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History of Beads and Its uses in African society

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Erotic and Procreative functions: Throughout life, many women of West and Central Africa wore strands of beads around their waists to emphasize their figures and their procreative role. As one Fante fisherman once told me, “Obaa bɛsia ɔnhyɛ ahondze no nna ɔnyɛ ɔbaa sima bi a! Ɔsiandɛ odu mpa mu agor dzi a, yɛ dze hɛn ano rebɔ nsanku wɔ sor hɔ no nna yɛdze hen nsa so rebɔ gyɛtai wɔ sisiw hɔ ridzi ɔdɔ. Ɔma mpa mu agor yɛ dɛw!” (A woman who does not wear waist beads cannot call herself real woman. This is because in love-making, whilst our mouth play organs up, our hand also play on the waist beads as guitar. It makes love making awesome). Thus, it is no surprise that Francis (1992) and LaRoche (1994) both contended that among the Africans the sound of the rattle of the beads is reported to evoke an “auditory erotic response” in men. The waist beads also, played a provocative role in procreation. Antubam (1963) explains that in Ghanaian culture, “eggs, sex organs, and all the other

An Appeal To Dagbon Chiefs – Tell Us The Price, We Will Pay For Our Dignity

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I know if I were home, I might have been invited for what I am going to say in this article; but as a royal of a village, I am ever ready to stand in front of my fathers, grandfathers, brothers and uncles to let them know that I shall do everything it takes to defend the dignity of Dagbong – and if it means taking punishment from them for calling their actions into questions as their own – and I have no doubt that the gods of Dagbong and our ancestors would be by me if everybody else does not. I want the chiefs to know that they have themselves to blame if young men of today do not respect them and the skins they occupy. Most of them have thrown the dignity of their skins away for whatever it is that I do not know. The very chiefs raised us in homes that abhorred thieves and crime of all kind – whether computer stealing or window breaking; stealing is stealing. We grew up with this mindset only to be disappointed by some of the very people who taught us that virtue. Today what do

Alaaji Music Video premiere; Nazz official Ft Fancy Gadam

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Afropop singer, Nazz official and the Northern Music ruler Fancy Gadam, were spotted on the scene as they were shooting a  music video of their newly released song, Alaaji. The Afropop singer since his appearance in the industry, has made a distinguished name for himself due to his ear-soothing songs. It is no surprise that this forthcoming video would be a 100% hit, since these two great musicians have come together. sanatuzambang.com spoke to the management team of Nazz Official and they confirmed that the Music Video will be released on December 6th 2017 at Oasis Bar and Restaurant. The management team disclosed that the premiere of the Alaaji Music Video will be Exclusively launched and only invited guest will be allowed in. Fancy Gadams fame in the nation, projects a huge patronage of the music video. Music lovers are entreated to stay calm as they bring the video which is going to be a great one. Your expectations are well noted, as the the team is making it to