the village griot ezine: summer 2010
TRANSCRIPT
-
8/9/2019 The Village Griot eZine: Summer 2010
1/40
Qicv`f ;< Gttvf 8 Tv``fx 8:;:
-
8/9/2019 The Village Griot eZine: Summer 2010
2/40
Lvt} ~kb}fm }i t}iz hw }i tkw }ok} }ogtfqicv}gib ia ]of Qgccknf Nxgi} ~kt mfagbg}fcw~ix}o }of ~kg}" Kb K^FTI@F Lih# G }fccwiv++++ Tokxib# Wiv kbm wivx }fk` kxfk`k|gbn" Fx~gb K" Tdiagfcm
Nxff}gbnt Ibf ia }of agxt} di``fb}t xfdfgqfmxfnkxmgbn }of mfhv} gttvf ia ]of Qgccknf Nxgi}f\gbf dk`f axi` k axgfbm ~oi okzzfbt }i hf khgtoiz# ~oi okzzfbt }i hf k ~xg}fx# kbm ~oiokzzfbt }i hf k zvhcgtofm kv}oix" HgtoizTdiagfcm gt qfxw `vdo k~kxf ia }of ]of QgccknfNxgi}t fqicv}gib# kt of okt hffb k dib}xghv}ixkbm vbmfxt}kbmt }ok} }ogt zvhcgdk}gib ~ivcmbi} fgt} ~g}oiv} }of dib}gbvfm faaix}t ia
i}ofxt"
Dib}xghv}ixt kxf ticgdg}fm hw qkxgivt `fkbt5~ixm ia `iv}o# ibcgbf kbbivbdf`fb}t# tidgkcbf}~ixegbn# f`kgc qgk tvhtdxgz}gib# kbm }oftg`zcgdg}w ia ktegbn"
]of Tv``fx 8:;: gttvf tfdibm gb }of bf~aix`k} hfnkb }i hxfk}of k cgaf ia g}t i~b#zfxokzt hfdkvtf }of dib}xghv}ixt afc} }of }of`f~kt fg}ofx }ii hktgd ix }ii di`zcgdk}fm5 ix }ogt
~kt }of izzix}vbf }g`f aix }ofgx i~b vbg{vffzxfttgib"
]ogt gttvft zif}gd }of`f gt Tv``fx#Tv``fx}g`f# Tv``fx Ciqf# Tv``fx Zkttgib#Tv``fx Avb# f}d" ]of iqfxkcc }of`f ktkc~kwtxfacfd}t vzib k di``vbg}w ia dxfk}gqf zfizcfmfqi}fm }i tokxgbn ivx Nim ngqfb nga}t"
G k` aixfqfx nxk}favc }i }oitf ~oi kmofxf }i }of
tvh`gttgib nvgmfcgbft kbm ~gccgbncw dib}xghv}f}i ]of Qgccknf Nxgi} f\gbf hfdkvtf wiv `kef}ogt kb fdfccfb} zvhcgdk}gib"
K`kbg bk @kzfb|g< Ciqf ! Zfkdf#
Fmg}ix# Mftgnbfx# Zvhcgtofx
Diqfx ]of`f< ]of tvbaci~fx ~kt k di``ib dxiz k`ibnK`fxgdkb Gbmgkb }xghft }oxivnoiv} Bix}o K`fxgdk" Fqgmfbdf tvn-
nft}t }ok} }of zckb} ~kt dvc}gqk}fm hw Gbmgkbt gb zxftfb}-mkw Kxg-
|ibk kbm Bf~ @fgdi khiv} 4::: HD" Ti`f kxdokficingt}t tvn-
nft} }ok} tvbaci~fx `kw okqf hffb mi`ft}gdk}fm hfaixf dixb"
Tvbaci~fx ~kt vtfm gb `kbw ~kwt }oxivnoiv} }of qkxgivt Gbmgkb
}xghft" Tffm ~kt nxivbm ix zivbmfm gb}i acivx aix dkeft# `vto ix
hxfkm" Ti`f }xghft `gfm }of `fkc ~g}o i}ofx qfnf}khcft tvdo kt
hfkbt# t{vkto# kbm dixb" ]of tffm ~kt kcti dxkdefm kbm fk}fb aix
k tbkde" ]ofxf kxf xfafxfbdft ia t{vff|gbn }of igc axi` }of tffm
kbm vtgbn }of igc gb `kegbn hxfkm"
Bib-aiim vtft gbdcvmf zvxzcf mwf aix }f}gcft# himw zkgb}gbn kbm
i}ofx mfdixk}gibt" Zkx}t ia }of zckb} ~fxf vtfm `fmgdgbkccw xkbn-
gbn axi` tbkefhg}f }i i}ofx himw igb}`fb}t" ]of igc ia }of tffm
~kt vtfm ib }of tegb kbm okgx" ]of mxgfm t}kce ~kt vtfm kt k hvgcm-
gbn `k}fxgkc" ]of zckb} kbm }of tffmt ~fxf ~gmfcw vtfm gb dfxf-
`ibgft" o}}z
-
8/9/2019 The Village Griot eZine: Summer 2010
3/40
Afk}vxft?Kx} hw CG\
]of kx}gt} }kcet
khiv} ~ok}
`i}gqk}ft ofx kbm
~ok} effzt ofx
nigbn"
;;]of Bf~ @kxe Di}}`kb Nkccfxw
;8]of Nicm Digb< K Dogcmxfbt Hiie]ibbw E" Hxi~b
;1Xii}t ia T}ffc< Hii` kbm Hvt} gbkb K`fxgdkb @gcc ]i~b
Mfhixko Xvmkdgccf
8;KT}ffc ^ixefxOfxiTokxib @iixf T}fboivtf
84Dixf Dibbfd}gib Cgaft}wcf]kefwko Wivbn
8= Cfttibt Axi` KhiqfTkqkbbko L"
Gb Fqfxw Gttvf Kaxgdkb Zxiqfxh =
[vi}ft aix @fmg}k}gib 6
Ogt}ixgd Qgccknf @gcft}ibft 1
Dxitt~ixm Zv||cf 44
81Zif}t Dixbfx
Ncwbgt @k}gcmk HiwmMKxmkb Hxwkb}
Tkxko @wcft Tzfbdfx
Tokxib @iixf T}fboivtf
4:G Xf`f`hfx /Gbtzgxfm hwDibnxftt`kb Liob Cf~gt'
MKxmkb Hxwkb}
48Imf }i Vxhkb Tv``fxtTokxib @iixf T}fboivtf
46 Kv}ig``vbfTkxko @wcft Tzfbdfx
4>Lv^ktokt ToxivmGb}ximvd}gib ia bf~ biqfc ~g}o fdfxz}
Tokxib @iixf T}fboivtf
-
8/9/2019 The Village Griot eZine: Summer 2010
4/40
IXGNGB< Itog~k`hi /Bk`ghgk'
^kkci`h~fc~k biwg bggti zkkb}v"/Itog~k`hi'
Ga wiv mi bi} cgt}fb }i niim kmqgdf# wiv ~gcc hf f`hkxxkttfm gb zvhcgd" /Fbncgto'
Hkdenxivbm# Fzckbk}gib kbm Fqfxwmkw Vtf4'
Effz wivx mxfk`t kcgqf" Vbmfxt}kbm }ikdogfqf kbw}ogbn xf{vgxft akg}o kbm hfcgfa gbwivxtfca# qgtgib# okxm ~ixe# mf}fx`gbk}gib#kbm mfmgdk}gib" Xf`f`hfx kcc }ogbnt kxf
zittghcf aix }oitf ~oi hfcgfqf" r NkgcMfqfxt# k }oxff-}g`f Icw`zgd ;:: dok`zgib gbk}ocf}gdt aix }of VT Icw`zgd ]fk`"
Wiv kxf bfqfx }ii icm }i tf} kbi}ofx nikc i}i mxfk` k bf~ mxfk`" r D"T" Cf~gt/Hxg}gto Tdoickx kbm Biqfcgt}" ;?7?-;714'
