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MAKANDAL BRAISE

La Maison des écritures La Rochelle présente l’exposition Makandal Braise du 10 au 27 juin 2024, une rencontre artistique entre Rolaphton Mercure et Jeanty Junior Augustin. Cette exposition signe la sortie de résidence de Rolaphton Mercure. “Dans un de ces enfers fait à la main dispersés aux quatre coins du monde, Haïti, veuve sans seins voilée de lierres au cœur de la mer des Caraïbes, l’humain…

[karinyosa]

from @villageauntie on instagram: “was asked to share ideas of what people who are unable to attend physical gatherings can do to support. these are some of the things i came up with. please feel free to add more in the comments.

yes, i am purposefully leaving out certain words and flags so this post can stay in the feed. but you know who and what this post is for”

id under the cut.

image 1 ID: white title text against a dark gray background that says "nine things you can do" with the subtitle "i was asked to compile a list of suggested activities for those who are unable to attend protests or who are not active on social media. these are from my own experience and those taken from history. i invite you to explore additional ways to support and share them in the comments".

image 2 ID: title says "pray tahajjud". subtitle says "wake in the last third of the night and pray. pray without ceasing. pray like you mean it. prayer is not the least we can do, it is the best we can do. know that your prayers reach. so reach inside and use your limbs and your tongue to supplicate to the one from whom all mercy descends. pray. pray. pray".

image 3 ID: title says "provide childcare". subtitle says "many who are active in the struggle are also parenting young children. offer to watch the babies so that both physical and digital organizing can take place. you can offer to watch children in your home, at the community center, a house of worship, or even outside. just offer it and make it free".

image 4 ID: title says "get educated". subtitle says "read books on palestine, on sudan, on the struggles of oppressed people worldwide. study anti-colonial thought. watch documentaries. study about makandal. read june jordan, kwame ture, amilcar cabral, james baldwin, toni morrison, marc lamont hill, and others. read more, scroll less (unless you are scrolling to get informed). read, digest, reflect".

image 5 ID: title says "educate others". subtitle says "organize a study circle. talk to your friends. interrupt falsehood with fact. have meaningful conversations with coworkers. ask questions, listen more. use what you have read to empower your family. read to their children. answer their questions. use your voice to help others to know and never forget".

image 6 ID: title says "prepare meals". subtitle says "make food. buy food from a local restaurant that is trustworthy. buy fruit. take it to your neighbors, to the masjid, to those who are or will be actively protesting. feed the people because nourishment is important and food is a way to show love and support".

image 7 ID: title says "organize fundraisers". subtitle says "if you have something you can make/sell, use it for a fundraiser. food, quilts, artwork, services, whatever. sell it and donate it to reputable charities providing support. something is better than nothing. no amount raised is too small". as an addition from me, i've also seen people do free art for people willing to commit to calling their reps every day. and for places to donate, i've seen lots of people talking about humanitarian organizations, but two more that i'd like to suggest are the palestinian social fund (palestiniansocialfund.com, their about says "The path to liberation requires material support that is directed toward self-sustainability. The Palestinian Social Fund raises unconditional funding for cooperative farms in Palestine through grassroots efforts. These farms are started by youth who are returning to the land to reclaim food sovereignty and control their own destiny.") and palestine action (palestineaction.org), who participate in direct action activism against weapons trading with israel, mainly focusing on the company elbit.

image 8 ID: title says "engage in arts activism". subtitle says "write poems. paint, sew, sing, dance, create. the artists are desperately needed. make work that amplifies the moment and educates. pour your heart into your craft with the intention to help. art can do what other activism cannot. say it with your craft".

image 9 ID: title says "participate in digital organizing". subtitle says "use your devices as organizing tools. set up a weekly zoom. invite speakers to engage and educate. engage in digital campaigns and letter writing. harness the power of technology for the greater good".

image 10 ID: title says "write letters/essays". subtitle says "write to your elected officials. flood their interns with letters and calls. write essays and post them to your substack/medium/local paper. people are looking to be informed. add your voice through the written word. people will read".

