41. Angola: All Set For First Carnival In Peace - Southern Africa | Culture angola All set for first carnival in peace Southern Africa culture. Islands of White Settler Society and culture in Kenya and Southern Rhodesia, http://www.warmafrica.com/index/geo/3/cat/3/a/a/artid/197

Portal to Southern Africa Sun. 18 Sep. 2005 GENERAL TRAVEL CULTURE SPORTS ... ECONOMY Welcome guest Register Southern Africa In CULTURE Forum 2 post(s) Search Archives Southern Africa Map Other Topics: general travel sports economy Countries: South Africa Zimbabwe REGIONAL All Africa North Africa Southern Africa West Africa ... East Africa COUNTRIES Select Country South Africa Morocco Egypt kenya Libya Senegal Zimbabwe Tanzania Mali WarmAfrica Web CHANNELS Forums CHAT ! Weather Web directory ... Webmasters SITE INFO About Privacy Advertising Contact ... culture Article Forums Angola: All set for first carnival in peace 04 - Mar - 2003 Street festivity during the carnival in Luanda Image by: Angola.org.uk Luanda - Twenty five years after the first post-independence Carnival, Angolans will for the first time celebrate the greatest cultural festivity of the country, in an environment of peace, harmony and national reconciliation. The Carnival has started already, it is the greatest popular festivity of the country, just like in many other countries. It is a mass festivity that on the central act day, 04 March, will take a lot of people to Luanda's Marginal avenue. It is obvious that, in this edition, the participants are determined to show to the world the new face of Angola and say that, in spite of cultural, political and ideological differences, it is really possible for people to live together as brothers.

42. The Embassy Of Angola In India Art and culture of angola. As with most African art, the wooden masks and sculpturesof angola are not merely aesthetic creations. http://www.angolaembassyindia.com/about/artnculture.php

About Angola Business Opportunities Tourism Visa Application ... About India Art and Culture of Angola As with most African art, the wooden masks and sculptures of Angola are not merely aesthetic creations. They play an important role in cultural rituals, representing life and death, the passage from childhood to adulthood, the celebration of a new harvest and the marking of the hunting season. Angolan artisans work in wood, bronze, ivory, malachite or ceramic mediums. Each ethno-linguistic group in Angola has its own unique artistic traits. Perhaps the single most famous piece of Angolan art is the Cokwe thinker, a masterpiece of harmony and symmetry of line. The Lunda-Cokwe in the north eastern part of Angola are also known for their superior plastic arts. Other signature pieces of Angolan art include: The female mask Mwnaa-Pwo worn by male dancers in their puberty rituals. polychromatic Kalelwa masks used during circumcision ceremonies Cikungu and Cihongo masks which conjure up the images of the Lunda-Cokwe mythology. Two key figures in this pantheon are princess Lweji and the civilizing prince Tschibinda-Ilunga. the black ceramic art of Moxico of central/eastern Angola Prior to the late 1980s, all marketing of handicrafts were under the control of Artiang, an arm of the Ministry of Culture. However once this commercial monopoly over the production of art was removed, art in Angola blossomed. As the wooden masks and statues of Africa have grown in popularity in the West, the handicraft industry in Angola has sought to meet the demand for African art. The stylized masks and trinkets that are created to catch a tourist's eye are commonly known as "airport art." They are pieces produced in series, to the taste of the average tourist, but lack any real link to the deeper cultural undercurrents of the people.

43. Culture: Angola : Selected Internet Resources (Portals To The World, Library Of Selected Internet Resources culture angola . Portals to the World containselective links providing authoritative, indepth information about the nations http://www.loc.gov/rr/international/amed/angola/resources/angola-culture.html

