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I have just returned from Leeds having spent a few days with the N'daba organisation. I had a wonderful time in the company of a collection of Africans who are active, dedicated and taking leadership role in the empowerment of our comnty in that area. It reminded me of the vibe of the recent memorial ceremony I attended for Babalowa Adeyela Adelekan. As I observed the gathering of faces, I realised how far too often we fail to reconnect with each other and then suddenly it's too late. As I listened to voices from across our community share tales of how Chief Adelekan had healed, instructed and initiated so many in the ways of our Ancestors, I experienced a sense of sovereignty to his legacy.
If you had met him or were there listening to the countless testimonies relaying the selfless, humble and open manner in which our 'chief' was being celebrated, there could be no doubt in anyone's mind he was a King, more importantly through deed as opposed to just bloodline.To my surprise, I would experience a similar feeling a few days later only this time in an open park in the middle of London's Shepherds Bush. Once a year, FUBOH, a Pan African group organised by Jedidah and Seobo Idrisu hold a special 'one heart beat drumming' open session for African men as a way to reach out to the Ancestors and touch the spirits of all their children effected by the violence that is plaguing our community.See the full content of this document
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Drum Beat of Togetherness
'A village without music, is a dead village. - African Proverb
Greetings. Sadly far too many of us on liberation road burn out due to exhaustion. Any form of community leadership brings isolation and the pressure cause...See the full content of this document
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