Ti`f}ogbn }i ]ogbe Khiv}
Tv``fx gt }of }g`f ~ofb ibf tofmt ibf.t
}fbtgibt ~g}o ibf.t dci}oft# kbm }of xgno}egbm ia mkw gt lf~fcfm hkc` aix }of hk}}fxfmtzgxg}" K af~ ia }oitf mkwt kbm wiv dkbhfdi`f mxvbe ~g}o }of hfcgfa }ok} kcc.t xgno}~g}o }of ~ixcm" rKmk Civgtf Ov}khcf /hixb;78;'# dogfa kxdog}fd}vxf dxg}gd ia }of (Bf~ Wixe]g`ft( axi` ;714 }i ;7?8
Ti`f}g`ft hfgbn k axgfbm `fkbt `kt}fxgbn}of kx} ia }g`gbn" ]ofxf gt k }g`f aix tgcfbdf"
K }g`f }i cf} ni kbm kcci~ zfizcf }i ovxc}of`tfcqft gb}i }ofgx i~b mft}gbw" Kbm k}g`f }i zxfzkxf }i zgde vz }of zgfdft ~ofbg}.t kcc iqfx" r Ncixgk Bkwcix /Kaxgdkb-K`fxgdkb biqfcgt} kbm fmvdk}ix# ;76:'
Ga `w `gbm dkb dibdfgqf g}# kbm `w ofkx}dkb hfcgfqf g}# G ebi~ G dkb kdogfqf g}" rLfttf Lkdetib /K`fxgdkb Dgqgc-Xgno}t Cfkmfx#Hkz}gt} @gbgt}fx kbm Zicg}gdgkb# h";7=;'
G`kngbk}gib gt `ixf g`zix}kb} }okbebi~cfmnf" Aix ebi~cfmnf gt cg`g}fm }i kcc~f bi~ ebi~ kbm vbmfxt}kbm# ~ogcfg`kngbk}gib f`hxkdft }of fb}gxf ~ixcm# kbmkcc }ofxf fqfx ~gcc hf }i ebi~ kbmvbmfxt}kbm" rKchfx} Fgbt}fgb
^xg}f }i hf vbmfxt}iim# tzfke }i hf ofkxm#
xfkm }i nxi~""" r Ck~xfbdf Dckxe Zi~fcc/K`fxgdkb Cghxkxgkb# ^xg}fx kbm Dxg}gd# ;7:1-8::;'
^xg}gbn gt `kegbn tfbtf ia cgaf" Wiv ~ixewivx ~oicf cgaf kbm zfxokzt wiv.qf `kmftfbtf ia ibf t`kcc kxfk" r Bkmgbf Nixmg`fx/Tiv}o Kaxgdkb biqfcgt} kbm toix}-t}ixw ~xg}fx#;77; Bihfc Zxg|f aix Cg}fxk}vxf# h";784'
Mi~bcikm }ofNvgmfcgbft aix Dib}xghv}gbn ^xg}fxt
Gb cgfv ia di`zfbtk}gib# dib}xghv}gbn ~xg}fxt
xfdfgqf axff zxi`i}gib ia }ofgx hiiet# fqfb}t#
zxilfd}t# f}d" Zxi`i}gibt kzzfkx gb }of gttvf
dib}kgbgbn }of tvh`gttgib" Kcc tvh`gttgibt `vt}
kmofxf }i }of nvgmfcgbft fctf# }ofw kxf tvhlfd}
}i xflfd}gib"
]of Qgccknf Nxgi}
http://www.thevillagegriot.com/PDF/Guidelines%20for%20Contributing%20Writers.pdfhttp://www.thevillagegriot.com/PDF/Guidelines%20for%20Contributing%20Writers.pdf -
8/9/2019 The Village Griot eZine: Summer 2010
6/40
Lvcw Kvnvt} Tfz}f`hfx
Lvcw ;t}Axfmfxgde Mivncktt bk`fm
@gbgt}fx }i Okg}g /;??7'
Kvnvt} ;Agxt} Kaxgdkb K`fxgdkb }inxkmvk}f axi` k bvxtgbn tdoiic /;?>7'
@kxw Fcg|k @koibfw nxkmvk}ft axi`
}of bvxtgbn zxinxk` k} }of Bf~ Fbn-
ckbm Oitzg}kc aix ^i`fb kbm Dogc-
mxfb"
Tfz}f`hfx 4Libk}okb K" Ximnf
gt bk`fm zxftgmfb} ia DHT.t }fcfqgtg
t}k}gibt mgqgtgib ~ogdo `kmf og` }o
ognoft} xkbegbn Kaxgdkb K`fxgdkb gb
bf}~ixe }fcfqgtgib" /;77:'
Lvcw 8]ovxniim @kxtokcc# Agxt}
Kaxgdkb K`fxgdkb Tvzxf`f Divx}
Lvt}gdf hixb /;7:? - ;774'
Kvnvt} =Zxftgmfb} Hkxkde Ihk`k
hixb gb Ok~kgg /;71;'
Tfz}f`hfx =Kv}oix Xgdokxm
^xgno} ~kt hixb gb Xigf# @gttgttgz
Of gt `it} ~fcc ebi~b aix ogt agxt}
biqfc Bk}gqf Tib /;7=:'"
Lvcw ;6]of Vbg}fm T}k}ft Zk}fb} kbm
]xkmf`kxe Iaagdf /VTZ]I' kbm }of Bk-
}gibkc Gbqfb}ixt Okcc ia Ak`f kbm @v-
tfv` izfbfm k tzfdgkc foghg} afk}vx-
gbn `k}fxgkc axi` @gdokfc Lkdetibtzk}fb} kbm }xkmf`kxe kzzcgdk}gibt" ]of
foghg} xkb axi` ^fmbftmkw# Lvcw ;6
}oxivno Ckhix Mkw" /8::7'
]of ;774 zk}fb} kzzcgdk}gib gbdcvmfm
kb ixgngbkc tk`zcf ia @gdokfc Litfzo
Lkdetibt tgnbk}vxf kbm }of mxk~gbnt ia
ogt gbqfb}gib" /tff mgknxk` ib zknf >'
Kvnvt} ;7Kt}xibkv} Dokxcft A"
Hicmfb ~kt hixb gb Dicv`hgk# Tiv}o
Dkxicgbk/;7=1'" K qf}fxkb ia aivx
tzkdf acgno}t# of okt cinnfm iqfx 1?:
oivxt gb tzkdf"
Tfz}f`hfx 7 Zif} Tibgk Tkbdof
hixb kt ^gctibgk Hfbg}k Mxgqfx gb Hg
`gbnok`# Kckhk`k /;74='" Tof zgi
bffxfm }of avtgib ia `vtgdkc aix`k
~g}o zif}xw kbm gt kcti ebi~b aix m
cghfxk}fcw gtzfccgbn ~ixmt }i mfcgq
ofx `fttknf"
1 s ]of Qgccknf Nxgi}
-
8/9/2019 The Village Griot eZine: Summer 2010
7/40
Zi}k}i DogztNfixnf Dxv` /;?88;7;='
Dofa Nfixnf Dxv`tzfb} }of tv``fx ia;?64 ~ixegbn k} }of
@iib Ckef Cimnfxftix} gb Tkxk}inkTzxgbnt# B"W"# ~ofxf}ogdecw dv}# Axfbdoaxgfm zi}k}ift ~fxf kzizvckx `fbv g}f`"^ofb k dvt}i`fx
di`zckgbfm }ok} }ofgx axgft ~fxf }ii }ogde }i fk}kbm tfb} }of` hkde }i }of eg}dofb# Dxv`hfdk`f kng}k}fm kbm xfkd}fm hw tcgdgbn }of
