Conversation with Eliciana Nascimiento about The Summer of Gods.

Eliciana's The Summer of Gods follows Lilly, a little Afro Brazilian girl who goes with her mom to visit her grandmother. Her grandmother, a spiritual healer, teaches Lilly of the importance of her roots through stories.
The film is beautifully made and sheds positive light on African descendants practicing their ancestors' spirituality. The little girl playing Lilly is adorable, and the relationships between Lilly and her mother, Lilly and her brother, Lilly and her grandma, are so realistic... so too is the relationship between Lilly and the Orishas.

A gem for African cultural continuity, this film is a must-see for all pan-Africans, all Africans and African Diaspora seeking a clean, positive connection/reconnection to African culture, African spirituality, African religion.

You may shed some tears. But they're the reparative kind, the kind that help you emote as you consider the magnitude of the task ahead of us, only to give you renewed strength as you see that you are not alone, you exist within a continuum of which we are all part, and your efforts are validated and cemented through the space that we all inhabit with our wills, strong a rock, vast and deep as the world of Yemaya herself.

So head over to www.thesummerofgods.com, purchase the film, enjoy it, and embrace every tear that it pulls from your soul, let it be a part of your own rebirth.

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Just some thoughts and ideas that go through my head while working on art. Part 1

Check out the art group on Abibitumi for casual art chat! 💬👇🏿
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The dynamic duo of Weedie Braimah & Amadou Kouyate are back with the Fanga rhythm (Funga Alafia) made famous by Dr. Pearl Primus & numerously performed by Babatunde Olatunji. Have you ever heard it played this way?!
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○ Weedie Braimah Djembe Solo https://youtu.be/wlo74ozz-XE
○ Weedie & Amadou Djembe Duo https://youtu.be/kNj8U9sVFZU
○ How to Play Djembe Solo Phrases for Konkoba Rhythm https://youtu.be/D57DhyXc0VM
○ How to Play the Lamban Rhythm - Djembe Pattern #1 https://youtu.be/S9H42LjXAt0

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Keynote & Roundtable Panafest 2021Colloquium: The Legacy & Significance of Dr. John Henrik Clarke by Nana K. Nketsia V. Response by Dr. Leonard Jeffries. Other major session speakers include: Drs. Ife Williams, Esi Sutherland-Addy, Kwadwo Opoku-Agyemang among others.

AHSA hosted its 52nd annual conference in July-Aug, 2021 and was a partner for PANAFEST and the 2021 PANAFEST Three (3) day Colloquium in Ghana. The Pan African Festival (PANAFEST) Foundation, AHSA and University of Cape Coast met virtually and on ground to explore issues affecting the Black Family, Youth, Pan Africanism and African liberation. This video captures a keynote discussion on the significance and legacy of historian, Pan Africanist and Jegna Dr. John Henrik Clarke. His importance in shaping African history, identity, culture knowledge production are highlighted and leader in institutional building, including that of the African Heritage Studies Association (AHSA). Following the keynote, Drs Leonard Jeffries, Ife Williams, Esi Sutherland-Addy, Kwadwo Opoku-Agyemang and others address the future of Panafest Colloquium, moderator: Ms. Angela Afrah Appiah. Visit www.ahsa50.org for more info on Dr. Clarke and AHSA.