To: prasad@Sun.COM (Prasad Saggurti)
Organization: Sun Microsystems, Inc.
NNTP-Posting-Host: buggy

Hi! I am interested in African music. I know that there are
many different styles which are grouped together under "african"
or "world beat" music, but i'm looking for some recommendations
as to new music/musicians which i may not have heard of so far.
I like the old Juluka more than present day Johnny Clegg&Savuka.
I also like the Fela Kuti's afro-jazz variety. Yossou N'dour,
Les Tete Brules, Boyoyo Boys and Bhundu Boys, just to give you
an idea on the kind of music i'm into. Any pointers/suggestions?

We now return you to the regularly scheduled topics of discussion.

Thanks in advance,

Prasad.

-- 
Prasad Saggurti 	Don't adjust your mind.	| Mere to sirf teen kaam hai
prasad@eng.sun.com  	It is reality that is 	| Ek Mona, Ek Sona, aur
(415) 336-4868 (O)	    malfunctioning.	| Ek Mona ke saath sona.
From: wsargeant@IGC.ORG (Winslow L. Sargeant)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.african
Subject: IPS:Sudan, major new red cross appeal f'
Date: 9 Apr 92 18:54:01 GMT
Article-I.D.: cdp.9204091854.AA01896

/* Written 10:09 am  Apr  9, 1992 by newsdesk in cdp:ips.englibrary */
/* ---------- "SUDAN: Major new Red Cross appeal f" ---------- */
Copyright Inter Press Service 1992, all rights reserved.  Permission to re-
print within 7 days of original date only with permission from 'newsdesk'.

Title: SUDAN: Major new Red Cross appeal for drought hit areas


geneva, apr 6 (ips) -- the international federation of red cross
and red crescent societies monday launched a major new appeal for
the millions of sudanese affected by drought.

the humanitarian organisation, an umbrella coordinating agency
for national red cross and red crescent societies worldwide, said
it is seeking 17 million u.s. dollars in cash or kind.

this is for ''desperately-needed aid to some of the worst
affected amongst the millions of drought-hit and displaced people
in sudan,'' it stated in a press announcement.

the money will permit distribution of food and other aid in
some of the worst-affected areas of the country, it said.

''the appeal does not cover war-torn southern areas,'' the
federation said. international red cross operations in sudan
presently centre on the red sea hills, where some 550,000 people
are being provided with relief food and drinking water.

southern kordofan, where there are ever-increasing numbers of
displaced people, is another target area, as is the area around
the capital khartoum.

''in the latter area, the sudanese government has in recent
months introduced a policy of relocating some of the estimated
two million people who have settled in squalid squatter areas
after fleeing conflict and drought in the south, to new camps in
the desert,'' the federation stated.

''so far an estimated 60,000 people have been relocated, mainly
to el salama camp, 20 kilometres west of omdurman, and to jebel
aulia camp, 40 kilometres south-west of khartoum,'' it reported.

the sudan red cross for its part is working with other national
non-governmental organisations in trying to provide basic health
care and food as well as drinkable water in the camps.

the geneva-based international federation said it has so far
airlifted 30 water tanks to khartoum to help that programme.
there is a 15-member federation team in sudan.

the pro-islam sudanese government of general omer al bashir is
in conflict with the rebels of the sudan peoples liberation army
(spla) the non-muslim population to the south of the country. over
250,000 have died in the conflict in the south.

last month aid groups warned that estimated 23 million people in
the region -- ethiopia, eritrea, sudan, somalia, kenya and
djibouti -- are at risk from drought and famine. a u.n. appeal in
january called for 621 million dollars in worldwide donations to
assist in the horn of africa until july. (end/ips/cd/jc/rj/92)
Xref: sparky soc.culture.african:1790 soc.culture.african.american:4529
From: clg1@Ra.MsState.Edu (Christopher L Gray)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.african,soc.culture.african.american
Subject: You trippin/Path: Ra.MsState.Edu!clg1
Date: 12 Apr 92 21:22:47 GMT
Organization: The Deephouse


THIS IS A RESEND...THE SYSTEM CRASHED DURING THE ORIGINAL
TRANSFER


Newsgroups: soc.culture.african.american, alt.rap 
Distribution: world
Followup-To: 
From: clg1@Ra.MsState.Edu (Christopher L Gray)
Organization: The Deephouse Project
Subject: Eurocentrically Correct?..Nah Fuck it.
Keywords: sick a dat bullshe-it

You know, this topic has come up many times on the net, but
it's just pathetic how XENOCENTRIC certain people can be.
I've been seeing it here and on alt.rap the most... people
telling Blak people how to use a language in which we
have no cultural affiliation with.