zi}k}ift kt }ogb kt of zittghcw divcm# axwgbn}of` kbm tfbmgbn }of dxvbdow hxi~b dogzthkde iv} }i }of nvft}" ]of nvft} ciqfm }of dxgtztkbm i}ofx nvft}t hfnkb ktegbn aix }of` kt ~fcc"]ofw tiib nkgbfm zizvckxg}w kbm ~fxf dkccfmDxv`t Tkxk}ink Dogzt" Gb ;?1:# ~ofb Dxv`izfbfm ogt i~b xft}kvxkb}# Dxv`ht Oivtf#fkdo }khcf dk`f ~g}o k hktef} ia zi}k}i dogzt"Dxv` bfqfx zk}fb}fm ix k}}f`z}fm }i mgt}xghv}fogt zi}k}i dogzt# hv} okt hffb dxfmg}fm kt }ofdxfk}ix ia }of ~gmfcw zizvckx tbkde"
]of TvzfxtikefxWfkx zk}fb}fm< ;77;Gbqfb}ix< Cibbgf N" Liobtib /;7=7 '
Ka}fx ktvddfttavcdkxffx kt kb
Kgx Aixdfkbm BKTKtdgfb}gt}#Cibbgf N"Liobtibdibdfgqfm
ogt `it} ak`ivt gbqfb}gib gb ;7?8# ~ofb ofdibmvd}fm kb fzfxg`fb} k} oi`f ib k ofk}zv`z }ok} vtfm ~k}fx gbt}fkm ia Axfib kbm kt kxftvc}# ogt oi`f`kmf bi||cf toi} k tzxkw ia
~k}fx kdxitt }of xii`" Liobtib kbm ogt zkx}bfxHxvdf M.Kbmxkmf# dxfk}fm k ~ixekhcf zxi}i}wzia }of TvzfxTikefx gb ;7?7 ~ogdo hfdk`f }of~ixcm.t agxt} ognozfxaix`kbdf# zxfttvxg|fm~k}fx nvb" ]ofw agcfm aix k ligb} zk}fb}# ~ogdo~kt nxkb}fm gb ;77;# kbm }of TvzfxTikefxhfdk`f }of bv`hfxibf tfccgbn }iw gb }ofdivb}xw ~g}o `ixf }okb -8:: `gccgibt micckxt gbtkcft" Iqfxkcc# Liobtib okt fkxbfm `ixf }okb ?:zk}fb}t# ~g}o `ixf }okb 8: zfbmgbn" Ofdib}gbvft }i gbqfb} gb }of kxfkt ia }ofx`i kbmacvgm mwbk`gdt# kt ~fcc kt }iwt"
Tivxdf< ]of Bf}~ixe Livxbkc Hckde Zxiafttgibkct kbm T`kcc Hvtgbftt @knk|gbfo}}z
-
8/9/2019 The Village Griot eZine: Summer 2010
8/40? s ]of Qgccknf Nxgi}
]i tff `w ~ixe# kbm effz vz }i mk}f ib ~ok} G k` vz }i# qgtg}~~~"ixgngbkckx}hwcg|"di`" Ib }of tg}f wiv dkb qgf~ kcc ia `w~ixe }ok} gt dvxxfb}cw aix tkcf# ~ixe }ok} okt kcxfkmw aivbm oi`ft"Wiv dkb tff qgmfit ia `f zkgb}gbn# kbm kcti zvxdoktf zxgb}t ia `w~ixe# bi}fhiiet# kbm i}ofx niimgft" T}iz hw kbm zcfktf tgnb }ofnvft}hiie" G ciqf g} ~ofb zfizcf cfkqf k aii}zxgb}+
]i dofde iv} k xfdfb} zxilfd} ~ofxf G dokccfbnfm `wtfca }i zkgb}
;:: zkgb}gbnt gb ;:: mkwt# qgtg} ~~~"cg|;::"di`" Ib }ofxf G okqfk qgmfi hcin ~ofxf G midv`fb}fm }of zxidftt# G `kmf g} }i >1zkgb}gbnt" ]ofw kxf bi~ ib tkcf ib }of tg}f aix k tzfdgkc zxgdf< HvwIBF aix -;::# nf} IBF aix -;"
Wiv dkb xfkdo `f k} kx}hwcg|Jn`kgc"di " G k` k xfkc zfxtib# kbm G`kef kx}~ixe" Oicck k} `f"
Dcide~gtf axi` }iz cfa}
effz wivx ofkm }i }of tew
88(8?(# 8:;:5
g dkb mi fqfxw}ogbn 41(8=
8::?5
wft ~f dkb =:(4:(# 8::75
tfca zix}xkg} `kw ;= gt }of
g`knf ia `f5
acik}# 8=(41(# dicckhixk}gi
~g}o @gdofccf (CIQF }of Zif
Bfctib# 8::>
http://www.originalartbyliz.com/http://www.liz100.com/mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]://www.liz100.com/http://www.originalartbyliz.com/ -
8/9/2019 The Village Griot eZine: Summer 2010
9/40
Zfkdf kbm Cgno}+ @w bk`f gt Cg| ^gctibkbm G k` k qgtvkc kx}gt} iv} ia Hkc}g`ixf" G ~ixe`it}cw ~g}o kdxwcgd zkgb} ib dkbqkt# hv} xfdfb}cw Gokqf hffb mxk~b }i~kxm fzcixgbn `gfm `fmgkkbm zoi}inxkzow kt ~fcc" G okqf hffb zkgb}gbn#toi~gbn kbm tfccgbn `w kx}~ixe tgbdf 8::6" G}t `wzogcitizow kbm hfcgfa }ok} ~f kxf kcc hixb kx}gt}t" ]i`f# kx} gt kbw}ogbn }ok} tzkxet }ok} affcgbn gbtgmf iawiv }ok} `keft wiv di`f kcgqf"^f kcc okqf }ogbnt ~f mi kx}avccw"
^of}ofx g}t }of ~kw ~fdiixmgbk}f }of dci}oft ~f doiitf}i ~fkx# }of ~kw ~f t}ffx ivx dkxkxivbm k dvxqf# ix `kwhf }ofdi`hgbk}gib ia tzgdft ~f doiitf}i zv} gb}i k mgto" Ti`f dxfk}gqfafk}t tzfke `ixf }i ibf zfxtibttzgxg} }okb kbi}ofx# hv} ~f kcc nf}}ok} affcgbn }ok} tzkxetti`f}ogbn gbtgmf ia vt" ^xg}gbn kzif`# tgbngbn kcibn ~g}o }ofxkmgi# tdxghhcgbn k miimcf ~ogcfib }of zoibf# zv}}gbn ib`kefvz# toii}""" `kegbn ciqf ~f kxf kcc kx}gt}t kcc }of }g`f"Ti`f dxvmf# ti`f fcfnkb}# ti`fxk~# kbm ti`f xfagbfm"
@w ~ixe ti akx okt hffb klivxbfw aix `f kbm kcti k ~kw aix`f }i tokxf k zkx} ia `wtfca ~g}oi}ofxt" Kcc `w cgaf G okqf `kmfkx}# gb tdoiic kbm ib `w i~b cgef k ci} ia zfizcf"
Hv} ibf mkw# G afc} }ogt vxnf cgef nf} ti`f dkbqktkbm `kef zkgb}gbnt" G okm bfqfx xfkccw mibf }ok}"Hv}# G ihfwfm }of affcgbn kbm G ~fb} mi~b gb `whktf`fb} kbm `kmf }oxff zkgb}gbnt iqfx }of bf}af~ mkwt" G }ofb cgt}fm }of` ib fHkw }i tfcc kbmibf ticm+ Ti G ~kt cgef# iekw"""" cf} `f tff ~ofxf }ogtnift"