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Row 1 Malcolm X, Martin Luther King Jr., Nat Turner, Martin Delany, Amos Wilson, Ida B. Wells

Row 2 Walter Rodney, Eusi Kwayana, Cuffy, Bussa, Sam Sharpe, Marcus Garvey, Cheikh Ahmadou Bamba

Row 3 Patrice Lumumba, Thomas Sankara, Steve Biko, Robert Sobukwe, Tavio Amorin, Cetshwayo

Row 4 Joseph Casely Hayford, Nzinga, Yaa Asantewaa, Taitu, Menelik II, Nehanda, Zumbi, Louis Delgrès

Row 5 Jose Correia Leite, Nanny, Jean-Jacques Dessalines, Elijah Muhammad, Queen Mother Moore, Harriet Tubman, Toussaint L’Ouverture, Makandal Daaga

Row 6 La Mulâtresse Solitude, Carter G. Woodson, William Leo Hansberry, Joseph Cinqué, Chancellor Williams, Jean Price-Mars, Samory Touré

Row 7 Asa G. Hilliard III, Joshua Nkomo, Julius Nyerere, Nana Olomu, W.E.B. Du Bois, Madison, Funmilayo Kuti, Paul Bogle

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[THEORY] Maman Brigitte originates in Brigitte Mackandal

Rather than Saint Brigitte or the Celtic goddess Brigid, a likelier candidate for the origin of Maman Brigitte is the wife of the famous Haitian maroon leader François Mackandal, who was named Brigitte Mackandal.

Below is all the information I could find about Brigitte Mackandal.

John D. Garrigus mentions Brigitte Mackandal in A Secret among the Blacks (2023).

He describes her as the wife of François Mackandal, and a “ritual leader in her own right”:

“In Soufrière, a man known as Makandal was creating spiritually powerful objects—bundles of natural and man-made materials—that his followers called makandals, and teaching those followers how to work with them…Makandal created a deeply bonded community in Soufrière based on Congo ritual practice. He served newly arrived Central Africans from many different ethnic groups as well as island-born people. Many of his followers lived on the growing number of coffee plantations in the region, but others came from farther away: Cap Français or Port Margot and Le Borgne parishes to the west.” (p. 76)

“Nearly all Black people in Saint-Domingue carried charms, packets that took different forms and were sometimes called gry. But Congo-inspired makandals were not charms; they were considered to be alive. Makandal’s community believed the bundles moved, spoke, revealed the future, and worked on behalf of those who fed and praised them…” (p. 76)

“...Brigitte, described as Makandal’s wife and a ritual leader in her own right, claimed that a makandal bundle “consulted by its servant” could reveal the location of “an escaped slave, who had stolen something that was missing, the poisoner, and other [things]...” (p. 78)

Brigitte Mackandal is described alongside several of François Mackandal’s enslaved followers, who were later arrested and interrogated:

“Makandal’s community-building probably began with people enslaved on Soufrière’s coffee estates at the upper reaches of the Limbé River valley. By 1757, it extended to Cap Français in the east and Port Margot and Le Borgne in the west. A woman named Marianne may have been the leader of the Cap Français branch of the community. Enslaved by a wigmaker, Marianne performed rituals in the wigmaker’s kitchen with two enslaved men named Michel and Jolicoeur. Jolicoeur could read and write French. Brigitte carried packets to Marianne in Cap Français once a week. A follower named Leveillé was enslaved to a rug maker and then a saddlemaker, which suggests he also lived in Cap Français. Jean à Tessereau, another close associate, eventually broke with Makandal and took his family into the hills behind Cap. This suggests that he was enslaved near the city. Far to the west of Cap Français, a follower named Geneviève was enslaved in Port Margot.…” (p. 79)

“Makandal was held in the Cap Français jail for weeks awaiting interrogation. He was prosecuted in a judicial investigation that started on Tuesday, January 17, and lasted just four days…Makandal never admitted to making or using poisons. He did name some of his followers, though, and the court sent constables to arrest them. Makandal, Brigitte, Leveillé, Mercure, Jolicoeur, and Geneviève were arrested and interrogated.” (p. 88)

