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Today, June 25, is the National Day of Croatia, also called Statehood Day, commemorating its autonomy gained in 1991.Adjacent to the Adriatic Sea in southeastern Europe, Croatia has many scenic parks including Plitvice Lakes National Park, with picturesque lakes, waterfalls, and caves. It is a United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage Site. The country's Old City of Dubrovnik, or th "pearl of the Adriatic," is another UNESCO World Heritage Site. This day is also Mozambique's Independence Day, honoring its sovereignty attained in 1975. Located in southeastern Africa, between South Africa and Tanzania, it is home to the Bazaruto National Park, an archipelago and one of the largest marin parks in the Indian Ocean. The Island of Mozambique, known for its notable architecture, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The central European country of Slovenia, between Croatia and Austria, today observes its self-rule achieved in 1991. Its Skocjan Caves are among the most important in the world and are a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The area has someof the grandest underground canyons on Earth. Slovenia's attractive Triglav National Park is one of the oldest and largest in Europe. Dr. Janez Drnovsek, the country's late and much-loved vegan president, received a Shining World Leadership Award from Supreme Master Ching Hai for his noble example and forward-thinking model to solve the world's problems with compassion. May the amicable citizens ...
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Make sure you watch the video in 720pHD Some signs of Portuguese presence and influence around the world during the maritime expansion. Song: O Pastor - Madredeus All the pictures can be found on Google Images by typing the terms mentioned below. Safi Fortress Morocco Forte dos Reis Magos Brasil El Jadida (Fortaleza de Mazagão) Morocco Historic centre of Olinda Brazil Elmina castle (Castelo da Mina) Ghana Historic Centre of São Luis Brazil Qal'at al-Bahrain Bahrain Mosteiro de São Bento Brasil Island of Gorée Senegal Historic town of Ouro Preto Brazil Hormuz fortress Iran Forte Principe da Beira Brasil Mozambique Island Mozambique Historic centre of Diamantina Brazil Colónia do Sacramento Uruguai Historic centre of São Salvador Brazil Cahora Bassa Mozambique Santuario Bom Jesus Brasil Diu Fort India Al-Jalali Fort Oman St. Paul´s Church India Kilwa Ruins Tanzania Basilica of Bom Jesus India Al-Mirani Fort Oman Arthunkal Church India Jesus Fort Kenya A Famosa Malaysia Se Cathedral of Goa India Old Town of Galle Sri Lanka Ruins of St. Paul China
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Jill Cadreau, a Peace Corps Response Volunteer of Chippewa heritage from Michigan, is currently serving in Liberia. She is part of the first group of Volunteers who re-entered Liberia after an 18 year absence to assist in the country's educational system. Jill teaches English and math to midwifery students with the Liberian Ministry of Health. She previously served in Mozambique as an education Volunteer. The music featured in this piece was recorded in Liberia with Volunteer Edward Solem and a group of local musicians.
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UNESCO: Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity - 2008 URL: www.unesco.org Description: The Chopi communities live mainly in the southern part of Inhambane province in southern Mozambique and are famous for their orchestra music. Their orchestras consist of five to thirty wooden xylophones, called timbila, of varying sizes and ranges of pitch. The timbila are finely manufactured and tuned wooden instruments made from the highly resonant wood of the slow-growing mwenje (sneezewort) tree. Under each wooden slat, a resonator made out of calabashes is fastened, tightly sealed with beeswax, and tempered with the oil of the nkuso fruit, giving the timbila their rich nasal sound and characteristic vibrations. The orchestras are composed of timbila masters and apprentices of all age groups, with children playing next to their grandfathers. Each year, several new pieces are composed and performed at weddings and other community events. The rhythms within each theme are complex, so that the players left hand is often executing a different rhythm from that of the right hand. Lasting about one hour, performances feature solo and orchestra themes, using varying tempi. Closely connected with the music are particular timbila dances that are performed by two to twelve dancers in front of the orchestra. Each timbila performance includes the solemn mzeno song, performed by dancers, while musicians play softly and slowly. These texts, full of humour and sarcasm ...