G dib}gbvfm }i zkgb}# `it}cw kzzxikdogbn }ofdkbqkt ~g}o k dxvmf gmfk ia k dicix tdof`f ixdfx}kgb tokzf G ~kt gb}fxft}fm gb ckwgbn mi~b# kbmtix} ia lvt} cf} g} aci~" G}t cgef }ogt }gno}xizf cgbf G
~kce hf}~ffb }ogbegbn# mfdgmgbn# kbm ffdv}gbntzfdgagd ib zvxzitf gmfkt# kcibn ~g}o cf}}gbn ciitf ikbw gb}fb}gib# cf}}gbn }of zkgb} kbm bk}vxkc fbfxnwia }of `i`fb} `kbgaft} gb}i ~ok}.t ib }of dkbqktTi`f ia `w ~ixe gt ~kw `ixf }oivno} iv} }okbi}ofxt"
Iqfx }g`f# ~ixmt t}kx}fm kzzfkxgbn gb ti`f ia`w ~ixe" Ti`f}g`ft ibf ~ixm# cgef (Xf`f`hfx(#
kbi}ofx }g`f# }of 84xm Ztkc`" Tiib G ni} }ofizzix}vbg}w }i ~ixe ~g}oCIQF }of Zif} kbm ~fdxfk}fm k tfxgft }inf}ofx ~ofxf G zkgb}fm ofx ~ixmtkcibn ~g}o `w kx}" G okqf dicckhixk}fm ~g}o i}ofxcidkc kx}gt}t cgef ]kvxfkb ^ktogbn}ib" ^f mgm k af~zgfdft ~ofxf ~f zkgb}fm tg`vc}kbfivtcw ib }oftk`f zgfdf" ]ofxf kxf k divzcf ia zif}xw qfbvft }okG toi~ `w ~ixe k} kbm ti`f}g`ft mi cgqfzfxaix`kbdf zkgb}gbn" G}t hffb tvdo kb gbdxfmghcf
livxbfw" Axi` cgef ibf mkw# ~g}oti`f hxvtoft kbm }ogbnt G ~kt ti
qfxw vbak`gcgkx ~g}o }i }ogt" Kcc Gdkb tkw gt Nim gt niim+ G `fkb# of gtmfagbg}fcw cfkmgbn }ogt livxbfw kbm}ogt ~ixe# kbm }ogt ~i`kb"
G bi~ okqf `w i~b ~fhtg}f kbmokqf toi~b k} k ci} ia zckdft aft}gqkct# nkccfxgft# xft}kvxkb}t#zif}xw toi~t iqfx }of ckt} agqfwfkxt" Ti`f}g`ft G t}gcc }ogbe `w kxgt t`kcc gb }of tdof`f ia }ogbnt"^ogdo gb k ~kw g} gt# hv} gb i}ofx
~kwt g}t qfxw ckxnf }ofxf kxf zgfdfia `f# ~of}ofx g} hf kb ixgngbkczkgb}gbn# k zxgb}# k bi}fhiie ~g}o`w kx}~ixe ib }of diqfx# k xide gzkgb}fm# fqfb k zit}dkxm acgfx ~g}o kzkgb}gbn ib g}" " " }ogbnt zfizcf tfffqfxw mkw gb }ofgx oi`ft# iaagdft# ix~ofxfqfx }of kx} cgqft bi~"
Ti`f okqf Hghcf qfxtft ib }of`#ix i}ofx gbtzgxk}gibkc ~ixmt# ti`f
}of dicixt lvt} affc niim }i hf kxivbm# ti`f `fkbbi}ogbn }i kbwibf fdfz} }of ibf zfxtib ~oi okt g}Hv}# g}t k`k|gbn hfdkvtf kx} gt }ogt vbtziefb}ogbn# }ok} okt }of zi~fx }i `iqf zfizcf"
Cgef }of ~kw wivx ofkm `gno} hiz ~ofb k hfk}wiv kxf affcgbn di`ft ib# qgtvkc kx} kcti t}gxt }oftzgxg}" G }ogbe aix `f# ibf ia }of }ogbnt G xfkccw ~kb}}i dibqfw }oxivno `kegbn `w ~ixe gt }ok} ~f kccokqf }oftf nga}t kbm kxf ~ix}ow ia fzcixgbn kbmfzxfttgbn }of`" G ~kb} aicet }i hf hxkqf fbivno }tgbn }ofgx tibnt# ix zkgb} }ofgx zkgb}gbnt# ix kd} gb k
"""Nim gt niim+ G`fkb# of gt
mfagbg}fcw cfkmgbn}ogt livxbfw kbm}ogt ~ixe# kbm}ogt ~i`kb"
]of Qgccknf Nxgi}
http://www.lovethepoet.com/http://www.lovethepoet.com/http://www.lovethepoet.com/ -
8/9/2019 The Village Griot eZine: Summer 2010
10/40
zckw# ix mkbdf cgef dxk|w# ix ~ok}fqfx g} gt }ok}k~kefbt }of`# cgef G okqf aivbm }oxivno zkgb}gbn"^of}ofx `w zkx}gdvckx ~ixe tzfket }i k zfxtib ixbi}# G ~kb} }of` }i tff }ok} gb }of`tfcqft" Kbm }ok}tzgxg} gt dib}kngivt# wiv ebi~" ^f kcc vbcide }ogbntgb i}ofx zfizcf# kbm ~f kxf kcc `gxxixt aix fkdoi}ofx" Ga G gbtzgxf wiv# wiv gbtzgxf ofx# tof gbtzgxftog` kbm fqfb}vkccw g} di`ft hkde kxivbm"
G ebi~ zfizcf tkw# `w ~ixe miftb} xfkccw akccgb}i k dk}fnixw" " " ti G ~ib} tkw }ok}" G ~gcc lvt} tkw#g}t `w ~ixe# g}t egbmk cgef oi~ `w qigdf tivbmtcgef `w qigdf# kbm wivxt tivbmt cgef wivxt" G}.t~ok} di`ft iv} ia `f" G ciqf dicix# cgbf# zk}}fxbt#bk}vxkc xow}o`t# qghxkbdw# dkc`bftt# tw`hict# kbm~ixmt""" kbm }ofw kcc kzzfkx gb `w ~ixe" @wzxidftt vtvkccw gbqicqft `vtgd# ti`f}g`ft}xkbtck}gbn g} gb}i zkgb} ix hfgbn cfm hw g}" Kbm tiakx# G okqf hffb k`k|fm k} `vdo ia }of }ogbnt Nimtk~ ag} }i di`f }oxivno `w zkgb}hxvto+
Cg| ^gctib
;: s ]of Qgccknf Nxgi}
-
8/9/2019 The Village Griot eZine: Summer 2010
11/40]of Qgccknf Nxgi}
]of Bf~Bf~Bf~@kxe Di}}`kb Nkccfxw;:;= T" Dokxcft T}xff}Hkc}g`ixf# @kxwckbm 8;84:
Cidk}fm gb Hkc}g`ixft Ogt}ixgd Afmfxkc Ogcc# }ogt bf~ nkc
cfxw gt ibcw k af~ hcidet k~kwaxi` }of dg}wt }iz }ivxgt} k}}xkd}gibt# kbm gt k diccfd}gib iaDi}}`kb.t hicm kbm qgqgm dxfk}gibt" ]of @kxe Di}}`kb Nkccfxw toi~dktft zkgb}gbnt kbmi}ofx ~ixet ia kx} }ok} kxf avb#liwavc# fbfxnf}gd kbm zkttgibk}f" ^ofb qgtg}gbn }of @kxeDi}}`kb Nkccfxw# wiv dkb zkxewivx dkx kbm ~kce axi` }ofK`fxgdkb Qgtgibkxw Kx}t @vtfv`# }of Hkc}g`ixf Dibqfb}gib Dfb}fx# }of Hkc}g`ixf @vtfv` ia Gbmvt}xw# Okxhixzckdf kbm }of Nkccfxw#}of @kxwckbm Tdgfbdf Dfb}fx# }of Bk}gibkcK{vkxgv`# Ixgicf Zkxe k} Dk`mfb Wkxmt# }ofZgfx Tg Dibdfx} Zkqgcgib# Zix} Mgtdiqfxw Dogcmxfb.t @vtfv`# }of Zi~fx Zckb} kbmXkqfbt T}kmgv`"
