81. Untitled Document those African rhythms, you get all the music that people are dancing to today!” “‘Bala Bala’ means ‘the essence of things’ in fon,” she explains. http://www.madisonhousepublicity.com/midpages/copypages/ak.copypages/ak.bio.html

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82. CorpWatch : US: Against All Odds, Goldman Prize Winners Protect The Earth Another indigenous person has been awarded this year s Goldman Prize for South Goldman Prize recipients are proof that ordinary people are capable of http://www.corpwatch.org/article.php?id=2414

83. Documentary Educational Resources Jean Rouch’s prolific film career began in French West africa, Dance can healpeople in different ways (including one admirable dance project where the http://www.der.org/news/index.php?cat=2

84. ±´Äþ Products And Ewe, Fon, °ÍÀï°ÍÓï, ·¨Óï Languages Bariba is spoken by about 500000 people in the north, while Yoruba has a like Ethnic groups African 99% (42 ethnic groups, most important being fon, http://www.worldlanguage.com/ChineseSimplified/Countries/Benin.htm

Microsoft Authorized Education Reseller, call for quotes Super Bargains Computers / Notebooks ESL-Ó¢Óï×÷ΪµÚ¶þÓïÑÔ Gift Items! Karaoke Keyboard Stickers Microsoft Office Microsoft Windows Software - Windows Software - Mac Ewe Fon Porto-Novo The official language is French. Fon is the most important native language, with about two million speakers in the southern half of the country. Bariba is spoken by about 500,000 people in the north, while Yoruba has a like number of speakers along the eastern border. Geography Location: Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Nigeria and Togo Geographic coordinates: 9 30 N, 2 15 E Map references: Africa Area: total: 112,620 sq km land: 110,620 sq km water: 2,000 sq km Area - comparative: slightly smaller than Pennsylvania Land boundaries: total: 1,989 km border countries : Burkina Faso 306 km, Niger 266 km, Nigeria 773 km, Togo 644 km Coastline: 121 km Maritime claims: territorial sea: 200 nm Climate: tropical; hot, humid in south; semiarid in north Terrain: mostly flat to undulating plain; some hills and low mountains

85. College Of Letters And Science Survey course on the mutual perceptions of primarily people of African and Asian Yoruba, Kongo, fon, Akan) and its transformation in the Caribbean, http://www.wisc.edu/pubs/ug/10lettsci/depts/afroam.html

College of Letters and Science Afro-American Studies Requirements for the Major Honors in the Major Distinction in the Major Thesis of Distinction ... Courses 4141 Helen C. White Hall, 600 North Park Street, Madison, WI 53706; 608/263-1642; http://polyglot.lss.wisc.edu/aas/index.html Professors Adell, Drewal, James (Chair), McKay, Plummer, Tesfagiorgis, Thornton, Van Deburg, Werner; Associate Professor Tyson, Assistant Professors Greene, Livingston Undergraduate advisor in the major: Professor Craig Werner, 4139 Helen C. White Hall, 263-2335, cwerner@wisc.edu Faculty diversity liaison: Stanlie M. James, smjames@wisc.edu Requirements for the Major Return to Top The major in Afro-American studies requires a minimum of 30 credits. Students are required to select one area of concentration. Students concentrating in Areas 1 or 3 are required to select one area of emphasis within the concentration. Area 1: Afro-American Culture Emphasis A: Literature Emphasis B: The Arts Area 2: Afro-American History Area 3: Afro-American Society Emphasis A: Black Women's Studies Emphasis B: Intergroup Relations Majors specialize in one Area, but must take at least one course from each Area. A maximum of 40 credits will be counted toward fulfillment of degree requirements. Special Topics courses may be repeated as topics vary. At least 15 credits in upper-level courses numbered 300 or above must be taken in residence at UW-Madison.

86. About.com Interview: Voodoo-Dispelling The Myths Interview with AfricanAmerican Voodoo and Mami Wata Priestess Some peoplerefer to Vodun as barbaric because it uses animal sacrifice as part of its http://www.mamiwata.com/interview2.html

An Ancestral Religion Resurrected in America Interview with African-American Voodoo and Mami Wata Priestess: Mamaissii “Zogbé” Vivian Hunter-Hindrew, Hounon Amengansie Publishers Note: This interview was originally published May 2001, on About.com by Nigerian (About.com) African Cultures host, Dr. Austin Ogunsuyi. Due to the sudden closure of the African Cultures segment featured on About.com, this interview has been reprinted here in its entirety. Dr. Austin Ogunsuyi: 1. What do you regard as the unique structure of the Vodun? Mamaissii “Zogbé” Vivian: Unlike the strict parameters that are drawn in Western religions between the secular and non-secular world, Vodoun is a tradition that is all encompassing in all aspects of ones life. From the temporal to the spectacular. From pe-birth to the afterlife, the Vodoun is intrinsic in all aspects of ones existence. Dr. Austin Ogunsuyi: 2. What is the relationship between "Vodun" and "Voodoo." Are they one and the same thing? Mamaissii “Zogbé” Vivian: The relationship is largely one of regional, linguistic, cultural, ethnic and even political variations in both its spelling and meaning. In the Fon language, the word "Vodou" simply means "Spirit." Th word "Spirit," simply is a term used to describe the specialized Nature divinities served in the Vodoun tradition. This is the term and meaning that the majority in the West are familiar with.

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