#Asante

[kemetic-dreams]

Afro-Jamaicans are Jamaicans of predominant African descent. They represent the largest ethnic group in the country.

The ethnogenesis of the African Jamaican people stemmed from the Atlantic slave trade of the 16th century, when enslaved Africans were transported as slaves to Jamaica and other parts of the Americas. During the period of British rule, slaves brought into Jamaica were primarily Akan, some of whom ran away and joined with Maroons and even took over as leaders

West Africans were enslaved in wars with other West African states and kidnapped by either African or European slavers. The most common means of enslaving an African was through abduction.

Based on slave ship records, enslaved Africans mostly came from the Akan people (notably those of the Asante Kotoko alliance of the 1720's: Asante, Bono, Wassa, Nzema and Ahanta) followed by Kongo people, Fon people, Ewe people, and to a lesser degree: Yoruba, Ibibio people and Igbo people. Akan (then called Coromantee) culture was the dominant African culture in Jamaica.

Originally in earlier British colonization, the island before the 1750s was in fact mainly Akan imported. However, between 1663 and 1700, only six per cent of slave ships to Jamaica listed their origin as the Gold Coast, while between 1700 and 1720 that figure went up to 27 per cent. The number of Akan slaves arriving in Jamaica from Kormantin ports only increased in the early 18th century. But due to frequent rebellions from the then known "Coromantee" that often joined the slave rebellion group known as the Jamaican Maroons, other groups were sent to Jamaica. The Akan population was still maintained, since they were the preference of British planters in Jamaica because they were "better workers", according to these planters. According to the Slave Voyages Archives, though the Igbo had the highest importation numbers, they were only imported to Montego Bay and St. Ann's Bay ports, while the Akan (mainly Gold Coast) were more dispersed across the island and were a majority imported to seven of 14 of the island's ports (each parish has one port).

Myal and Revival

Kumfu (from the word Akom the name of the Akan spiritual system) was documented as Myal and originally only found in books, while the term Kumfu is still used by Jamaican Maroons. The priest of Kumfu was called a Kumfu-man. In 18th-century Jamaica, only Akan gods were worshipped by Akan as well as by other enslaved Africans. The Akan god of creation, Nyankopong was given praise but not worshipped directly. They poured libation to Asase Ya, the goddess of the earth. But nowadays they are only observed by the Maroons who preserved a lot of the culture of 1700s Jamaica.

"Myal" or Kumfu evolved into Revival, a syncretic Christian sect. Kumfu followers gravitated to the American Revival of 1800 Seventh Day Adventist movement because it observed Saturday as god's day of rest. This was a shared aboriginal belief of the Akan people as this too was the day that the Akan god, Nyame, rested after creating the earth. Jamaicans that were aware of their Ashanti past while wanting to keep hidden, mixed their Kumfu spirituality with the American Adventists to create Jamaican Revival in 1860. Revival has two sects: 60 order (or Zion Revival, the order of the heavens) and 61 order (or Pocomania, the order of the earth). 60 order worships God and spirits of air or the heavens on a Saturday and considers itself to be the more "clean" sect. 61 order more deals with spirits of the earth. This division of Kumfu clearly shows the dichotomy of Nyame and Asase Yaa's relationship, Nyame representing air and has his 60 order'; Asase Yaa having her 61 order of the earth. Also the Ashanti funerary/war colours: red and black have the same meaning in Revival of vengeance. Other Ashanti elements include the use of swords and rings as means to guard the spirit from spiritual attack. The Asantehene, like the Mother Woman of Revival, has special two swords used to protect himself from witchcraft called an Akrafena or soul sword and a Bosomfena or spirit sword

Jamaican Patois, known locally as Patwa, is an English creole language spoken primarily in Jamaica and the Jamaican diaspora. It is not to be confused with Jamaican English nor with the Rastafarian use of English. The language developed in the 17th century, when enslaved peoples from West and Central Africa blended their dialect and terms with the learned vernacular and dialectal forms of English spoken: British Englishes (including significant exposure to Scottish English) and Hiberno English. Jamaican Patwa is a post-creole speech continuum (a linguistic continuum) meaning that the variety of the language closest to the lexifier language (the acrolect) cannot be distinguished systematically from intermediate varieties (collectively referred to as the mesolect) nor even from the most divergent rural varieties (collectively referred to as the basilect). Jamaicans themselves usually refer to their use of English as patwa, a term without a precise linguistic definition.