Garrigus then describes how she and other followers of Mackandal worshiped Charlot, who the colonists referred to as “Diable” (devil):

“...Makandal’s follower Mercure claimed that he served Charlot, an entity that Courtin took to be the devil. It seems that venerating Charlot was a way Mercure, Brigitte, and probably Makandal himself appropriated French stories of the devil and claimed this power as their own…” (p. 92)

Garrigus also describes how she was burned to death along with Mackandal and others:

“In 1776, Hilliard d’Auberteuil advised readers that they could go to the council’s archive and consult the trial records for “Macanda, Pompée, Angélique, Brigitte, Laurent, & others burned after them.”” (p.202)

SOURCE: Garrigus, John D.. A Secret Among the Blacks: Slave Resistance Before the Haitian Revolution. United States, Harvard University Press, 2023. https://www.hup.harvard.edu/books/9780674272828 

Garrigus refers to the following primary sources:

Sébastien Jacques Courtin’s (1758) “Mémoire Sommaire Sur Les Prétendus Pratiques Magiques et Empoisonnements…” 

Charles Fournier de la Chapelle (1758) “Mémoire pour servir à l’information des procés contre les négres devins, sorciers et empoisonneurs”

Michel-René Hilliard d’Auberteuil, “Considérations sur l’état présent de la colonie française de Saint-Domingue” (Paris: Grangé, 1776), 1:137.

Here are all the excerpts I could locate in each of these texts:

1. COURTIN’S (1758) “MEMOIRE SOMMAIRE…”

“...Mercure et Brigite femme de françois qui sont convenus de savoir faire des macandals qui remuent sur la tête ont indiqué les memes operations ont dit que les paroles magiques etaient bondieu conné qui ça moi faire, bon dieu baie yeuse ça qui yeuse demandé vous…”

TRANSLATION:

“Mercure and Brigitte, wife of François, who agreed to know how to make macandals that work on the head, indicated the same operations, and said that the magic words were “Good God knows what I do, Good God opens the eyes of those who ask for eyes”... ”

“...Cependant Brigite a dit que l'usage du ___ fait perdre la vertu au Macandal, mais que pour la luy rendre, il faut se frotter les mains avec du fran bazin et le laver avec dans L'eau Benite….”

TRANSLATION:

“...However, Brigitte said that the use of ___ makes the Macandal lose its virtue, but that to restore it, one must rub one's hands with fran bazin and wash it in Holy Water….”

“...Brigite qui a paru parler sans detour dans les derniers jours de sa vie a dit que le Macandal consulté par son serviteur luy parloir d'une façon claire et nette dans les oreilles suivant son expression qu'il disait ou etait un negre maron quel était le voleur d'une chose dont on etait en peine, l'empoisonneur et le reste…”

TRANSLATION:

“...Brigitte who seemed to speak frankly in the last days of her life said that the Macandal, when consulted by its servant, could clearly speak into her ears where an escaped slave was, who had stolen something that was missing, who was the poisoner, and other things…”

“...Les interrogatoires de Mercure et de Brigite nous ont devoilé sans equivoque tout le mistere du culte reflechi que Les sorciers rendent au Diable…”

TRANSLATION:

“The interrogations of Mercure and Brigitte have revealed to us without equivocation all the mysteries of the worship The sorceries render to the Devil…”

“…Brigite deja condamnée, parlait sans déguisement. Mercure ne l'etait point encore et il colorait toutes ses profanations du vernis de simplicité qui semblait en exclure tout soupçon d'impiété reflechie…”

TRANSLATION:

“…Brigitte, already condemned, did not disguise her words. Mercury had not yet reached that point and he colored all his profanations with the varnish of simplicity, which seemed to exclude any suspicion of impiety…”

