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So proud of our co-founder @malachijustin_

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@Abel_Morris @mariah_najj Happy birthday @mariah_najj ❤️❤️

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🖤 We learn something new everyday! A thread!

[🕯 Mitchell ‘Maliqeto (武則天) 🇿🇼 @MimiReeds]

Have you ever asked yourself why Lesotho has its own calendar which is different from all of us? Ever wondered why their New Year starts in August instead of January? If you answered yes to any of these questions then this thread is for you.

BaSotho Calendar 📅 ...

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@TYLERHIMSELF1

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#kwepena. Story loading soon... #africa #africanchildhood

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MALENGS TRIBE🎶 #SimiRapp
Song by Gyedu-Blay Ambolley #africa #wirecars #African

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@kengandanation @AfricaAgribiz @kaahwajean1 💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿

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2. The Aziza Fairies of the Dahomey. 🧚🏿‍♂️🧚🏿‍♀️ #azizafairy #dahomey #africanfolklore

3. Some random people dancing to Atoti by Gidi Gidi and Maji Maji 🎶 #gidigidimajimaji #atoti #ogopadeejays

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they will be taken by the Ninki Nanka. 😬
If you happen to see the Ninki Nanka, yep you are doomed! Count your days! Laying eyes on the Ninki Nanka guaratees ones death! 😳 #ninkinanka #rivergambia #africanmythology #africancreature #mythology

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MOLAMIN PART TWO. Molamin, The Jali and The Kora.
A story of how the Kora came to Humankind. https://t.co/WJI5aZdMBC
#jalimady🇬🇲 #jalialagimbye #kora #thegambia #african #africanhistory #africa #africanculture

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@Salonemessenger Amazing

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https://t.co/gai44Gll0N
Storytellers. Singers. Oral historians.
Genealogists.Lyricists. The Kora. Years of listening .Years of memorising.
The Jali / Griot. Enchanting melodies.
African History.African Culture.
#africa #thegambia #kora #thejali #thegambia #growingupafrican

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MOLAMIN. THE KORA & THE TEACHER.

A story about a boy in The Gambia and his teacher. Stay tuned for Molamin’s childhood story!

Enchanting melodies.
History.
Culture.
Epic tales
The Mandé.
#african #africa #mandéempire #thegambia #kora #jali #growingupafrican

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@afolktales Good morning. What’s the best way to get in touch with you?

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Juliet Mondeh is the only young female Physics teacher in her school MoyambaDistrict rural Sierra Leone. She just presented her prototype water distillation system to national experts to experiment. She hopes her idea will leap into reality while responding to a local challenge

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#wirecar #africa #africanchildhood #africanculture #AfricanHistory #African

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WIRED TO AMERICA TOPHA’S MALENG FINDS HER TRIBE IN DETROIT! Full video here https://t.co/293N4AxONd

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