When I was tuning in to the OURSTORY FOR APRIL,
I noticed that someone was compaining about the way the
bruhva spelled Blak.  Let me break this down to you man,
and the rest of you good ole pure Anglo-Saxons...we can spell
sheit the way we wont, and don't tear your eye just because we
think ya *culture* ain't all what you hype it up to bEe.

I could give several fucks about how *correct* my grammEr is. ##:)

Many props to Malcolm Moore..if I could fuck up the English
gibberish/gobblygook with the intensity and skill that you do,
I would be a bad bruhva!  And you *know* I mean dat! ("and ya can't
beat dat wit a bat..jak")

So, you..yes you...see how much you can eradicate dat English junk
from your beautiful Afrique-Afrikan systems!

P.(mf)S. DON'T EVER let people getcha down cause you can't master
the English thing, and if you have mastered already....well I'll leave
that hangin..



-- 
BLAKNESS*BLAKNESS*BLAKNESS*BLAKNESS*BLAKNESS*BLAKNESS
                          B
Mr. Christopher L. Gray   L  "If the truth hurts, 
clg1@ra.MsState.edu       *   then, you'll be in pain!"           
Mississippi State U.      A    --- Sista Souljah, PE 
                          K
BLAKNESS*BLAKNESS*BLAKNESS*BLAKNESS*BLAKNESS*BLAKNESS   
Newsgroups: soc.culture.african
From: ayisi@media.mit.edu (Ayisi wa Makatiani)
Subject: Re: African Music, the rythm is strong...
Organization: MIT Media Laboratory
Date: Wed, 15 Apr 1992 19:28:55 GMT

In article <204819@unix.cis.pitt.edu> pmmst8@unix.cis.pitt.edu (Paul M Mweene) writes:
>In article <92099.124520AAA5@psuvm.psu.edu> AAA5@psuvm.psu.edu writes:
>> >Zairian musicians are the most popular and accomplished in Africa.
>>>Haachitaba
>>
>>Akin Akioye
>
>
>Again I hate to quote Europeans when making a judgement about Africa, but given the fact that they hate all Africans equally I think they as fair as judges as 
>
>Makala

Zairean music is the most popular on the continent and is picking up in the US where it has been lagging behind other famous African musicians like Youssou 
N'Dour, Selif Keita, Hugh Masekela and the large numbers of African Musicians
that frequent North America,.

This year, Kanda Bongo man, Diblo Dibala and Matchatcha, Loketo, Soukous Stars 
and many other Soukous (Zairean) musicians will be coming to North America. 
Infact Diblo Dibala, one of the best Zairean guitarists and judged by the 
European magazines as one of the fastest guitarists in the world is currently 
on tour in the US. For those who leave in Boston, he will be coming to 
Cambridge, MA on may 7 at the Nightstage.
From: cl233617@ulkyvx.louisville.edu
Newsgroups: soc.culture.african
Subject: Ethiopian universities
Date: 10 Apr 92 19:21:41 GMT
Organization: University of Louisville

Does anyone know of the e-mail address of any Ethiopian university? 
Thank you for your help.
Fikre
From: adavies@vax.oxford.ac.uk (Anthony Davies)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.african
Subject: Re: Martians on the attack!
Date: 10 Apr 92 13:18:13 GMT
Organization: Institute of Virology, Oxford, UK

In article <1992Apr8.020525.1709@comp.vuw.ac.nz>, Amos.Omondi@comp.vuw.ac.nz 
(Amos Omondi) writes:
> 
> I know a fellow who goes around claiming that a group of Martians are poised to 
> attack earth and destroy all living things here.  Most people who listen to what 
> he says just shake their heads and walk away in silence.  I think the silence 
> proves that the fellow is right.

Point well made :->!  But too clever by half for some....
Martian women are probably exploited too. 

________________________________________________________________________________

Anthony Davies                Voice: 865-512361
Institute of Virology         Fax:   865-59962
Mansfield Road                Vax:   adavies%uk.ac.oxford.vax
Oxford OX1 3SR
UK
________________________________________________________________________________
From: wsargeant@IGC.ORG (Winslow L. Sargeant)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.african
Subject: IPS:Tunisia, Arafat arrives in Tripoli
Date: 12 Apr 92 21:33:14 GMT

/* Written  1:54 pm  Apr 11, 1992 by newsdesk in cdp:ips.englibrary */
/* ---------- "TUNISIA: ARAFAT ARRIVES IN TRIPOLI" ---------- */
Copyright Inter Press Service 1992, all rights reserved.  Permission to re-
print within 7 days of original date only with permission from 'newsdesk'.