Jamaican Patois contains many loanwords of African origin, a majority of those etymologically from Gold Coast region (particularly of the Asante-Twi dialect of the Akan language of Ghana).

Most Jamaican proverbs are of Asante people, while some included other African proverbs

Jamaican mtDNA

A DNA test study submitted to BMC Medicine in 2012 states that "....despite the historical evidence that an overwhelming majority of slaves were sent from the Bight of Biafra and West-central Africa near the end of the British slave trade, the mtDNA haplogroup profile of modern Jamaicans show a greater affinity with groups found in the present-day Gold Coast region Ghana....this is because Africans arriving from the Gold Coast may have thus found the acclimatization and acculturation process less stressful because of cultural and linguistic commonalities, leading ultimately to a greater chance of survivorship and a greater number of progeny."

More detailed results stated: "Using haplogroup distributions to calculate parental population contribution, the largest admixture coefficient was associated with the Gold Coast(0.477 ± 0.12 or 59.7% of the Jamaican population with a 2.7 chance of Pygmy and Sahelian mixture), suggesting that the people from this region may have been consistently prolific throughout the slave era on Jamaica. The diminutive admixture coefficients associated with the Bight of Biafra and West-central Africa (0.064 ± 0.05 and 0.089 ± 0.05, respectively) is striking considering the massive influx of individuals from these areas in the waning years of the British Slave trade. When excluding the pygmy groups, the contribution from the Bight of Biafra and West-central rise to their highest levels (0.095 ± 0.08 and 0.109 ± 0.06, respectively), though still far from a major contribution. When admixture coefficients were calculated by assessing shared haplotypes, the Gold Coast also had the largest contribution, though much less striking at 0.196, with a 95% confidence interval of 0.189 to 0.203. When haplotypes are allowed to differ by one base pair, the Jamaican matriline shows the greatest affinity with the Bight of Benin, though both Bight of Biafra and West-central Africa remain underrepresented. The results of the admixture analysis suggest the mtDNA haplogroup profile distribution of Jamaica more closely resembles that of aggregated populations from the modern-day Gold Coast region despite an increasing influx of individuals from both the Bight of Biafra and West-central Africa during the final years of trading enslaved Africans.

The aforementioned results apply to subjects whom have been tested. Results also stated that African Jamaicans (that make up more than 90% of the population) on an average have 97.5% of African MtDNA and very little European or Asian ancestry could be found. Both ethnic and racial genetic results are based on a low sample of 390 Jamaican persons and limited regional representation within Jamaica. As Afro-Jamaicans are not genetically homogeneous, the results for other subjects may yield different results.

#african #afrakan #kemetic dreams #africans #brownskin #brown skin #afrakans #african culture #afrakan spirituality #asante #jamaican #benin #bight of biafra #gold coast #mtdna #afro jamaicans #twi #west africa #africa #algeria #uganda #ethiopia #ghana #myal #rastafari #rasta #rastaman #rasta love #kisumi amau #tegan and sara

[thatshowthingstarted]

Asante Figure, Ghana,

Height: 13 7/8 in (33 cm)

Property from the Estate of Bram and Elaine Goldsmith / Sotheby's

#art #history #design #style #sculpture #figure #ghana #asante #africa #wood #hand carved

[leopardsealz]

realized i can do whatever i want with kopa so theyre in my AU now. my kopa uses they/them, and asante (the hyena) uses she/they!

please reblog my art!

#the lion king #tlk #tlk fanart #kopa #asante #sam draws #kopa is transneutral agender & asante is transfem genderqueer #not sure if ill give kopa a full mane i kinda like their partial mane look in this

[beatriz-lioness]

Buddies

For the record, I spent a whole night reading that old TLK comic by Kati-Kopa for nostalgia✨

Do not repost. Reblogs are appreciated!