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A new exhibition, A Struggle for Freedom: Our African Heritage, commemorates the slave prisoners whose hardships on the island stretched over two centuries -- from the days of Eva, Catharina and Maria in the mid-1650s to the mid-1830s. Their origins are often indicated in the name whereas others were named after the month they arrived or the master they served. The majority of Cape slaves (41 150 in total) came from Africa and Madagascar -- initially from Angola and the Guinea coast, later from East and Central Africa (Mozambique, Malawi, Zambia and Congo). In addition, there were 17 315 slaves from India and 13 545 from the Indonesian islands. The exhibition features photos of Robben Island and other Unesco World Heritage sites in Africa and Brazil that are historically entwined with slavery. The triangular slave trade between Europe, Africa and the Americas has created striking similarities across the continents. For instance, the colourful architecture of the Brazilian city Salvador de Bahia bears an uncanny resemblance to the Bo Kaap, Cape Town's Malay quarter. Camera operators: Irvine Clements and Wilhelm G Rabie Editor: Wilhelm G Rabie
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African Heritage Organisation at Texas Christian University, held a show called Safari Thru Africa, which was created to give people more information about African Culture, during the show they performed a dance. This is the behind the scenes/warm up which was shown before they performed. Video Created by Loralski Productions
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More @ www.myhotelvideo.com Location: The hotel is situated in the heart of Maputo, on one of the city's most desirable avenues. Overlooking the Bay of Maputo, it is close to Maputo's nerve centre, the international embassies, the Presidency of the Republic, government ministries and popular restaurants, and is 10 minutes from Mavalane International Airport, the hotel is a majestic building with a history stretching as far back as 1922. The Municipality, The Iron House, The Fort, The Natural History Museum, the market and the CFM train station are all within 30 minutes away on foot or 5 minutes away by car. Facilities: The beautiful hotel building was erected by the Delegoa Bay Land Syndicate, as part of a project by the architect Walter Reid. It took 19 months to complete, at a cost of two hundred thousand pounds sterling. The hotel was inaugurated on 1st June 1922. Since then, various refurbishments have taken place, culminating in the major renovations started in October 1990. This has resulted in the magnificent appearance that the hotel still presents today. Theair-conditioned hotel comprises a total of 177 rooms and offers room service and an entrance hall with a 24-hour reception desk. Further facilities include a hotel safe, a currency exchange facility, a cloakroom, lift access, a café, a hairdressing salon, a bar, a restaurant, Internet access, room and laundry services and parking for those arriving by car. Fully equipped conference, banqueting and business ...
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UNESCO: Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity - 2008 URL: www.unesco.org Description: Gule Wamkulu was a secret cult, involving a ritual dance practiced among the Chewa in Malawi, Zambia, and Mozambique. It was performed by members of the Nyau brotherhood, a secret society of initiated men.Within the Chewas traditional matrilineal society, where married men played a rather marginal role, the Nyau offered a means to establish a counterweight and solidarity among men of various villages. Nyau members still are responsible for the initiation of young men into adulthood, and for the performance of the Gule Wamkulu at the end of the initiation procedure, celebrating the young mens integration into adult society. Gule Wamkulu is performed in the season following the July harvest, but it can also be seen at weddings, funerals, and the installation or the death of a chief. On these occasions, the Nyau dancers wear costumes and masks made of wood and straw, representing a great variety of characters, such as wild animals, spirits of the dead, slave traders as well as more recent figures such as the honda or the helicopter. Each of these figures plays a particular, often evil, character expressing a form of misbehavior, teaching the audience moral and social values. These figures perform dances with extraordinary energy, entertaining and scaring the audience as representatives of the world of the spirits and the dead. Gule Wamkulu dates back to the ...
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Guludo Beach Lodge in Mozambique won the Community Benefit Award for having demonstrated direct and tangible benefits to local people, a strong contribution to community development and enhancement of cultural heritage in the area. Situated in the Quirimbas National Park, Northern Mozambique, Guludo Beach Lodge opened in 2006 in one of Mozambique's most deprived areas. Through its non-profit charity, Nema Foundation, Guludo works with 16 local communities to implement grassroots projects based on the UN Millennium Development Goals, including malaria eradication, clean drinking water, primary healthcare and rural agriculture production.