Hixb kbm xkgtfm gb Hkc}g`ixf#@kxe gt k tfca }kvno}# k~kxm ~gbbgbnkx}gt}# ~oi akqixt tvhlfd}taxi` agnvxk}gqf }i dwdcgbn# t}gcc cgaf }ikht}xkd}t kbm kbw}ogbn fctf }ok} tg}tt}gcc cibn fbivno aix og` }i zv} ibdkbqkt" K ak}ofx kbm nxkbm ziz# ofokt `kbw cgaf `i`fb}t }i mxk~axi` aix }of dxfk}gib ia ogt kx}"
Ka}fx k tvddfttavc dkxffx kt kb
kxdog}fd}vxkc fbngbffx# @kxe hfdk`fk avcc }g`f kx}gt}" Gb ;777 of ebf~}ok} ogt mfdgtgib ~ivcm cfkm }i k`ixf avcagccgbn fgt}fbdf" Of zkgb}t hw dxfk}gbnt}ixgft gb ogt `gbm# tdfbkxgit }ok} ofcz og` dkz}vxf }of affcgbn ia }of zgfdf"
Ogt i}ofx cgaf fzfxgfbdft kt k t}kbmvz di`fmgkb kbm zif} kxf fqgmfb} gb }of tvhlfd} `k}}fx tfcfd}fm" (Akb}ktw# ciqf# ov`ix# kbm mffzxfacfd}gib kxf }of zfxtzfd}gqft gb ~ogdo G kz
zxikdo `it} tvhlfd}t#( Di}}`kb tkwt# (}ok}t~ow G tfcfd} xgdo# qghxkb} kbm liqgkc dicixt }ofbdi`hgbf }of` gb k qfxw }kt}favc kbm vbvtvkc~kw"
]of nkccfxw gt izfb ^fmbftmkw }iTk}vxmkw ;;k` }i 1z` kbm Tvbmkw
;8biib }i 6z`"
Dcgde }i qgtg}"""
]of @kxe Di}}`kb Nkccfxw
http://markcottmangallery.com/home.htmlhttp://markcottmangallery.com/home.html -
8/9/2019 The Village Griot eZine: Summer 2010
12/40
]of Nicm Digb
K Dogcmxfbt Hiie
hw ]ibbw Hxi~b
Tfqfxkc wfkxt kni# ~ofb G mfdgmfm G divcm bi
cibnfx agno} }of vxnf }i zv} `w }oivno}t ib zkzfx#}of agxt} }ogbn G afc} ~kt afkx" G ~ibmfxfm divcm G mig}" G xfkm fbivno }i ebi~ }ok} ~xg}gbn `kw tivbmcgef kb fktw dxka} hv} ga wiv kxf k ~xg}fx }ofb wivebi~# g} kgb}+
G }oivno} cibn kbm okxmkhiv} ~ok} }izgd G toivcm}xw `w okbm k}" Toivcm G~xg}fagd}gib ix bib-agd}gib9^ofb G mfdgmfm ib agd}gib}of bf} {vft}gibt ~fxf#toivcm G ~xg}f oixxix# tdg-ag#mxk`k# wt}fxw# tvtzfbtf#xi`kbdf f}d"f}d9 ]of doigdfttff`fm gbagbg}f"
]ofb }ofxf ~kt }ok} cg}}cfqigdf gb }of hkde ia `w `gbm}ok} ktefm `fdib}gbvivtcw"""fqfb ga wiv~xg}f g}# ~oi gt nigbn }i ~kb} }ixfkm g}9 G xfkcg|fm }ok} }ogt gt
}of knf ia di`zv}fxt ~ofxf}ofxf kxf gbt}kb} mi~bcikmt#ibcgbf toizzgbn# fcfd}xibgd`kgc# ibcgbf tidgkc bf}~ixet#mi~bcikmkhcf `iqgft kbm`vtgd# ibcgbf gb}fxkd}gqfnk`ft kbm }ogt kbm }ok}kbm ti ib kbm ti ib# kbm tiib"
Ngqfb kcc ia }oftfkqfbvft aix gbt}kb}
nxk}gagdk}gib# ~oi gt nigbn }itci~ mi~b cibn fbivno }ixfkm kb icmaktogibfm zknf}vxbfx dkccfm k hiie9 ]ofb g} og} `f" ]of kbt~fx~kt kt dcfkx kt Okgcfwt Di`f} toii}gbn }oxivno }ofbgno} tew" G }oivno} khiv} }ok} `iqgf `kmf bi} ticibn kni ~ofxf }of `kb efz} ofkxgbn }of qigdftkwgbn xfzfk}fmcw# Ga wiv hvgcm g} }ofw ~gcc di`f"]ok} ~kt g}" G ebf~ }ok} k niim hiie gt k niim hiiegb kbw nfbfxk}gib"
^ofb ibf oicmt k hiie gb ogt ix ofx okbmt }ofxgt bi}ogbn cgef g}" ]of affcgbn ia bit}kcngk gtiqfx~ofc`gbn" Hiiet }gf vt }i wft}fxmkw ~ofb}ogbnt ~fxf tg`zcfx# }g`ft tff`fm k hg} tkafx# kbmzfizcf tff`fm k ci} bgdfx" Ak`gcgft ~ivcm ofxm}of`tfcqft gb}i }of ak`gcw dkx ib }of ~ffefbm kbmlvt} mxgqf" Bi zkx}gdvckx mft}gbk}gib5 }of zigb} ~kt}i nf} iv} kbm mi ti`f}ogbn# }kef k ciie kxivbm# tf
~ok}t nigbn ib gb wivx bfde ia }of ~iimt# }kef k`i`fb} kbm hxfk}of gb cgaf"
G ~kt ti fdg}fm khiv} }ok} xfqfck}gib G divcmokxmcw ~kg} }i nf} t}kx}fm hv} ~ofxf toivcm G hfngb
Ti`f ~fcc`fkbgbnaxgfbmt# ak`gcw#zvhcgtofxt# kbm knfb}t}icm `f }ok} }of `ibf~kt gb Wivbn Kmvc}Dogcmxfbt Hiiet" ]ofknf Dk}fnixw aix
Wivbn Kmvc} ~ivcmxkbnf axi` khiv} ;8 i;4wfkxticm }i khiv};7 ix 8: wfkxt icm ix}ofxf hiv}t"
]ofw /}of hiiet'bffmb} hf }ok} cibn ixtizogt}gdk}fm# lvt} ktcibn kt G mgmb}vbmfxft}g`k}f `w}kxnf} kvmgfbdf }ofw
kxf k ci} hxgno}fx }okbibf `gno} }ogbe" G kctiebf~ }of zkxfb}t~ivcm kc~kwt cgt}fb }i}of qigdf ia }oitfwfkxbgbn wivbnt}fxt~kb}gbn }ofgx cg}fxkxwagcc ia ~ok}fqfx }ofbf} oi} hiie ~kt"]of Okxxw zi}}fx tfxgf~kt k zxg`f fk`zcf"
]ok} tfxgft ia hiiet`kmf L" E" Xi~cgbn k
hgccgibkgxf kbm ga }ok} gtb} fb}gdgbn fbivno5 kcci~`f }i xf`gbm wiv ia }of xfdfb} tvddftt ia T}fzokbgf@wfxt kbm }of ]~gcgno} Tfxgft" Tof gt bi} khgccgibkgxf hv} ~xg}gbn }~i ix }oxff hft}tfccfxt gb kxi~ tff`t kcc xgno} }i `f" Hv} }of tvhlfd} `k}}fx ia}oftf hiiet ~kt bi} ~ok} G ~kb}fm `w hiiet }i hfkhiv} fqfb }oivno }ofw ~fxf OI]"