Reference: Middle East
Title: TUNISIA: ARAFAT ARRIVES IN TRIPOLI


tunis, apr 8 (ips) -- the leader of the palestine liberation
organisation (plo), yasser arafat, arrived in tripoli, the
libyan capital, wednesday afternoon, the palestione news agency
(wafa) reported here.

in a despatch from tripoli, wafa said arafat travelled aboard
a libyan aircraft from the libyan village of el sarah, 70 kms
south of the area where his ''antonov 26'' aicraft was forced to
land tuesday night due to bad weather.

arafat is ''safe but is suffering from bodily bruises'' the
news agency said, quoting bassam abou-charif, arafat's special
advisor.

the palestinian leader would be arriving here thursday,
abou-charif said.

however, other palestinian sources said arafat would be
arriving here wednesday night. (end/ips/ab/apc/ar/92)

att editors: please relate this item to ''middle east: arafat
crash-lands safely in desert'' moved wednesday at
09:05 gmt from tunis.
From: llk406@KEPLER.UNH.EDU (Llolsten L Kaonga)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.african
Subject: Re: African Music, the rythm is strong...
Date: 8 Apr 92 03:30:05 GMT

This refers to a request by Prasad saggurti. Try reading the newsgroup
                     rec.music.afro-latin

There are usually nice articles there about the latest in African
music, etc

Llolsten Kaonga (with the man in the yellow hat)

email: llk406@kepler.unh.edu
       l_kaonga@unhh.unh.edu
From: dianazon@leland.Stanford.EDU <Ifeoma Onwughalu>
Subject: re: "So what? Do your men have big dicks, too?"
Originator: dianazon@leland.Stanford.EDU
Organization: DSG, Stanford University, CA 94305, USA
Date: Tue, 14 Apr 92 07:00:51 GMT




The more appropriate rejoinder would have been, "So, what? Do your men have
big nipples, too?" Or are you implying that men don't have nipples also? The
parallel you draw would have been more apt, had the quote been, "Our women
have big vaginas (or whatever the equivalent slang term is)."


That being said, Kwesi Brew is (was) a Cameroonian poet; that line is a quote
from a poem of his entitled, "Pleasant Moments". Without going into involved
detail, my girlfriend and I found that opening sentence particularly amusing.

-Don't your women have big nipples, too?
:-)
-- 
------
  "Our women have very big nipples. Sweet and big." -Kwesi Brew
     Ndi be anyi kwenu! He! Kwenu! He! Kwenu! He! Kwenu! He!
Organization: University of Illinois at Chicago
Date: Wednesday, 8 Apr 1992 15:28:05 CDT
From: <U49146@uicvm.uic.edu>
Newsgroups: soc.culture.african
Subject: Re: Feminists!
 <1992Apr8.142305.27944@mercury.cair.du.edu>

In article <1992Apr8.142305.27944@mercury.cair.du.edu>,
rhuffman@diana.cair.du.edu (Robert T. Huffman) says:
>
>In article <204543@unix.cis.pitt.edu> pmmst8@unix.cis.pitt.edu (Paul M Mweene)
>writes:
>>
>>Recently there has been an outcry about my first posting on this subject from
>>people who felt that I am a proponent of keeping African women in servitude
>to
>>African men. While this   is far from the truth, I have observed that none of
>>the objections issued from African women, and I therefore take this as a
>vindi
>>cation of my views.
>
>This seems to be rather convoluted logic.  How many African
>women ever reply to postings of any sort on this newsgroup?  Well, none that
>I know of.  Thus the fact that no African women have responded to that first
>posting can hardly be taken as "vindication" of sexist opinions.
>
>

Either you guys did not read my comments on this threador you decided that I wa
s not African.  And Paul, I hardly agreed with your first posting on the subjec
t.  Plenty of time to respond to your second one...

Sofia
From: wsargeant@IGC.ORG (Winslow L. Sargeant)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.african
Subject: IPS:Kenya, ford call off national strike
Date: 6 Apr 92 20:55:44 GMT

/* Written 10:00 am  Apr  6, 1992 by newsdesk in cdp:ips.englibrary */
/* ---------- "KENYA: FORD CALLS OFF NATIONAL STRI" ---------- */
Copyright Inter Press Service 1992, all rights reserved.  Permission to re-
print within 7 days of original date only with permission from 'newsdesk'.

