This is one of the only songs where the author purposely takes on another persona: the beggar, the symbol of the unaccessible face of the West, pleading for maternal redemption. In Africa, we must remember, salvation comes through a return to the land of the ancestors. Includes transition 2 “Mizam”.
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This is one of the only songs where the author purposely takes on another persona: the beggar, the symbol of the unaccessible face of the West, plead… read more
This is one of the only songs where the author purposely takes on another persona: the beggar, the symbol of the unaccessible face of the West, pleading for maternal redemption. In Afric… read more
Wes Madiko first saw the light of day under the baobab tree in Moutaba, Cameroon which lies some hundred miles away from the city of Douala. From the tender age of two, his grandfather taught him about healing music and how to play the kalimba instrument. The pair soon became inseparable. His grandfather taught him his love of Bantu history and the wisdom of the elephant of animist bantou philosophy. This was responsible for an important part of his education: "it was in bush school and during night-time gatherings listening to the metallic beat of the kalimba that I learned th… read more
Wes Madiko first saw the light of day under the baobab tree in Moutaba, Cameroon which lies some hundred miles away from the city of Douala. From the tender age of two, his grandfather taug… read more
Wes Madiko first saw the light of day under the baobab tree in Moutaba, Cameroon which lies some hundred miles away from the city of Douala. From the tender age of two, his grandfather taught him about healing music and how to play the… read more