;8 s ]of Qgccknf Nxgi}
-
8/9/2019 The Village Griot eZine: Summer 2010
13/40
Gb tzg}f ia }ofgx tvddftt# G ~kb}fm }i miti`f}ogbn mgaafxfb}" Kbm `w }kxnf} kvmgfbdf ~ivcmhf k vbgqfxtkc kvmgfbdf hfdkvtf `w }kcf ~ivcm hf kvbgqfxtkc }kcf }ok} kbwhimw kbm fqfxwhimw divcmxfck}f }i# cfkxb ti`f}ogbn axi` kbm okqf avb migbng}" Ka}fx kcc# }of zxitzfd} ia ~xg}gbn aix `ibfw mgmbi} tff` kt avcagccgbn vbcftt G ~xi}f ~ok} G ~kb}fm}i ~xg}f kbm tkgm g} }of ~kw G ~kb}fm }i tkw g}" Ga G
~kt k ovnf tvddftt }ofb nxfk}# ga bi}# ie"""G }xgfmkbm G ~ivcm t}gcc ~xg}f" T}ixw}fccgbn gt `w hciim kbmoi~ `kbw Kaxgdkb K`fxgdkb Dogcmxfbt Hiie~xg}fxt mi wiv ebi~9
]ok} bi}~g}ot}kbmgbn# G oizfm }of af~ }ok} mgmxfkm `w hiiet /Ga gbmffm g} ~fxf lvt} k af~' }i fbliw}of` aix }of tk`f xfktib G fbliwfm ~xg}gbn }of`5tfcamgtdiqfxw" G ~kb}fm }i zxftfb} tvdo k }kcf }ok}}of xfkmfx kbm }of dokxkd}fx ~ivcm `iqf }oxivno}of zknft kt ibf5 affcgbn }of kb}gdgzk}gib# oizf#tixxi~# liw# xfmf`z}gib ix ~ok}fqfx ~kt }i di`f#
}inf}ofx" Hv} `it} ia kcc G ~kb}fm }ofgx livxbfw}oxivno }of zknft ia `w hiie }i hf `f`ixkhcfibft" ]ok} gt ~ow wiv `gno} agbm wivxtfca ckvnogbnkcivm }i ~ok} wiv xfkm ix `kwhf hixxi~gbn kzoxktf ix }~i axi` }of dokxkd}fxt kbm kmmgbn }of`}i wivx i~b qidkhvckxw" ]i hf cit} gb k ~ibmfxckbmia agd}gib# tfkxdogbn aix k ~kw }i t}kw cibnfx kbmcibnfx# bfqfx ~kb}gbn }of t}ixw }i fbm" ]ok} gt ~ok}G ~kb}fm }i kdogfqf kbm G hfcgfqf G okqf di`f dcitf~g}o }of ~xg}gbn ia# ]of Kmqfb}vxft ia Lkde kbmTgmbfw tfxgft" ]of agxt} hiie ix gbt}kcc`fb}# G ~ivcm
dkcc# ]of Nicm Digb" Tiib }i hf aicci~fm hw ]of^iimfb Acv}f"
Ga wiv mib} `gbm ligbgbn `f# cf}t }kef k
zffe k} ~ok}t okzzfbgbn bi~" Lvt} k {vgde
nckbdf gb}i# ]of ^iim# gb}i }of ~ixcm ia
Lkde kbm Tgmbfw# Ga ~f kxf {vgf} zfxokzt }ofw
`kw bfqfx ebi~ ~f ~fxf }ofxf"""
K Nk}ofxgbn ia Axgfbmt
]of aivx ia }of` t}iim gb }of `gmmcf ia }of dgxdcf" G}
~kt fktw }i }fcc hw }ofgx zit}vxf }ok} }ofw ~fxf ib
izzitgbn tgmft" K ckxnf }xff t}v`z t}iim gb hf}~ffb }of
nxivz ~oi okm nk}ofxfm ib fg}ofx tgmf ia g} }~i hw }~i"
]ofw tff`fm }i hf ~kg}gbn ib }of wivbn ngxc }ok} ~kt
tg}}gbn vbmfx k ovnf @kzcf }xff# gb k ckxnf }xff }xvbe }ok
tfxqfm kt ofx `keftoga} dokgx" Tof ciiefm k} }of agxt} }~i
ib ofx cfa}" ]of xkhhg} kbm }of ai# Aft}vt Liob# ciiefm
hkde tgcfb}cw" ]of xkhhg} tff`fm k hg} bfxqivt ~ogcf ib
}of i}ofx okbm Aft}vt Liob ~kt kt dibagmfb} kbm kxxinkb
kt of okm fqfx hffb" K t`kcc }~gn xft}fm gb hf}~ffb ogt
}ff}o kbm ogt }ibnvf `iqfm g} axi` tgmf }i tgmf gb ogt
`iv}o" Ogt cfa} kx` mxkzfm kxivbm Lkde }of Xkhhg}toivcmfxt kt k toi~ ia ticgmkxg}w" Fqfxw bi~ kbm knkgb#
of ~ivcm t{vff|f Lkdet toivcmfx kbm nfb}cw zk} og` ib
}of hkde gb ixmfx }i zxilfd} kb g`knf ia tvzzix} kbm `gcm
dibdfxb" Aft}vt Liob ~kg}fm gb tgcfbdf aix ogt dokbdf }i
tzfke ib hfokca ia ogt dcgfb} kbm }of ~oicf aixft} ~kg}fm
~g}o og`"
]of Wivbn ngxc }ofb ciiefm }i ofx xgno} k} Tgmbfw }o
T{vgxxfc ~oi t}iim ~g}o ogt kx`t aicmfm" ]of nckttft of
~ixf dibt}kb}cw tcgm mi~b ogt bitf kbm of ~ivcm vbdxit
ogt kx`t# zvto }of` hkde ib ogt akdf# kbm }ofb dxitt ogt
kx`t knkgb" Of `iqfm kt ga }i k tgcfb} doixvt" ]ok}
bi}~g}ot}kbmgbn# of okm k ciie ia mf}fx`gbk}gib ib ogt
akdf }ok} bfqfx ~kqfxfm# ogt cibn }kgc `iqfm hkde kbm
aix}o kbm tgmf }i tgmf" ]ok} nkqf }of g`zxfttgib }ok} of
~kt qfxw g`zk}gfb} kbm ~kb}fm }i nf} }of zxidffmgbnt
`iqgbn aix~kxm"
]ofc`k }of i~c ~kt dcitf hw kbm t}kbmgbn ib tfqfxk
axvg} dxk}ft t}kdefm ibf ib }iz ia }of ~i}ofx" G} ~kt k
dxvmfcw dibt}xvd}fm dibagnvxk}gib `fkb} }i kd} kt k zckd
aix ofx }i zfxdo" Kt kc~kwt# ]ofc`k ~kt qfxw tfxgivt
khiv} }of xfzxftfb}k}gib ia ofx dcgfb}t" ]of akd} }ok}
Tgmbfw }of T{vgxxfc ~kt k axgfbm ibcw `kmf ofx `ixf
]of Qgccknf Nxgi}
-
8/9/2019 The Village Griot eZine: Summer 2010
14/40
mf}fx`gbfm }i ~gb aix ogt tgmf" Tg}}gbn ib }of }xff t}v`z
}ok} mgqgmfm }of }~i tgmft ~kt k tgbncf nicm digb" G}t
kx}gtkbtogz ~kt ack~cftt kbm tzkxecfm hxgccgkb}cw gb }of