“...Brigite amenée pour être confrontée à Mercure et interrogée sur cette priere du matin dit quelle etait vraie mais que c’était par derisiones pour se moquer des prieres de L'eglise qu’on les recitait devant Charlot qu'on baisait ensuite la terre comme pour l'adoration de la croix qu'en se levant on disait il n'y a rien degrand passé bon dieu qui est en haut du ciel et Charlot et apres eux c'est François Macandal que les petits macandals s'appelaient enfants a bon dieu pour dire qu'ils étaient Les petits ou les enfants de Charlot leur bon dieu…”

TRANSLATION:

“...Brigitte, brought to be confronted by Mercure and questioned about this morning prayer, said that it was true but that it was in derision to mock the prayers of the Church, that they were recited in front of Charlot, that they then kissed the earth as for the adoration of the cross, that when getting up they said there is nothing great before Good God, who is at the top of heaven, and Charlot, and after them it is François Macandal, that the Little Macandals called themselves Children of Good God, to say that they were The Little ones or the children of Charlot, their Good God…”

“...La Negresse Marianne qui recevait des poisons que Macandal luy envoyait par Brigite sa femme communiait tous les huit jours…”

TRANSLATION: 

“...The Negress Marianne who received poisons that Macandal sent her through Brigitte, his wife, took communion every eight days…”

SOURCE: Sébastien Jacques Courtin. “Mémoire Sommaire Sur Les Prétendus Pratiques Magiques et Empoisonnements Prouvés Au Procès Instruit et Jugé Au Cap Contre Plusieurs Nègres et Négresses Dont Le Chef Nommé François Macandal a Été Condamné Au Feu et Exécuté Le Vingt Janvier Mille Sept Cents Cinquante Huit,’ 1758, ANOM F/3/88,” January 20, 1758. Archives Nationales d’Outre Mer. Retrieved from: https://ecda.northeastern.edu/key-text-memoire-sommaire-sur-les-pretendus-pratiques-magiques-et-empoisonnements/ 

2. FOURNIER DE LA CHAPPELLE’S (1758) “MEMOIRE…”

Brigite Mackandal is also mentioned in Charles Fournier de la Chapelle’s one-page memo (1758) “Mémoire pour servir à l’information des procés contre les négres devins, sorciers et empoisonneurs”:

“Me nous a servi (Brigitte) a decouvrir enfin dans la Confrontation avec Mercure le culte suivi qui servent au Diable, sous le nom de Charlot…”

TRANSLATION:

“She (Brigitte) helped us to finally discover in the Confrontation with Mercure the cult followed by those who serve the Devil, under the name of Charlot…”

She is mentioned again later in the document, but I struggled to transcribe this section:

SOURCE: Charles Fournier de la Chapelle, “Mémoire pour servir à l’information des procés contre les négres devins, sorciers et empoisonneurs” (1758). Retrieved from: https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b10112297j/f6.item 

3. HILLIARD D’AUBERTEUIL’S (1776) “CONSIDERATIONS…”

Finally, Brigitte Mackandal is briefly mentioned in Hilliard d'Auberteuil’s (1776) “Considérations sur l'état présent de la colonie française de Saint-Domingue”, which describes how she was burned to death along with François Mackandal:

“On peut voir au Greffe du Conseil du Cap, les procédures criminelles contre Macanda, Pompée, Angélique, Brigite, Laurent, & autres brûlés depuis;”

TRANSLATION: 

“One can view at the Registry of the Council of Cap, the criminal proceedings against Macanda, Pompée, Angélique, Brigite, Laurent, and others burned since;”

SOURCE: d'Auberteuil, Michel-René Hilliard. Considérations sur l'état présent de la colonie française de Saint-Domingue: Ouvrage politique et législatif; présenté au ministre de la marine. Vol. 1. A Paris, chez Grangé, imprimeur-libraire, rue de la Parcheminerie; & au Cabinet-Littéraire, Pont Notre-Dame, 1776. p. 137. Retrieved from: https://archive.org/details/considrationss00hill/page/136/mode/2up 