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The province shares borders with the neighbouring SADC (Southern Africa Development Community) countries of Botswana in the western side, Mozambique on the east and Zimbabwe in the north. Its proximity to all these SADC countries makes Limpopo the perfect springboard for exploring the riches of this exciting part of the African continent. They call it the Great North. On the surface, it is a broad, boundless area, a landscape tanning itself in the heat of the African sun. However, let this not deter you because a look beyond reveals a land of immense beauty that brings interest and entertainment in generous amounts. These are ancient lands, attested by the recently encrypted Mapungubwe World heritage site in the Limpopo Valley and Makapans Caves near Mokopane (Potgietersrus). Limpopo is a land of beautiful and contrasting landscape, which is typical of Africa hence it has become a favourite destination for leisure and adventure travellers worldwide. Come to a region of infinite scenic beauty with a great diversity of natural and manmade attractions, rich cultural heritage and an abundance of wildlife and nature-based tourism opportunities. Our network of protected areas and nature reserves are amongst the best in the African continent. Through these nature reserves, we seek to preserve our natural heritage for future generations and for sharing with the international community. Enjoy your journey to Limpopo and our beautiful country of South Africa.
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Coral Lodge 15.41 is a unique barefoot beach retreat situated on a peninsula within the untouched Varanda reserve in Northern Mozambique. The lodge is surrounded by a privately owned nature reserve which is full of full of untouched beaches, dunes and mangroves. It lies only a short distance from the historical UNESCO World Heritage Site of Ilha de Moçambique (Mozambique Island), the former capital of the country.
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14-15.06.10 @BOZAR Timbila Tracks - Venancio Mbande Walter Verdin (video) - Matchume Zango (percussion) Over the last five years, Walter Verdin has been filming the traditional musical culture of Mozambique, which has been on UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity list since 2005. Timbila Tracks is a patchwork of this music and of new compositions based on Verdin's video recordings. The concert includes a live performance by Matchume Zango, a young Chopi timbila player and percussionist. The video film includes footage of the eighty-year-old bandleader Venancio Mbande playing music with his sons and talking about culture, music and politics. Mbande will be in Brussels to talk about the musical culture of the Chopi people and about the dilemma between cultural authenticity and the adaptation to new and different cultures. Over the last five years, Walter Verdin has been filming the traditional musical culture of Mozambique, which has been on UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity list since 2005. Timbila Tracks is a patchwork of this music and of new compositions based on Verdin's video recordings. The concert includes a live performance by Matchume Zango, a young Chopi timbila player and percussionist. The video film includes footage of the eighty-year-old bandleader Venancio Mbande playing music with his sons and talking about culture, music and politics. Mbande will be in Brussels to talk about the musical culture of the Chopi people and about the ...
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A great luxury barefoot beach retreat situated on a stunning peninsula within the untouched Varanda nature reserve in Northern Mozambique. It lies only a short distance from the historical UNESCO World Heritage site of Ilha de Mocambique, the former Portuguese capital of Eastern Africa. This unique boutique property, comprising of only ten villas, is a tasteful combination of blissful luxury, modern comfort with the authentic feel of Mozambican style and pureness. So not just the ordinary barefoot experience, but one with 'A difference'!
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Nyau dancers from Dedza, Malawi. UNESCO World Heritage Celebration - April 20, 2007, Vila Ulongwe
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Africa's first marine transfrontier park, between South Africa and Mozambique, is making great strides to protect the nesting habitat of endangered turtles. This initiative is supported by Peace Parks Foundation.
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Preview of Mp413's blog at TravelPod. Read the full blog here: www.travelpod.com This blog preview was made by TravelPod using the TripAdvisor™ TripWow slideshow creator. Entry from: Ilha de Mocambique, Mozambique Entry Title: "Ilha de Mocambique" Entry: "After a nice breakfast in Nampula and getting some errands done (like looking for contact solution--don't bother!) Eva and I headed to the minibus depot to find a ride to Ilha de Mocambique, which is the country's oldest colonial settlement. It was one of our top two destinations in Mozambique and we were excited to finally be going--everyone in Nampula including the MP we met is very proud of it and it recently won United Nations World Heritage recognition. We ended up being told we'd missed the last direct minibus so we braced ourselves for another complicated multi-leg trip. First we caught a minibus to Monapo which was a lovely drive and only took about an hour and a half. Then we caught a flatbed truck which sadly wasn't full so we waited for quite a while for it to fill up. Once again it was crammed unbelievably full and was one of the leats comfortable, although also one of the prettiest, truck rides we experienced. The vehicle stopped in every single town, which was neat to see but meant getting to Ilha a good five hours after we left Nampula (and after dark). Once we arrived we found a great little pensao with the help of our new guide Jamal, a spunky 15-year old with Casanova-esque aspirations. (He informed us ...