The Library of Congress Global Gateway Portals to the World Angola Find in Portals Web Pages Global Gateway Pages All Library Web Pages Culture: Angola Created and maintained by the Collections and Services Directorate Includes performing and visual arts, film, music, museums, theater, folklore. Check sites listed under 'General' for more information and under 'Search Engines' for more sites. African Women Writers (http://www.arts.uwa.edu.au/AFLIT/FEMECalphabetique.html) Alphabetical list of women writers in the languages Afrikaans, English, French, Portuguese, and Spanish. African Writers: Voices of Change (http://web.uflib.ufl.edu/cm/africana/writers.htm) African literature site from the University of Florida with links to literature, discussion groups, journals, biographies, study guides and more. AfroMix.org (http://www.afromix.org/static/disco/pays/index.en.html) Provides information on music, bands, artists, labels, biographies, etc. Encyclopedia.com (http://www.encyclopedia.com)

44. General Resources: Angola : Selected Internet Resources (Portals To The World, L Selected Internet Resources angola . Portals to the World contain selectivelinks providing authoritative Links to government, business, culture, etc. http://www.loc.gov/rr/international/amed/angola/resources/angola-general.html

The Library of Congress Global Gateway Portals to the World Angola Find in Portals Web Pages Global Gateway Pages All Library Web Pages General Resources: Angola Created and maintained by the Collections and Services Directorate The sites listed below were chosen for their utility in providing information (either brief or extensive) as well as directories and more extensive portal pages concerning aspects of Angolan life and culture. For Library of Congress contact information and materials, consult the Angola Country page of the African Section of the African and Middle Eastern Division. The Library of Congress Online Catalog is available at http://catalog.loc.gov . To track bills and other Congressional materials having to do with the topic, consult the Library's Thomas Legislative Information page at: http://thomas.loc.gov AdmiNet - Africa (http://www.adminet.com/africa/) Links to: government, business, culture, etc.

45. Angola / Angola :: Culture & Tourism Links : Kulturális és Idegenforgalmi Link International catalogue of culture and tourism. Internationaler kultureller undtouristischer Katalog. Nemzetközi kulturális és idegenforgalmi katalógus. http://katalogus.kulturinfo.hu/ao.html

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46. The Power Of Culture - Cultural Policy Of Non-western Countries: Angola angola. After almost thirty years of war, the angolan cultural infrastructurewas completely destroyed. Since the arrival of peace in 2002 the arts sector http://www.powerofculture.nl/uk/policy/angola.html

Policy Cultural diversity Cultural heritage Art and development ... Economic development The arts are not always in a prominent place on the political agenda in Africa, Latin-America and Asia. Nevertheless, an increasing number of governments recognise the importance of culture in itself and in connection to social and economic development. Part two in a series on cultural policy in non-Western countries. Angola After almost thirty years of war, the Angolan cultural infrastructure was completely destroyed. Since the arrival of peace in 2002 the arts sector has concentrated on recovery. The provisional Angolan cultural policy, as presented by minster Boaventura Cardoso in March 2003, is aimed at making culture accessible for everybody. In addition, new technologies should improve the state of museums and archives. Tax benefits should boost investment in art. The government has recenlty commissioned an extensive research project into the history of Angolan literature . And since 2000, the National Culture Award has been granted annually in order to encourage the arts. Inge Ruigrok Links for this article Angola on Africancolours Union of Angolan writers TACCA Netartes Cultural policy of non-western countries Ghana South-Africa Uganda Tanzania ... Blind Spaces, Brazil: Seeing is Revealing

47. The Power Of Culture - Art In The 'new' Angola Eighteen faces, painted on the map of angola, cry for peace. The artists’collective has accommodations at the French cultural centre on the boulevard http://www.powerofculture.nl/uk/current/2003/september/benguela.html

Art in the 'new' Angola Inge Ruigrok Current, september 2003 No money for Havana Biennial because of increased repression in Cuba PULSE: artists in social projects International conference wants to protect cultural diversity ... Bewegingen Workshop in Benguela september 2003

48. Angola Cooking Anthropology Of Food The Anthropology of Food is an analysis of food in culture. While the primarypurpose for food is nutrition, it also has a cultural dimension by which http://www.archaeolink.com/angola_cooking_anthropology_of_f.htm