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In Rituals, Runaways, and the Haitian Revolution (2022) Crystal Nicole Eddins comments on Brigite Mackandal like so:

“Women like Brigitte Mackandal and Marie Catherine Kingué demonstrated the “radical implications of black women’s spiritual politics” by embracing acts of “woman-centered preservation,” such as poison, healing, and midwifery, that fundamentally opposed racial capitalist exploitation of black women’s bodies.” (p. 144)

She also posits: 

“Mackandal’s wife, Brigitte, may have transitioned into the world of the lwa as Maman Brigitte, who has authority over cemeteries.” (p. 122)

SOURCE: Eddins, Crystal Nicole. Rituals, Runaways, and the Haitian Revolution: Collective Action in the African Diaspora. United Kingdom, Cambridge University Press, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009256148 Retrieved from: https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/rituals-runaways-and-the-haitian-revolution/2FCBF92A767FD8DE3615602F589C326E#overview 

Even if there is no connection between Maman Brigitte and Brigitte Mackandal, these documents demonstrate that there existed Haitian women from this time period with the name “Brigitte”. These women may have been named after Saint Brigitte because there were a number of slave owners of Irish descent, such as Antoine Walsh, and possibly the Celtic province of France (Brittany).

If true, this would explain why Maman Brigitte is identified with Saint Brigitte. In Haitian Vodou, Catholic Saints can come to be identified with important ancestral spirits, like so:

“KB: Tell me everyone who "walks with Dantò," everyone who you have here on your altar with Dantò.”

“ML: You have St. Rose of Lima; she is a Petwo. You have St. Philomène. She is Petwo. She is a lwa too, Manbo Philomise. You see St. Andrew? You see Sacred Heart–who walks with Simbi? And then you have St. Jude. He is a Legba Petwo, too.”

“Spirits who have been important to one of the ancestors occupy a dual role in Vodou, one in which they are treated as both spirits and ancestors. So when Mama Lola serves St. Philomène, she also honors the spirit of her mother, Philomise, a well-known healer in Port-au-Prince. It is because of this that the altars can be seen as repositories of family history, or, more literally, as repositories of the family itself.”

SOURCE: Lola, Mama & Brown, Karen McCarthy. "The Altar Room: A Dialogue." In Cosentino, Donald. Sacred Arts of Haitian Vodou. United States, UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural History, 1995. p. 229-230. Retrieved from: https://archive.org/details/sacredartsofhait0000unse/page/228/mode/2up? 

This would explain why Maman Brigitte is not a white woman, but an old Black woman; she is an important ancestral spirit of a Haitian woman who lived several hundred years ago.

Long story short, it is most likely that the important ancestral lwa Maman Brigitte originates in a Haitian woman who was named “Brigitte” – possibly, Brigitte Mackandal.

For other historical documents pertaining to François Mackandal, see: https://classiques-garnier.com/makandal-en-metamorphoses-heroismes-et-identites-dans-la-litterature-caribeenne-annexe-c.html?displaymode=full 

[rockofeye]

At the End of the Year

Despite this being a very hot, very active part of the Vodou year, I have found myself feeling very contemplative and reflective as I head towards the change of the calendar. This is unsurprising; the older I get, the more I prefer to sit quietly and drink in my understanding of my own self.

And yet, the poto mitan is still on fire and the air is still filled with flames and the smoke and dust of pounded leaves. I feel like I am sitting in the middle of a fire tornado watch the lwa light the flames to burn away what does not serve us as we move into a new year.

It is not by chance or accident that Makaya season spans the last month of the old year and a piece of the New Year. It's the good kind of burning.

2023 was The Year for me. A lot of goals I had set quite awhile ago have come to fruition and all the groundwork I laid became the foundation for the rest of my life. I didn't do it on my own, of course...all the work (and accompanying blood, sweat, and tears) was done with the lwa, who held me up when I legitimately thought I was done.