Title: KENYA: FORD CALLS OFF NATIONAL STRIKE


nairobi, apr 3 (ips) -- the second day of a two-day national
strike friday appeared to have failed when shops opened for
business, transport was back to normal and most workers reported
to their workplaces.

the opposition forum for the restoration of democracy (ford),
which called for the strike to demand the release of all
political prisoners, friday called a hasty news conference and
urged people to resume work.

addressing the news confereence, ford leader jaramogi oginga
odinga said the strike had been ''a success and clearly
demonstrated that we have broken down the shackles of the
culture of fear and silence''.

no amount of ''intimidation, harassment or violence will
ever again subjugate or compromise our people in the face of
injustice, oppression and exploitation'', he said.

when the strike began thursday the kenya capital and several
other towns in the east african nation were virtually paralysed
with no transport and with most of the shops closed.

violence broke up in three suburbs of the capital and in
kiambu town, 30 kms north-east of here.

motorists were stoned and vehicles set on fire while five
shops were razed to the ground in a mystery fire here.

but heavily-armed contigents of riot police and the
paramilitary general service unit soon restored order and
patrolled the streets all day. they arrested about 100 people.

in kiambu town, two persons were shot dead by police when
they opened fire on rioters.

some of the mothers of the political prisoners who have been
on a three-week fast at the all saints cathedral here are
virtually detained. police have sealed off the cathedral grounds
and no sympathisers are allowed to go and see them.

huge crowds have been gathering at the cathedral daily to
sympathise with the fasting mothers.

the strike has met mixed reactions from members of the
public. most businesspersons told ips they kept their premises
closed for fear of riots and looting. (more/ips)


kenya: ford (2)

''i have lost millions of shillings because of looting in the
past month,'' sharad manubhai, who has a clothing shop on river
road -- the business centre of the kenyan capital, told ips
friday.

industrialists say although they had remained open for
business thursday, they could not operate at full capacity
because most of the workers did not turn up. but business was
back to normal friday.

public relations manager of british american tobacco, shapayi
opuka, said operations were normal friday. james muniki of
general motors said almost all staff reported for work friday
but not thursday. (end/ips/ha/apc/ar/92)
From: vamg6792@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Vincent A Mazzarella)
Subject: UPI: Armed ANC supporters attack squatter camp, slaughter 20
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
Date: Tue, 7 Apr 1992 01:34:49 GMT


	JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (UPI) -- At least 30 people died in
overnight fighting in black townships in the worst single-day death toll
in South Africa this year, police said Saturday.
	A mob of armed men slaughtered 20 people in a single incident,
attacking a squatter camp at Katlehong south-east of Johannesburg,
police spokesman Lt. Wikus Weber said.
	``They were carrying firearms, petrol bombs and sharpened objects,''
Weber said.
	He said the attckers were Xhosa-speakers, indicating they were
probably supporters of the African National Congress, the country's
largest anti-apartheid group.
	ANC followers have waged almost continuous war with those of the
rival Zulu-based Inkatha Freedom Party since 1984 -- a war which has
killed over 10,000 people.
	A period of peace in the fighting was inexplicably shattered last
month, and at least 400 people have died in the past four weeks in
fighting around Johannesburg and in Natal province.
	Police reported 10 other overnight deaths in political violence. Five
men died in a shoot-out between rival groups in Soweto. Two more were
shot dead by police when they arrived on the scene to try to stop the
fight, the official police report said.
	A policeman also died Friday night when four people ambushed a patrol
car west of Johannesburg.
	Police found one corpse in Alexandra township, northeast of
Johannesburg, and in the only incident outside the Johannesburg area
found a man shot dead at Khayelitsha in Cape Town, notorious for gang
warfare between rival taxi operators.
	The latest killings came just a day after ANC President Nelson
Mandela said he would ask the United Nations and the Organization for
African Unity for help in setting up an international monitoring force.
	``We want an international monitoring group because it is quite clear
especially after I have listened to the local leadership and the people
that I have interviewed that there is no other solution to this problem,
'' Mandela said after a visit to Alexandra township Friday.
	The ANC believes police and army units are part of the violence
problem, covertly fomenting terror attacks to undermine ANC power bases
in the townships.
	``The government and the regime has abdicated from its duty,''
Mandela said, alleging little or nothing had been done to hunt down
those responsible for the latest wave of killings.

-- 
Vincent Mazzarella
College of Medicine, Neuroscience Program
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
e-mail:  mazz@vmd.cso.uiuc.edu  (Internet)