I’m really enjoying Noura Mint Seymali’s new record, “Yenbett.”
She’s from Mauritania, which is nestled between Senegal and Algeria. Her music def reflects that.
Aside from being an multi-instrumentalist, she’s also a storyteller. Her music is called Griot music, named after the West African storytelling culture.
https://noura-mint-seymali.bandcamp.com/album/yenbett
#Music #NouraMintSeymali #Africa #Mauritania #WestAfrican #Griot #Storytelling
15 track album
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#WestAfrican #AsylumSeekers Find Safe Haven in #NYC Volunteer-Run Kitchen
#DemocracyNow, December 04, 2025
"Amid escalating #ICERaids in #NewYorkCity, Democracy Now!’s Messiah Rhodes spoke to #immigrants and advocates supporting newly arrived #migrants and asylum seekers from West Africa with hot meals, legal advice and job training. 'When I help the people here, the people will help me one day,' Guinean immigrant Abdul Karim, a cook at #Cafewal weekday kitchen, told Rhodes.
"Murad Awawdeh, of the #NewYorkImmigrationCoalition and a member of New York City Mayor-elect #ZohranMamdani’s transition team, also comments. He shares how the incoming mayoral administration can work to protect immigrants from Trump’s #AntiImmigrant agenda."
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https://www.democracynow.org/2025/12/4/west_africa_immigrants
Amid escalating ICE raids in New York City, Democracy Now!’s Messiah Rhodes spoke to immigrants and advocates supporting newly arrived migrants and asylum seekers from West Africa with hot meals, legal advice and job training. “When I help the people here, the people will help me one day,” Guinean immigrant Abdul Karim, a cook at Cafewal weekday kitchen, told Rhodes. Murad Awawdeh, of the New York Immigration Coalition and a member of New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s transition team, also comments. He shares how the incoming mayoral administration can work to protect immigrants from Trump’s anti-immigrant agenda.
#Massachusetts - Learn, tinker and play at the #SpringfieldMuseums this summer
Ashley Potter
Fri, July 11, 2025 at 7:25 AM EDT
SPRINGFIELD — "Families can turn up the heat on summer fun while staying cool in air-conditioned halls at the Springfield Museums.
"Now open seven days a week through Aug. 15, the museums are offering a slate of activities including hands-on exhibitions, live entertainment on the Quadrangle Green, and music inspired by cultures from around the globe.
"Most summer activities are included with Museum admission, and that cost is waived for Springfield residents with proof of residence.
" 'I am hoping that visitors and their families leave the museums this summer thinking ‘I’ve learned something new,' said Abby Garner, Family Engagement Coordinator for the Springfield Museums, in an interview with The Republican.
" 'Whether that is from the #planetarium, one of our #musical performances, the additional activities we are offering, or from one of our visiting exhibits.'
"Some of the Museums’ summer activities are returning favorites, like the return of Giant Bubbles with Mr. Vinny, a show on the Quadrangle each Friday afternoon that encourages children to watch, chase and pop bubbles. The Toe Jam #Puppet Band, a children’s entertainment troupe that combines #music, #puppetry and #storytelling, also returns.
"Other activities, like hands-on experiences in the Cat’s Corner, Hasbro Games Art Discovery Center and #SparkLab, were curated by the Museum’s education staff for this year’s summer programming.
"In the Cat’s Corner, located inside of The Amazing World of #DrSeuss Museum, guests can read some of Ted Geisel’s stories and take part in facilitated art activities. In the Hasbro Games Art Discovery Center, located inside of the George Walter Vincent Smith Art Museum, guests can participate in activities that range from arts and crafts to dress-up and puppet play. In the Spark!Lab, located inside of the Springfield Science Museum, make projects inspired by inventions and innovations in American history, or invent something totally new.
" 'Activities can change from week to week in our drop-in spaces, so there are new experiences often for visitors looking to visit more than once this summer,' Garner said.
A focus on music
"The summer schedule also offered the opportunity for more live music at the Museums.
" 'We’ve had musical performances on and off throughout the years, and they’re always really special events, especially when the weather’s nice and we can have them out on our #QuadrangleGreen and kids can dance and #sing and #play,' said Larissa Murray, Director of Education for the Springfield Museums. 'But we wanted to make it more of a featured event, something that you could plan for as opposed to it just happening now and again.'
"Wednesdays are a strong turn-out day for the Museums, Murray explained, making it the perfect opportunity to test out a new music program.
"As a result, the Springfield Museums are offering a 'Music on Wednesdays' program this summer, with a different group or performer scheduled each week. The live music begins on July 9 with the Community Music School of Springfield performing #BombaYPlena music from #PuertoRico and #WestAfrican-inspired drumming and dance."
Source:
https://www.yahoo.com/news/learn-tinker-play-springfield-museums-112542385.html
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13:12 a new language for connecting us
❛❛ 13:12 is an ambitious new cross-artform work from #artist Lamine Sonko presenting an exploration of how #WestAfrican #music & #storytelling is informed by the #science of #cosmology, #astrophysics & #mathematics and how this #translates to the #human experience of time & space. ❜❜ 6-min #video
🔗 https://Vimeo.com/338503498 2019 May 26
🔗 https://Wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_of_West_Africa
#Time #Timelessness #TimeTravel #language #art #film #Black #experience #Kronodon
Earliest evidence for ochre processing in #WestAfrican #MiddleStoneAge #Senegal c.37 Ka
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0305440324002188
Explore how local West African ingredients promote sustainability and preserve rich culinary traditions.
#westafrican #westafricanfood #foodhistory #sustainable #localfood #farmtotable
#BurkinaFaso #bans "#homosexuality and #associated #practices"
It makes the #WestAfrican nation the latest of the continent's 54 #countries to follow a #trend in #banning #samesex #relations being spearheaded by #Western #religous #Hategroups.
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Africa #Religion #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Homophobia #Transphobia #ChristianDarkMoney #ExportingHate #EmptyThePews
Three West African nations ruled by military commanders after recent coups are speaking with one voice to reject Western influence.
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