xgtgbn `ixbgbn tvb"
]of digb ~kt tzi}cftt kbm tog``fxfm gb }of cgno} cgef
k ncgt}fbgbn lf~fc" ]of hfkv}w ia g} ~kt dkz}gqk}gbn"
Fqfxwibf t}kxfm k} g}" Wiv divcm ofkx iiittt kbm
kkkooottt fdoigbn }oxivnoiv} }of kttf`hcw" Kcc ia }of
kbg`kct gb }of aixft} okm nk}ofxfm }i ~g}bftt }of
vbaicmgbn fqfb}t" Fqfxw cgqgbn dxfk}vxf wivbn kbm icm
kcgef okm ofkxm khiv} }of digb" ]ofw kcc ebf~ }ok} Lkde
}of Xkhhg} okm aivbm g} tfqfxkc mkwt kni ib }of zxizfx}w
ia ogt axgfbm }vxbfm fbf`w Tgmbfw }of T{vgxxfc" Kb
kxnv`fb} okm fbtvfm }ok} }oxfk}fbfm }i mft}xiw }ofzfkdfavc tfxfbg}w ia }of aixft} kbm }of kbg`kct }ok} cgqfm
~g}ogb g}t xfkc`"
]of }vx}cf }ok} t}iim lvt} gbtgmf }of dgxdcf ia kbg`kct
okm ~kxbfm }of wivbn ngxc ia ~ok} ~kt mfqfcizgbn
hf}~ffb }of kbg`kct mvf }i }of digbt mgtdiqfxw" Okca ia
}of kbg`kct hfcgfqfm }ok} }of nicm digb hfcibnfm }i Lkde
hfdkvtf of okm aivbm g}5 }of i}ofx okca hfcgfqfm g} hfcibnfm
}i Tgmbfw hfdkvtf g} okm hffb cit} ib ogt zxizfx}w"
]ofxfaixf# }of ~oicf aixft} ~kt lvt} kt mgqgmfm kt }of ibdf
axgfbmcw# kc`it} hxi}ofxcw# xfck}gibtogz ia Lkde }of Xkhhg}
kbm Tgmbfw }of T{vgxxfc"
G} ~kt vz }i }of wivbn ngxc# ~oi }ofw kcc hfcgfqfm }i
hf k Zxgbdftt# }i mfdgmf" Tof okm }i vtf kcc ia ofx xiwkc
~gtmi` }i kbt~fx }of {vft}gib ia }i ~ogdo ibf toivcm }of
digb hfcibn" Ga tof mfdgmfm dixxfd}cw }ofb }of Aixft} kbm
kcc ia g}t gbokhg}kb}t divcm xf}vxb }i }ofgx zfkdfavc kbm
k`gkhcf cgqft" Ga tof mfdgmfm ~xibncw }ofb }of fqfx-
nxi~gbn mgqgtgib hf}~ffb kcc ia }of kbg`kct kbm }ofgx
mgt}xvt} ia ibf kbi}ofx divcm aixfqfx dixxvz} }of tfxfbg}w
ia }of aixft}"
^oi ~gcc tzfke aix }of Xkhhg}9 tof ktefm" Ofx
qigdf ~kt ci~ kbm tia}# bi `ixf }okb }ok} ia k `fxf dogcm
G ~gcc# Aft}vt Liob# kbt~fxfm {vgdecw# t}fzzgbn
aix~kxm gb axib} ia Lkde"
Kbm ~ok} okqf wiv }i tkw ]of Dogcm Zxgbdftt
ktefm"
^f tkw ngqf vt }of digb# /okca ia }of kbg`kct
toiv}fm k xikx ia kzzxiqkc' kt Aft}vt Liob ~fb} ib }i tkw
Lkde gt }of ibf aivbm g}" Ga of mgmb}# ~fcc }ok} }ofxf digb
divcm okqf hffb cit} aixfqfx" ^ow fqfxwhimw xivbm }oftf
zkx}t ebi~t icm Tgmbfw dkb} tff okxmcw bv}ogb k} kcc
~g}oiv} }of` hgn tzfd}kdcft oft kc~kwt k ~fkxgb kbm """
^kg} k `i`fb}# ]ofc`k dog`fm gb gb}fxxvz}gbn
Aft}vt Liob gb `gm-tfb}fbdf# /Bi~ }of i}ofx okca hfnkb}i toiv} }ofgx kzzxiqkc' ]of zxihkhgcg}w ia `w dcgfb}
agbmgbn }of digb ~g}oiv} }of kttgt}kbdf ia }of xkhhg} gt
zvxf diblfd}vxf" Bfqfx}ofcftt# ~f dibdfmf }ok} Lkde aivb
g} hv} of ~kt ib `w dcgfb}t zxizfx}w" ]of i~bfxtogz ia
}of digb toivcm hf ~g}oiv} {vft}gib ngqfb hkde }i `w
dcgfb}" Dcfkxcw
Bi~ oicm ib }ofxf# ]ofc`k# tkgm Aft}vt Liob#
gb}fxxvz}gbn ofx" ^f mibf kcxfkmw oktofm khiv} }ok}
}ofxf kbm Wiv ^kg} k `gbv}f# ]ofc`k toi} hkde5
kbm }ogt }g`f }of i}ofx kbg`kct ligbfm gb }of hgdefxgbn
kbm hfnkb toiv}gbn kbm `v}}fxgbn knkgbt} fkdo i}ofx"
Fqfb Lkde kbm Tgmbfw ligbfm gb" G} ~kt dcfkx bi~# }ok} }o
Aixft} ~kt gbmffm mgqgmfm" ]of wivbn ngxc okm bi gmfk ia
}of f}fb} vb}gc bi~" Tof xkgtfm hi}o ia ofx okbmt gb }of
kgx kbm }of dxi~m t}kx}fm }i {vgf} mi~b" @wk }of Ok~e}iie }i acgno} kbm t}kx}fm }i zxidckg` kt civm kt tof divcm
]of zxgbdftt ~gcc mfdgmf }of zxgbdftt ~gcc
mfdgmfxfzfk}fmcw" ^g}o }ok}# kcc hfdk`f {vgf} ibdf
`ixf"
]of wivbn ngxc ciiefm knkgb gb }of mgxfd}gib ia
Lkde kbm Aft}vt Liob kbm tkgm# Cf} }of
;= s ]of Qgccknf Nxgi}
-
8/9/2019 The Village Griot eZine: Summer 2010
15/40
Xkhhg} tzfke aix og`tfca kbm }fcc `f oi~ }oftf }ogbnt
dk`f khiv}"""
Kbm }ofxf wiv kxf" ]of }f`zi okt hffb tf}#
ivx dokxkd}fxt okqf hffb gb}ximvdfm kbm ivx
t}ixw tci~cw t}kx}t }i di`f gb}i aidvt" Oi~
~gcc }ogt fbm kbm oi~ mift k wivbn zxgbdftt
fbm tvdo }vx`igc9 Zgde vz k dizw kbm cf} vt
agbm iv} }inf}ofx"
Khiv} }of Kv}oix
]ibbw E" Hxi~b
]ibbw Hxi~b nxf~ vz gb @gmckbm# ]fkt" Of gt }ofwivbnft} ia aivx tibt /}ofw okqf k wivbnfx tgt}fx'hixb }i Dvx}gt kbm Xvhw Hxi~b" ]ibbw#kcibn ~g}o }~i ia ogt icmfx hxi}ofxt# Efg}o kbm]fxxkbdf# okm }of izzix}vbg}w }i kzzfkx ib }ofxfkcg}w toi~ ]xfktvxf Ovb}fxt# ~ogdo kgxfmib BHD gb 8::1"
