BsmcdMassewèy and the Shambarani & Wazigula Warriors Dance:The massewéy mviko dance is said to have been brought to the Gosha area by Malaaq Nassib Bundo. Today, only men dance the massewé. They…Oct 23, 2021Oct 23, 2021
BsmcdThe Somali "Bantu," in lower Juba along with the sedentary Bantu, found in the Shabelle River…It’s quite fascinating how the Mijikenda traditions indicate that they were driven southwards to the coast of what is now Kenya at the…Oct 23, 2021Oct 23, 2021
BsmcdEast Africa Coast Manuscripts — Siyu:One of my favorite things about the history of Arabic script is the sheer diversity and geographic extent visible in that history- case in…Oct 23, 2021Oct 23, 2021
BsmcdUnguja-Zanzibar ISLAND, c. 1000–1500 CEThe island of Zanzibar occupies an advantageous location in the overlap between the cultural and trading worlds of eastern Africa’s…Sep 10, 2021Sep 10, 2021
Bsmcdبِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِI begin with Bismillah, the Bantu Somalis locally known as “Jareerweyn” people of Somalia have their settlement in the inter-riverine area…Jul 5, 2021Jul 5, 2021