#My art #Fanart #Kopa #Asante #TLK Kopa #TLK Asante #The Lion King #The Lion King Fanart #TLK #TLK Fanart #Ibis Paint X #Ibis Paint art #2023 artwork

[thatsbutterbaby]

Gold Weight:  Sunfish / Ghanaian / Asante / Cast brass (cire perdue), 2 5/16 x 2 7/16 x 1/16 in. (5.8 x 6.2 x 0.2 cm)

Seattle Art Museum

#gold weight #ghanaian #asante #sunfish

[sunsum-daee]

Help me pick a new name :)

I think it's time to move on from the handle Inkd Eyes. Not that I don't like it anymore - but I'm not sure of it. I wanted to incorporate my father's language so I've picked some names in relation to me and words or phrases that I think might be nice then had friends pick which ones were the most readable to them or enjoyable. Here are the options.

(I know some may not be grammatically correct, or sound silly, but we're all a bit silly, aren't we? I most likely wouldn't use full phrases as they can get long)

You can suggest names or put an "other" option in the tags too :)

Actual names

Name meaning second born

Mǎnu (male)

Máanu (female)

Name meaning "Born on thursday"

Yaw (male)

Yaa (female)

(variants) Yao, Yawo, Yawu, Yawa, Ayawa, Kwaw, Ekow, Kow; Yaa, Yaaba, Yaba, Aaba, Abina

Name meaning "Premature, sickly"

Nyaméama

Words and Phrases

nkanyan (revival) kusuu or tumm (gloom, dark) kabii (dark) esum (darkness) bɔne (sin, darkness) owuo (death) nkwa ne owuo (life and death) ɛnna (tomb) afunsie (burial) nkaedeɛ (memorial) esum mu (in the darkness) Awo foforo a ɛyɛ sum (A dark rebirth) Esum mu awo foforo ( A new birth of darkenss) Anadwo ho dɔ (love of the night) Anadwo (night) anadwo no nkanyan (The awakening of the night) daeɛ (dream) adaeso mu (in the dream) adaeso ahorow (dreams of dreams) ɔdɔ mu yaw (the pain of love) esum a ɛyɛ mmerɛw (soft darkness) esum a ɛyɛ dɛ (a sweet darkness)

#name suggestions #names #twi #akan #asante #ashanti #ashante #polls

[batmanbeyondrocks]

#IG #Instagram #GRM Daily@grmdaily #Asante #Asante Crown Jewels #Stolen Asante Jewels #Ghana #UK

[noosphe-re]

Asante Gold, pendant, The British Museum

#Asante #Africa #gold #art #African art #Akan #Ghana #jewellery

[soulmusicsongs]

Danser Et Chanter - Mfalme (Naku Penda, 1976)

#Soul #Soul Music #Soul Music Songs #Music #Music Songs #Mfalme #Let Your Soul Fly #1976 #Asante #Danser Et Chanter #Youtube

[drops-of-moonlights]

The guys’s parents, re-redesigned! only focusing on the guys that like. have a more prominent role across the AU, so Thoren’s dad is not here rn, but will come soon! Anyways, onto the copypasted but lightly-changed info:

King Erendor Estene Beaufort and Queen Samara Ashleigh Beaufort née de León of Eraklyon: Sky’s parents. They were originally just a purely political arrangement, but they grew to love each other with time. They firmly believe their way is the correct way, and are very annoyed at Sky whenever he deviates from their plans, Samara more than Erendor. Erendor is a Red Fountain alumni alongside Oritel, while Samara worked as a lawyer before marrying and comes from a very powerful Eraklian house. She was the one that arranged Sky and Diaspro’s marriage and went into panic mode when that fell through.

Rosalía Encanto Ortiz and Gretchen Marigold-Ortiz: Brandon’s mothers. Rosalía is butch mom, Gretchen is buff mom. Mothers of 5 children, they are loving if busy women and have made sure their children grow up to be good people. Rosalía works as a teacher at an elementary school, while Gretchen is a member of the Royal Guard, as well as a Red Fountain alumni.

Terrance and Laura Arancelle: Nex’s parents.They work as acrobats for their traveling troupe under the stage names of The Red Flash (Terrance) and The Teal Glint (Laura), and have been doing so for decades now. They’re both supportive of Nex’s endeavors even if they would have wanted him to keep going with their troupe, and make sure to stay in contact with him often. They’re very much in love, which means they are almost constantly mushy to Nex’s dismay.

