Ngugi thiong'o Videos

Hello +GuandulArtes Ecuador. I'm not sure what you mean by enslaved body and enslaved dance. Please explain.

+BeatsByAbu Asante sana to you for checking this out and spreading the word!

Thank you +Ayo Azubuike

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+stevie ashley hi!i wish you could get help with your request but i m not sure you can b satisfied by any answer. bc there is soo many languages first of all, I hope you could actually visit a region you'd like or that you are related to, to learn on site as it is the best way to learn and to understand the culture. In Africa as everywhere on the continent the transmission of knowledge about king-queendoms, conquests, religions, lands, history of nations, humour, art, was and still is by Oral tradition. So many of the languages are veery rich and complex as they were in the content and in the form (proverbs, rhymes or prose, intonations, etc). Written forms if they 'd ever existed (and i believe there was glyphic writtings) have disapeared, and when the Mandinga Empire (earlier Empire of Ghana then Empire of Mali) have embraced Islam before colonisation and adopted arabic language and alphabet to write. In the XXth century the doctor Solomana Kante had put down an alphabet the N'ko for the Mande languages (mostly west African ethnies, Wolofs, Mandingas, Bambaras, Dioulas, etc) and it's mainly used in Guinea, Mauritania, Senegal, Mali, even if french is still the most taught at school. So all that to say that it would make more sens to meet and understand the actual culture while you are learning the language, bc otherwise there is many things that you wouldn't get. Of course if you are in America, I understand it might b costly and ask some privilege to go and stay in Africa for a bit. So if this is a real problem, whe should get all our Pan-African asses to sort this out. For Bambara (Mali) and Wolof (senegal) im sure u can find online classes, as it is touristic as hell and full of white saviors looking for a good sunbath. I dont know much about Eastern Africa, if u find interesting things please share! :)

+Moni Tano thank you!

+stevie ashley That depends on where you plan to do most of your travelling in Africa. If you were going to places like Kenya, Tanzania, I'd recommend Swahili. If you were going to the west coast, I'd recommend Ghana. In such a case, Twi (Ashanti) is recommended. Incidentally, if you understand Twi and go to the East of neighboring Ivory Coast, you'll be able to communicate on some level with the Agni, the Baoule, and similar groups (because these groups are recent migrations from the Ashanti who settled in territories now called Ivory Coast- so the similarity between the languages is still noticeable, although they've evolved differently from each other).At the end of the day, I recommend you see where you'd want to spend the most time in your travels, and start with the most spoken language in that region. If you go to an English speaking country, then you bypass the need to learn another European language on top on learning an African language.If you went to a place like Senegal, though, Wolof is widespread enough through the country, that you should not necessarily need French- but it's always good to have in your back pocket when travelling to a country using French for official business.

+Lloyd Sandi Yes.

Indeed +Tunji Legba . And now, let's reverse that.

Great thinker .....

I lov your writings

So inspiring.

The fact that we remain embroiled in arguments that evoke tribe as a bad thing means that we have not moved away from the blanket demonizing of the colonial thinking that associates tribe with all things negative wa Thiongo recognizes the power of celebrating who we are, but he is not blind to the tribalism that has strangulated contemporary Africa. What did you think, wanelly, of Wizard of the Crow? Did you enjoy the kisheng? I certainly did.

I loved a Grain of Wheat. I want to read more by him; I'm deeply interested in African history and culture., and what are all the factors involved in why it was become the poorest and most war torn area on the Earth. Does anyone have any good reading suggetions or otherwise that explains the reasons for the current political/social/economic situation of the more troubled countries of Africa?

I know and will live to acknowledge Prof Ngugi's greatness both in literature and life forever. I haven't read much of his works apart from "The River Between" and other short stories. I must write, also, a novel before I leave this earth: courtesy of his inspiration. Long life, honourable Babu, Mzee wa Thiong'o.

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Languages or tribes have no problem the problem is how we use them to create an aura of superiority against the other. If u r a Kenyan, go to YouTube. Search for the -Swahili mass in mass I & II There is no mother tongue that is more superior than the other (Ambassador R Ogego)

I respect the professor's perception but i question the application of his stance to the welfare of Africans. The ills of Africa have their backbone on tribe. Therefore, we should cater in unilateral elimination tribal grouping which would improve the situation in Africa.

@ibrugger --- Coming from the same tribe as him (kikuyu), I would like to tell you that the "N" is actually pronounced. However this depends on the language you are using (In English yes).. but in our native kikuyu, the N is so lightly pronounced that you rarely hear it.

Are you a Kenyan by any chance? Each tribe is/was a language & each tribe was a state. The problem is: 1. That the colonialists managed to draw very sharp edges btn the tribes. 2. They demonized and inferriorized the native languages so their language can be supreme.

we can't simply eliminate the concept of tribe as it's the backbone of our individual identities and without it we can't maintain our cultures. we won't have a cultural identity but we have to take and forge other cultures into whatever works for us....

What i Like with Reading ngugi work is that he is so deep. Ngugi impact in Africa may not be realize in near future but his work will guide the leadership that will propel Africa back to her greatness

Thats what I was wondering, didn't jomo Kenyatta die in 1978?, so wouldn't that be under president jomo Kenyatta?, or am I mistaken?

+Karuitha II  Am eternally greatful my grand dad didnt give me any kaburu names. Tho in primary i got made fun of quite a bit coz i didnt have any so called "english" names. Welcome to the club muthuri.

it would be a shame if he was a christian?