Angola Cooking Home Cooking Around the World - Anthropology of Food Anthropology of Food, Food Science - General Resources Recipes from History Ancient Roman Cooking Ancient Egyptian Cooking Medieval Cooking Food Traditions and Recipes From a Few Countries Afghanistan Cooking Albania Cooking Algeria Cooking Angola Cooking ... Vietnam Cooking Some Other Interesting Foods and Recipes Baking Breads Baking Cakes Baking Cookies BBQ Barbeque Grilling Cooking Tips ... Prepare Serve Salads The Anthropology of Food is an analysis of food in culture. While the primary purpose for food is nutrition, it also has a cultural dimension by which people choose what they eat not only by flavor or nutritional value but by cultural, religious, economic, status and environmental factors. - These pages are a combination of sampler recipes providing only a taste of each country and perhaps some information about the history and culture behind each cuisine. Please Note: If you sometimes get an error message when clicking on a large text link, don't give up. Try the URL link instead. There are times when the large text link doesn't "take" for some reason, thus the built-in redundancy. Thank you.

49. Country Study Angola Social Studies angola People History culture CIA The World Factbook angola A Detailedlook at angola including history, culture, political structure, http://www.archaeolink.com/country_study_angola.htm

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50. Angola: UNESCO Culture Sector Events taking place at the National Library in angola 19 to 26 April and future of publishing in angola with Arlindo Isabel, Jacques dos Santos, http://portal.unesco.org/culture/en/ev.php-URL_ID=8601&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTI

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51. Intangible Heritage: UNESCO Culture Sector MHH Wrede, Président du Conseil exécutif, MV Coelho ViceMinistre de la Cultured’angola, MJDM Sanguende, Délégué permanent d’angola auprès de l’UNESCO, http://portal.unesco.org/culture/en/ev.php-URL_ID=2225&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTI

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52. Angola: THE ALL-AFRICA INTERNET GUIDE: Angola politics news business culture. Republic of angola culture. Net@rteshttp//www.ebonet.net/netartes/ A guide to angola s art scene in Portuguese http://www.goafrica.co.za/africa/angola.stm

ANGOLA Many Angolan web sites deal with either politics or news - perhaps not surprising given the ongoing civil war. What is perhaps surprising is that you can tune into the national radio service online, or keep up to date with what's happening on the arts scene. The official language is Portuguese, but most sites are available in English. There are a number of private ISPs but coverage is by no means national at the moment as the war has devastated the country's telecoms infrastructure. Web country code: ao politics news business culture ... Republic of Angola A personal webpage providing some interesting background information on Angola. Politics Official Home Page of the Republic of Angola http://www.angola.org/ Good-looking official site that takes a look at business, government, art and culture, and development in the country. Includes a small web directory. Unita http://www.unita.org/ Opposition political movement's official web site. News Angola Peace Monitor http://www.anc.org.za/angola/ Produced every month by ACTSA - Action for Southern Africa.

53. Angolan Culture History And Archaeology web page from the government of angola, including historical and cultural links . The Historical Tour of angola is a fairly extensive history of the http://archaeology.about.com/od/angola/

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54. Localities: A: Angola: Society And Culture At Indiana Find Indiana Society and culture at Indiana Find Localities A angola Society and culture. http://www.indianafind.com/Localities/A/Angola/Society_and_Culture/

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55. The LOIS E. WOODS MUSEUM- ANGOLA RESEARCH Live in the Northern part of angola and also in the Southern part of the Congo . He is also credited with introducing new and vital items of culture The http://www.nsu.edu/resources/woods/angola.htm