After battling for my husband's visa for three years, I got it done. It took a federal court case that I filed (because who has lawyer money?) and lamp after lamp after iliminasyon. Every time something changed or didn't change and we found another speedbump, another lamp with the work doubled in Haiti. More prayers, more struggles...but I won the battle in the end and it is sealed. I have never felt the kind of satisfaction that I felt when we made it through the final hoop of customs to enter the US. The phone calls from the airport to family and friends back in Haiti and in the US were the best phone calls ever. The airport dinner was the best dinner ever.

And despite all the work that went into it...I know we were blessed in the process because it only took three years. While waiting for processing at the American embassy in Port-au-Prince, S met people who had been in process for years longer than us for the exact same visa. There were moments where we could have been turned back and yet with grace we were not. When you are in the fire, it is hard to see where the hands of the lwa might be, but when it was finished....I see how they both made the road, cleared the road, and accompanied me on the journey.

I did all that, and I am super proud of it.

There have also been many other wins and successes but that's the big one, and I am satisfied.

2024 doesn't look like it will be an easier year in this world bent on destruction, but I am hopeful. There is lots to look forward to; my husband is getting ready to launch his atelier that will showcase his talent in traditional drapo and boutey lwa making, as well as his painting and garment skills. There are a couple of book projects simmering away and maybe the formation of an artist collective based in Haiti, as well as other Haiti projects. I hope and plan for success as a foundation moving forward.

We are busy getting ready for this new year. The house has been cleaned and every bit of laundry done, the baths have been made, magic refreshed, and tomorrow's soup joumou will be a reward for all of the running around. May these preparations solidify my blueprints to success.

We not only witness the New Year arriving, but January 1 marks the 220th anniversary of Haitian independence from colonial rule and the liberation of all enslaved individuals in the territory of Haiti. It is a poignant new beginning within a new beginning, particularly at a time when worldwide we are faced with the spectre of colonialism, poisonous nationalism, and the reminder that the world has not yet quashed the reality of subjugation of those we deem lesser. Liberation is an ongoing active process, and the fire lit by our revolutionary spiritual ancestors still burns. The lessons of Dessalines, L'Ouverture, Ogè, Papillon, Pètion, Christophe, Capois, Makandal, Boukman, Fatiman, la Prophétesse, and all whose names were not written or were forgotten are still important.

I do not wish for peace, but for revolution that brings new life. In that revolution, may you find prosperity, health, a sense of purpose, the knowledge that that the world needs your presence and participation, and balance in deeply unbalanced times. May you be accompanied by your ancestors and spirits who love you, and may the hope for a new year burn bright!

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12 Aug 2024

12th August 2024, Monday Listening: What You Do To Me, Teenage Fanclub

Somebody bought my sambas that I listed on my Carousell the other day. Thank God. Those shoes are super popular for sure. Speaking of shoes, I remember spending a pretty penny from my very first bonus for these Docs and after more than 10 years, they still hold up strong.

For lunk I had ayam penyet with the girls.

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13 Aug 2024

13th August 2024, Tuesday Listening: Little House of Savages, The Walkmen

Otw to work came across this white Rio and I think white Rios are underrated,

looks good!

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14 Aug 2024

14th August 2024, Wednesday Listening: Decent Days and Nights, The Futureheads

Nasi kukus for lunk! Woop!

For dins, we had AK Noods and my usual Whisk for a nightcap. 2121 screenshotted this and I thought it was cute,

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15 Aug 2024

15th August 2024, Thursday Listening: It's a Shame about Ray, The Lemonheads

Went to J&T to post the sambas. Stopped by Boost for a treat. Came home and saw Dad has put up the flag already in the spirit of August. Cute.

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16 Aug 2024

16th August 2024, Friday - Happy birthday to Fido 🎂 Listening: Heaven Beside You, Alice in Chains

Was craving for tosai in the a.m. so ordered via Grab.

Also had to spend a significant amount of money for a transcribing app for work which is not expensed but it's okay.. Closed the day by rounding up work at yush. Stopped by the grocers to get tamar for Dad.

Something is so trippy about this building's lift. Like Kubrick.