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www.capoeirabrasileira.com Equipe Capoeira Brasileira Mestre Peninha Formado Pirata Capoeira is an Afro-Brazilian art form that combines elements of martial arts, music and dance.It is a synthesis of African traditions, customs and philosophies synthesized in and influenced by a Brazilian atmosphere.It is a meditation form, a dance, a fight and a form of entertainment, a way to pass the time. In the African tradition, it contains elements from all facets of life - it incorporates music, movement, spirituality, mysticism, magic, practicality and analysis. Capoeira does not focus on injuring the opponent. Rather, it emphasizes skill. It empowers people in many ways.It was created in Brazil by slaves brought by the Portuguese from all over sub-saharan Africa(from the Congo,Angola,Namibia and perhaps even South Africa and Mozambique - all from the common heritage - Bantu), sometime after the sixteenth century. Capoeira is a direct descendant of African fighting styles, and was incorporated with Brazilian dance form distilled from African slaves in Brazil which is in essence from various African and Brazilian influences.For some time, Capoeira was criminalized and prohibited in Brazil.In 1890, Brazilian president Deodoro da Fonseca signed an act that prohibited the practice of capoeira nationwide, with severe punishment for those caught.In spite of the ban, Manuel dos Reis Machado (Maestre Bimba) was finally successful in convincing the authorities of the cultural value of ...
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www.capoeirabrasileira.com Equipe Capoeira Brasileira Mestre Peninha Formado Pirata Capoeira is an Afro-Brazilian art form that combines elements of martial arts, music and dance.It is a synthesis of African traditions, customs and philosophies synthesized in and influenced by a Brazilian atmosphere.It is a meditation form, a dance, a fight and a form of entertainment, a way to pass the time. In the African tradition, it contains elements from all facets of life - it incorporates music, movement, spirituality, mysticism, magic, practicality and analysis. Capoeira does not focus on injuring the opponent. Rather, it emphasizes skill. It empowers people in many ways.It was created in Brazil by slaves brought by the Portuguese from all over sub-saharan Africa(from the Congo,Angola,Namibia and perhaps even South Africa and Mozambique - all from the common heritage - Bantu), sometime after the sixteenth century. Capoeira is a direct descendant of African fighting styles, and was incorporated with Brazilian dance form distilled from African slaves in Brazil which is in essence from various African and Brazilian influences.For some time, Capoeira was criminalized and prohibited in Brazil.In 1890, Brazilian president Deodoro da Fonseca signed an act that prohibited the practice of capoeira nationwide, with severe punishment for those caught.In spite of the ban, Manuel dos Reis Machado (Maestre Bimba) was finally successful in convincing the authorities of the cultural value of ...
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www.capoeirabrasileira.com Equipe Capoeira Brasileira Mestre Peninha Formado Pirata Every Sunday Formado Pirata and other formados, graduados and students of Equipe Capoeira Brasileira, hosts a street roda in Park Jeanne-Mance.Upcoming event-Montreal capoeirando pro Pakistan-Sunday,Sept.12th Capoeira is an Afro-Brazilian art form that combines elements of martial arts, music and dance.It is a synthesis of African traditions, customs and philosophies synthesized in and influenced by a Brazilian atmosphere.It is a meditation form, a dance, a fight and a form of entertainment, a way to pass the time. In the African tradition, it contains elements from all facets of life - it incorporates music, movement, spirituality, mysticism, magic, practicality and analysis. Capoeira does not focus on injuring the opponent. Rather, it emphasizes skill. It empowers people in many ways.It was created in Brazil by slaves brought by the Portuguese from all over sub-saharan Africa(from the Congo,Angola,Namibia and perhaps even South Africa and Mozambique - all from the common heritage - Bantu), sometime after the sixteenth century. Capoeira is a direct descendant of African fighting styles, and was incorporated with Brazilian dance form distilled from African slaves in Brazil which is in essence from various African and Brazilian influences.For some time, Capoeira was criminalized and prohibited in Brazil.In 1890, Brazilian president Deodoro da Fonseca signed an act that prohibited the ...
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