Zambian music from the 70s. Africa by Amanaz.
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Proud to be an African
by JS •
A poem read by Thabo Mbeki, former president of South Africa. This is a video produced by South African Tourism board.
My Zambian Memories
by David Talbot •
Senior Teacher, Chamboli Secondary School: September 1966 – November 1972 As the plane gradually lost height on its final approach to Ndola airport I could see the African bush beneath the plane’s wings, stretching away into the distance. As far as I could see there was nothing except a few trees and red earth together…
Love Like the Rain
by JS •
It’s been a month from yesterday that I’ve been home from Africa.
In Africa, they use the word “now” in three different contexts
The word “now” means sometime between now and eternity.
“Just now” means sometime between now and the end of the day.
“Now now” means this moment.
The Unheard: A Memoir of Deafness and Africa [Paperback]
by JS •
From Publishers Weekly Although doctors diagnosed Swiller’s deafness early enough to fit him with hearing aids, the young man from Mantattan’s Upper West Side still felt different. As a young adult he drifted from college to college, job to job, relationship to relationship, never quite finding what he was looking for: a place beyond deafness.…
Culture and Customs of Zambia (Culture and Customs of Africa) [Hardcover]
by JS •
Review “Emphasizing that culture is a thing of both continuity and change, this book presents a portrait of the African nation of Zambia’s culture and custom in manner accessible to the general reader. After an introduction to Zambia’s land, people, and history, chapters are presented on religion and worldview; literature and the media; art, architecture,…