BURKINA FASO CAMEROON GABON GHANA GUINEA IVORY COAST LIBERIA MALI NIGERIA SIERRA LEONE TANZANIA MOZAMBIQUE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC of the CONGO LOIS E. WOODS MUSEUM NORFOLK STATE UNIVERSITY 700 PARK AVE. NORFOLK, VA., 23504 Telephone- Fax- JOHN S. WOODS DIRECTOR/CURATOR Mrs Grace Lee Executive Coordinator ALL MATERIAL INCLUDING GRAPHICS AND/OR TEXT IS PROTECTED UNDER THE THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. ANGOLAN RESEARCH GO TO DETAILED MAP TRIBE Chokwe Pwo BACK TO COLLECTION ORIGINS MAP C hokwe Live in the Northern part of Angola and also in the Southern part of the Congo. They are known to have great hunters and collect honey. A noble mask that is worn by men in dances which magically bring fertility and prosperity to the village. This female mask recalls the ancestress. The Pwo performer is dressed like a woman, and he dances elegantly and gracefully, showing the women of the village the value of graciousness and good manners (Bastin 1984 a:212-13). Two marks of beauty, a Maltese Cross design (Cingelyengelye) on the forehead and tooth deformation, are characteristic cultural features of the Chokwe-Lunda. Masks of this type, known as Mwana Po, were worn with a costume of netting that covered the male dancer's entire body. The dance performed by the wearer of this mask is recorded to have been a satire mimicking the affections of pretty young women. P wo The masks of the Chokwe female ancestor. Pwo, the ideal of beauty, also bestows fertility on women who admire her face, costume, and gestures.

56. ANN News: Section: Society & Culture 30 January 2004 Category Society and culture Read/Post Comments (4). The widespread availability of ordinance left over from angola s http://www.africahome.com/annews/categories/culture/

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57. Angola -- Facts, Info, And Encyclopedia Article Main article (Click link for more info and facts about culture of angola) cultureof angola List of writers from angola http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/encyclopedia/a/an/angola.htm

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58. Conflict Resolution, Prevention, And Transformation: Search For Common Ground Search for Common Ground in angola was established in August 1996 to support the After 40 years of war and a culture in which violence is legitimised, http://www.sfcg.org/programmes/angola/programmes_angola.html

Studio N'jango Opens in M'banza Congo province Read project evaluations Programmes Home Angola Search for Common Ground in Angola was established in August 1996 to support the national reconciliation process and the consolidation of peace. Through a return to war in 1998, SFCG remained committed to assisting Angolans to demand and create the basis for sustainable peace. With the ceasefire after the death of UNITA rebel leader Jonas Savimbi in April 2002, peace appears to be a reality at last. SFCG has therefore shifted its goal to transforming Angolan society away from a culture of violence to one characterised by coexistence, security, social justice, and popular participation. To do so, SFCG now works to enable Angolans to address the root causes of past conflict constructively in a number of ways: Increase and strengthen social cohesion between and among different sectors of Angolan society; Support the process of resettlement and reintegration of vulnerable groups, including returnees and ex-combatants; Enable Angolans to more fully participate in their nation's political, economic, and social development; and

59. ANGOLA : Flag, Cities, President, Map, Links, Etc. - ClickAfrique: Reference Dat angola Flag, Cities, President, Map from ClickAfrique.com. angola. Web Sitesfrom angola angola Arts culture • Education • Film • Health • History http://www.clickafrique.com/Reference.asp?param=angola

60. International Spotlight: Angola In terms of arts and culture, these two countries still seem to be as one.Some people believe that angola s traditional semba music lies at the heart of http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-adv/specialsales/spotlight/angola/article25.htm

placeChannelNav('intl_spotlight'); Articles Angola: Country Information Swimming in Oil End to Conflict Sunflower State ... Participating Advertiser Contact Information Arts and Culture: Art Movement In visual arts and dance, the creativity of Angolans has not been inhibited by war It is said that many millions of years ago, before the world's land mass split apart to form the five continents, Angola and Brazil were fused together. In terms of arts and culture, these two countries still seem to be as one. Some people believe that Angola's traditional semba music lies at the heart of Brazilian samba. Although the two types of music sound quite different, they share similar names and dance forms. As most of Brazil's slaves came from Angola, it is not surprising that some aspects of culture in the two countries are so similar. Angolan semba is an ancient rhythm, traditionally accompanied by smooth undulations of the hips and belly. Semba was originally danced to celebrate good harvests, marriages, births and other occasions. It developed in Angola's coastal centers, especially Luanda and Benguela during the 17th century. To this day, semba is regarded as the music of the sea. Before Portuguese missionaries spread Christianity throughout the country, Angolans used to dance semba as a way of worshipping their gods, especially the mermaid Kianda, goddess of the sea. Every year, Angolans would hold celebrations near the sea, throwing food, clothes and other gifts into the water as offerings to Kianda.

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