Stuff #1- Sheep Slaughtering???
This is about the Navajo nation's main pageant for the title Miss Navajo. The women pride themselves in the fact that they compete in beauty, dance, music, and yes, sheep slaughtering. Watch the video. I feel pretty bad for the sheep.
It's interesting to see how they pride themselves in every aspect of their culture, though. They are definitely proud of their heritage.
Stuff #2- Borenya, West African Drumming at the heart of SC!
http://www.borenya.org/index.html
Borenya is a touring company that performs elaborate productions of West African Drumming in South Carolina and all over the U.S. They will do lectures, classes, workshops, residencies, and performances in schools, theaters, community centers, and celebrations. The best part is that they are in our backyard in Columbia, SC. They are even sponsored by the SC Humanities Council and the SC Arts Commission, to name a few. Enjoy!
It would neat to have them come to Converse one day. There are even pictures on their website of the director of the group with groups of real drummers in their African communities and countries.
Stuff #3- International Centre for African Music & Dance
http://www.ug.edu.gh/index1.php?linkid=188&sublinkid=32
Located at the University of Ghana, the school of music and dance offers degrees in music, dance, and drama. The council which oversees the school is comprised of people representing the six sub-regions of Africa and other people from locations and cultures around the world. Very cool, I must say. It's neat that they teach it, although I'm sure the best way to learn is to just go sit, listen, and try until you get the hang of it.
Isn't this the University where the Postal Workers came from?
3 comments:
It's amazing how beauty is percieved differently in every culture and highly prized in almost every culture. It doesn't surprise me that a culture that is so connected to nature would judge a person in a category connected to the person's relationship with animals. Also, it looks like Borenya is coming to Spartanburg February 21st. Fieldtrip????
Yes, Postal Workers were from University of Ghana.
Somehow, I don't think I could ever become Miss Navajo--my sheep slaughtering skills aren't so good...
haha tori!!!
I have the same video up on my blog about the Nacajo women!!! I think it's really amazing what they do for this pageant and that they do things like it on daily basis....I could never be able to do most of the things that they are doing...I mean...could you?
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