Wednesday, December 19, 2012

CULTURE OF MALI IN AFRICA

MALI DERIVES FROM THE SHARED EXPERIENCES AS A COLONIAL AND AND POST COLONIAL COUNTRY THE NUMEROUS MALI NATION WAS FIRST UNITED IN MEDIVAL TIMES.  THE TULA PEOPLE ARE FORMALLY PEOPLE.  THEY LIVE IN THE NOMADIC DESERT.

THEY HAVE DOZENS OF ETHNICITIES.  MANY PEOPLE SHARE A CASTE SYSTEM  IN WHICH CERTAIN SKILLS ARE PASSED DOWN THROUGH FAMILIES.

MANY PEOPLE SHARE A CASTE SYSTEM OF NETWORKING, FISHING, HISTORY THROUGH FAMILIES.  THESE RITUALS ARE SPREAD FAR BEYOND THE MANDE COMMUNITIES.

THE MALINKE PEOPLE FORM A MANDE CORE OF HEAVILY POPULATED REGIONS. THE TULIANI ARE NOMADIC BUT NOW AS LIKELY VILLAGE .  A NATION OF AS THEY ARE OVER WEST AFRICA.  THEY BELIEVE IN ISLAM A RELIGION THAT ORDERS THE LIVES OF THE VAST MAJORITY OF MALIANS.  THEY HAVE DEPENDENCE BETWEEN CERTAIN COMMUNITIES.   TODAY TEY CREATE FORMAL REATIONSHIPS BETWEEN CERTAIN CULTURES.  SOME OF THE RELATIONSHIP ARE JOKING .  THE DOGON HAVE MAINTAINED A UNIQUE CULTURE  WITH ART AND LIFESTYLE WITH A SOURCE OF PRIDE FOR ALL MALIANS.  THE BERBER TAUREG AND MAIRES OF ARIB ARE NOMADICAND ONLY ARE 10% OF THE MODERN MALI.

THE MUSIC IS BLUES AND IS KNOWN AS KORA VIRTUO AND SOME POPULATED ARTISTS.  MALI IS ONE OF AFRICA'S INTELLECTUAL CENTERS.  ONE OF HISTORIAN HAS RECORDED THE ORAL TRADITIONS OF FULA TEACHERS.

THEY HAVE FREQUENT FESTIVALS AND THEY WEAR COLORFUL ROBES AND THEY HAVE DANCES AND PRAYERS . THEN EAT RICE AND MILLET WITH SAUCES WITH SPINICH OR BAOBOBS GRILLED MEAT OF VARIOUS SORTS.

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