Lorenzo and Samantha Ayton: Timmy’s parents. They work as Dolonian researchers, and are completely dedicated to their job, to the point of ignoring everything else, including Timmy. They only did the necessary to keep him alive and healthy and nothing else, never really trying to connect with him emotionally other than empty displays of affection during holidays. Timmy resents them greatly for this, and while they realize they were not good parents, they don’t really make an attempt to be better either, even now that Timmy’s an adult.

Amalthea Altamura (maiden name Estrale): Riven’s mom. His dad Maurizio died when he was very young so he doesn’t have many memories of him, and she doesn’t seem to want to talk about him much either. She has worked her back off to try and give Riven a good life, even if they lived quite the modest life due to lack of funds. As the years went on and the bills started racking up, Riven left for Red Fountain to ease on his mother for a bit, which, while she’s thankful, she’s constantly worried for what might happen to him during battle. She’s an Enchantress, specifically the Enchantress of Star Petals with Flora and Light Sources. She lives off her magic as a diviner and potion-maker.

Corydon Saladin and Izumi Takenouchi-Saladin: Helia’s parents. Corydon is a Guildmaster, while Izumi works as a florist. They were originally the only people that fully supported Helia’s pursuit of art over battle, and respected his pacifist views even when the rest of their family called for his disownment. They’re currently trying to help with his budding career, while also trying to deal with their angry relatives. Corydon was born on Lynphea but spent most of his life in Espero, where he met Izumi.

Asante Daithe and Elaxi Mishra: Nabu’s parents. Nobles of Andros, they had Nabu as part of an arrangement with the royal house, to act as the not-yet-conceived heir’s fiancé. Asante is aloof, but legitimately wanted a kid and tried to give Nabu the right amount of attention, while Elaxi simply acknowledged him as her son and mostly interacted with him out of duty. After the arrangement falls through, Elaxi disowns Nabu, but Asante manages to rebuild a relationship with him and are on decent terms again. Elaxi is from Graynor rather than Andros.

#Drops's Art #Winx Club #Winx Redux AU #Winx AU Detailing #Erendor #Samara #Rosalía #Gretchen #Terrance #Laura #Lorenzo #Samantha #Amalthea #Corydon #Izumi #Asante #Elaxi

[abutterflysdrawings]

Been a while since I last drew these two! I'm planning to work on a family portrait kind of drawing, but the poses that came out didn't really fit it, so I just decided to work on this as a separate idea. I really missed drawing them <3 And while I was at it, it didn't hurt to try and improve upon the way I approach backgrounds! I used references from episodes of TLG for the background.

Commission info / Don’t repost / Reblogs are encouraged / No mean things in the comments/tags. 

#the lion king #kopa #asante #kopasante #the lion guard #fanart #six new adventures #lion #hyena #interspecies

[cropswapla]

Persimmon Season is here in Los Angeles. Our members received both Fuyu (pictured here) and Hachiya Persimmons in their members' shares this morning.

#persimmon #agriculture #farming #vegetables #farmers #food justice #asante #lasalle #organic #microfarm #harvesting

[da-ill-spot]

Music Video: Moody - More Beer

Peep the visual for “More Beer” from Ontario, CA based MC, Moody. It’s featured on his 2022 project, Moody 909. The track was produced by Asante and video shot and directed by DMT Media Bros.

#hiphop #music videos #rap #west coast #Moody #Youtube #Moody 909 #DMT Media Bros #Asante #Ontario #Inland Empire #IE Hiphop

[ekj1002]

#summer #myself #basketball #kobe bryant #minions #asante #jit #Summer flicks

[gwydionmisha]

#Los Angeles #Museum #Repatriation #Asante #Ghana #The Fowler Museum #UCLA #The Sagrenti War of 1874

[cbmchannel]

Otile Brown x Rayvanny - ASANTE (Cover By Ku Guy Zambia) https://www.curteboamusica.info/2024/02/otile-brown-x-rayvanny-asante-cover-by.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=tumblr

#Asante #Cover #DownloadMp3 #KuGuyZambia #OtileBrown