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17 Aug 2024

17th August 2024, Saturday Listening: A Girl Like You, Edwin Collins

Had 17 makandate at Thai Moment. And the most hilarious order for my dins was a plate of salad at OBriens which could have served a family of 4.. 2121 also surprised me with flowers :)

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18 Aug 2024

18th August 2024, Sunday Listening: Ventura Highway, America

Spent Sunday with Mom. Closed the week at yush. I feel so much better this week. Hamdulillah.

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🇭🇹HAITIAN HISTORY IS BLACK HISTORY 🇭🇹 This Black history month here are 2 must have books for children or anyone in the family to learn about the fascinating history and heritage of Haiti from @thorobredbooks by Frantz Derenoncourt, Jr. " Haiti: The First Black Republic” is a powerful historical work on the history, struggles, and subsequent victory of the Haitian people. This detailed account of how Haiti overcame European and French rule is a must read for all. His second book "Makandal: The Black Messiah” chronicles the life of Makandal and his rise to prominence as the fearless Maroon leader who created an army which fought relentlessly to free Africans from French rule in colonial Haiti. This book is all encapsulating of the life and mission of “The Black Messiah,” and a black history staple for all literary collections. Order now at thorobredbooks.com #HaitianBusinesses #HaitianHistory #Haiti #Makandal #Heroes #HaitianHeroes #History #WorldHistory #Haitian #Entrepreneur

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FRISNER AUGUSTIN MASTER DRUMMER (March 1, 1948 – February 28, 2012) Frisner Augustin was a major performer and composer of Haitian Vodou drumming, and the first and only citizen of Haiti to win a National Heritage Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts in the United States, where he resided for forty years. A youth prodigy on the traditional drums of Haitian Vodou in ritual context, Augustin took his genre to the modern stage, often exploring its common roots with various jazz styles. From his initial forays in Haiti with Lina Mathon Blanchet, Jacky Duroseau, and Jazz des Jeunes, he went on to work in the United States and Europe with Kip Hanrahan, Edy Brisseaux, and Andrew Cyrille. He also recorded for filmmaker Jonathan Demme." READ MORE: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frisner_Augustin The Intimate Touch by Frisner Augustin La Troupe Makandal, Inc. "The compositions on this album share more than a dozen styles of classic, sacred Haitian drumming through the palms, the fingertips, and the soul of an award-winning musician." http://www.cdbaby.com/m/cd/frisneraugustin *Full album notes with analysis of the artist's style are available free at makandal.org/memorial-project/recordings. Credits Frisner Augustin, Congas Jean Jean-Pierre, Producer Paul Uhry Newman, Radio Nèg Mawon Co-producer Joe Quesada, Recording Engineer Chantal Regnault, Photos Lois Wilcken, Album Notes "If anyone would like to see extensive and analytic album notes for The Intimate Touch, they're available free at https://makandal1758.files.wordpress.com/2014/08/it_notes.pdf" Lois Wilcken www.makandal.org Frisner Augustin: “Ountògi” ~ Written by Dr. Loïs Wilcken | VoicesfromHaïti ~ Nou bèl. E Nou La. http://www.voicesfromhaiti.com/inner-views/frisner-augustin-ountogi-written-by-dr-lois-wilcken/ #HAÏTI☆#LEGENDS #FrisnerAugustin #Rip #loiswilcken #makandal #Drummer #DrumMaster #traditional #Vodou #LaTroupeMakandal #JonathanDemme #NationalEndowmentfortheArts

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کشمیریوں کی جدوجہد کے ساتھ آزادی مل کر رہے گی، آرمی چیف چیف آف آرمی اسٹاف جنرل قمر جاوید باجوہ کا کہنا ہے کہ بھارتی ظلم و جبر کشمیریوں کے حق خودارادیت کو نہیں دبا سکتا اور کشمیریوں کی جدوجہد آزادی کامیاب ہو کر رہے گی۔

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MAGO MAKANDAL

[avovaimoke]

Fakande till du makande

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