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Post by scv on Sept 2, 2010 12:58:02 GMT -5
By this map I see African-Americans are more related to Afro-Latinos than to Brazilians.
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Post by tweet on Sept 2, 2010 14:20:28 GMT -5
That makes sense, Brazil has the largest concentration of slaves taken from Central Africa , Cuba also had a good amount also whilst Aframs would have been more from Igboland, the blight of Benin all the way up to Senegal
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Post by scv on Sept 2, 2010 15:55:46 GMT -5
I see in the map that slaves from Cuba also where taken from West africa and not Central Africa.
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Post by tweet on Sept 2, 2010 16:40:20 GMT -5
I think most Cuban slaves were from West Africa (Yoruba/Lucumi), but I am pretty sure that many were also from Central Africa (Congo). Its even reflected in Cuban music, much of their musical rhythms have central African origins.
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Post by scv on Sept 2, 2010 22:11:38 GMT -5
yes, first were the west african ones, then I think on the end of 18/strart of 19 were when central africans were sent to Latin America.
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Post by scv on Sept 2, 2010 22:12:19 GMT -5
My african features are from west african people, they are the most who resmble my features.
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Post by tweet on Sept 3, 2010 3:56:23 GMT -5
Do you have any idea which part your African ancestors may have been from? Is their any mention of Dahomean slaves being sent to Purto Rico?
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Post by scv on Sept 3, 2010 9:50:39 GMT -5
Do you have any idea which part your African ancestors may have been from? Is their any mention of Dahomean slaves being sent to Purto Rico? probably from west African area, dahomenian or Yoruba, yes, there are mention of Igbo, dahomenian, Yoruba, mandinka, Wolof and fulani.
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Post by tweet on Sept 3, 2010 14:14:00 GMT -5
Here is a pic of Dahomey tribes people. Do their features fit the majority of African descent in Puerto Rico?? Fulanis tend to have slightly more elongated features Attachments:
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Post by scv on Sept 3, 2010 20:13:49 GMT -5
Yes, mostly the ones from Loiza.
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Post by tweet on Sept 4, 2010 8:07:13 GMT -5
Some Loiza people. They lool almost 80% afro influenced. Interesting. Attachments:
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Post by scv on Sept 4, 2010 10:42:43 GMT -5
And also the east side of Puerto Rico is african influenced.
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Post by truthteacher2007 on Sept 4, 2010 11:04:45 GMT -5
Very true, but I think that there are probably just as many Afro Americans from that region also. The thing is that the religion was able to survive in the Catholic colonies because they could be hidden behind the saints. Protestant areas like Jamaica for example didn't have this advantage and so you don't find it there, (although some practices were able to survive), but you do find aspects of it in Trinidad. Not as much but we still have some..ie Obeah and Pocomania,Mayal,Kumina www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20070628/news/news1.htmlAnd Nani the Maroon leader a worrior and a reported Obeah woman. This is true, but I find the attitude is much different in the Spanish speaking Catholic cultures than in the Protestant ones. My Puerto Rican and Cuban friends don't try to hide it at all. The second you step in the house, Orisha are waiting for you. You see them wearing their whites after innitiation, or when they're going to ceremonies. Jamaica? OH HELL NO! We may run to the Obeah man or woman when we need "some help", but we keep that s*&t on the real down low. By the way, isn't Obeah coming more from the Akan rather than Yoruba traditions?
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Post by truthteacher2007 on Sept 4, 2010 11:20:21 GMT -5
yes, first were the west african ones, then I think on the end of 18/strart of 19 were when central africans were sent to Latin America. Interesting you should say that. My paternal ancestor came from Central Africa, (Congo region) to Jamaica in the 1780's.
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Post by Charlie Bass on Sept 4, 2010 11:38:19 GMT -5
Afro-descendants in Latin America have a variety of looks that suggest different parts of Africa, Aframs do too, but look heavily Igbo influenced and I've seen Igbos that are indistinguishable from Aframs.
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