Tfca F`zciwfm Kv}oix)^xg}fx G ~xg}f fqfxw}ogbn"Dvxxfb}cw ~ixegbn ib di`zcf}gbn }of Kmqfb}vxftia Lkde kbm Tgmbfwt. Dogcmxfb.t hiie tfxgft ~ogcftg`vc}kbfivtcw agbgtogbn k hiie ia zxit kbm~xg}gbn)dibtvc}gbn gb }~i `iqgf tdxgz}t kbm ibftfktib ia k `kmf aix ]Q dkx}iib gb }of qfgb iaAk`gcw Nvw"""Nxi~b vz ]Q Dkccfm (]of ^gcmOkbcibt"( ]i `w axgfbmt }ok} ebi~ `f zfxtibkccw# dkb.} zv} fqfxwhimw gb k `iqgf# `kwhf wiv
~ivcmb} `gbm hfgbn kb f}xk" /t`gcft'
Agxt} Dogcmxfb.t Hiie# (]of Nicm Digb"( (]of^iimfb Acv}f#( tfdibm hiie gb }of tfxgft ia tfqfb gdi`gbn tiib" ]of ~ixt} kttv`z}gib ibf dkb `kefgt }i hfcgfqf `w Dogcmxfb.t Hiiet kxf lvt} aix egmt#ib }of dib}xkxw# G hfcgfqf }of kmvc}t }ok} okqf xfkm}of` fbliwfm }of` lvt} kt `vdo" G} ngqft `f liw }i`kef k zitg}gqf mgaafxfbdf gb }of cgqft ia axgfbmt kbt}xkbnfxt kcgef" wfk# g} xfkccw mift"
]of Nicm Digb gt kqkgckhcf k}]k}f Zvhcgtogbn
gb hi}o zkzfxhkde kbm DM kvmgi qfxtgib"
Kcti kqkgckhcf ibK`k|ib"di` kbm Hixmfxt"
K Ciie Hkde"""
]xfktvxf Ovb}fxtgt k xfkcg}w }fcfqgtgib tfxgftib BHD /VT' kbm Ncihkc ]fcfqgtgib /Dkbkmk' gb
~ogdo }fb }fk`t ia }oxff ticqf zv||cft kbm di`
zcf}f dokccfbnft gb oizft ia ticqgbn }of vc}g`k}f
zv||cf kbm ~gbbgbn }of nxkbm zxg|f" ]fk`t }xkqfc
kdxitt }of Vbg}fm T}k}ft kbm Fvxizf gb tfkxdo ia
tfqfb (kx}gakd}t( ~ogdo ~ofb kttf`hcfm ~gcc (cfkm
}i }of efw" Agbm }of efw# kbm agbm }of }xfktvxf"(
]of dokccfbnft kbm zv||cft kxf tzcgdfm ~g}o
K`fxgdkb ogt}ixw# kbm }of vc}g`k}f nikc gt }i agbm
k ogmmfb }xfktvxf# cfkmgbn }of toi~ }i hf di`
zkxfm ib qkxgivt iddktgibt }i }of agc` Bk}gibkc
]xfktvxf" ]of qkcvf ia }of }xfktvxf gb }of tfxgft~kt xfqfkcfm ib }of tfktib agbkcf }i hf
-4#:::#:::"
]of }~ioivx zxf`gfxf fzgtimf kgxfm ib Lvbf ;?#
8::1 kbm hfngbbgbn Lvbf 81 }of tfxgft `iqfm }i
g}t xfnvckx @ibmkw bgno} }g`ftci}" ]of tfktib
agbkcf ~kt hxikmdkt} cgqf ib Kvnvt} 8;# 8::1"
]fk` Hxi~b Ak`gcw
]of Qgccknf Nxgi}
http://www.tatepublishing.com/bookstore/search.php?search=The+Gold+CoinC:\Documents%20and%20Settings\CTY%20User\My%20Documents\Downloadshttp://www.tatepublishing.com/bookstore/search.php?search=The+Gold+CoinC:\Documents%20and%20Settings\CTY%20User\My%20Documents\Downloadshttp://www.amazon.com/Adventures-Jack-Sidney-Tonny-Brown/dp/1604624485/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1275960762&sr=8-3http://www.amazon.com/Adventures-Jack-Sidney-Tonny-Brown/dp/1604624485/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1275960762&sr=8-3http://www.borders.com/online/store/TitleDetail?sku=1604624485C:\Documents%20and%20Settings\CTY%20User\My%20Documents\Downloadshttp://www.nbc.com/Treasure_Hunters/index.shtmlhttp://www.nbc.com/Treasure_Hunters/teams/browns.shtmlhttp://www.nbc.com/Treasure_Hunters/teams/browns.shtmlhttp://www.nbc.com/Treasure_Hunters/index.shtmlhttp://www.borders.com/online/store/TitleDetail?sku=1604624485C:\Documents%20and%20Settings\CTY%20User\My%20Documents\Downloadshttp://www.amazon.com/Adventures-Jack-Sidney-Tonny-Brown/dp/1604624485/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1275960762&sr=8-3http://www.tatepublishing.com/bookstore/search.php?search=The+Gold+CoinC:\Documents%20and%20Settings\CTY%20User\My%20Documents\Downloads -
8/9/2019 The Village Griot eZine: Summer 2010
16/40
HII@9
Kb fdfxz} axi` XII]T IA T]FFC< Hii` kbm
Hvt} gb kb K`fxgdkb @gcc ]i~b
hw Mfhixko Xvmkdgccf
Hkde gb }of Aga}gft# }ok}t ~ofb kcc }of t}xvnncgbn
t}kx}fm"Cff Mivnckt# Lx"
KaxgdkbK`fxgdkb `fb axi` Hkc}g`ixf aivbm
liht xfkmgcwkqkgckhcf k} }of Zigb} mvxgbn }of zit}
~kx hii`" ^f ~fxf tvxzxgtfm hfdkvtf ~f okm
ofkxm }ok} }ofw ~ivcmb} ogxf kbwibf axi`
Hkc}g`ixf Dg}w# }ok} }ofw ibcw ~kb}fm wiv ga wiv
~fxf axi` }of mffz Tiv}o kbm ~kb}fm }i nf} k~kw
axi` }ok} `vcf# tkgm Xiitfqfc} Dkcm~fcc# ~oi ~g}o
ogt dogcmoiim axgfbm Fvnfbf Cfqw# mxiqf }i
Tzkxxi~t Zigb} ciiegbn aix ~ixe tiib ka}fx }ofw
~fxf mgtdokxnfm axi` }of Kgx Aixdf gb ;766"
Hi}o okm hffb }xkgbfm kt dcfxe }wzgt}t gb }of Kgx
Aixdf" ]of Hf}ocfof` ogxgbn iaagdf ~kt
vbg`zxfttfm" ]ofw tkgm# ~fcc# ~f mib} okqf }ok}
egbm ia lih aix wiv hv} wiv dkb di`f kbm toiqfc#
Dkcm~fcc xfdkccfm" ]ofw ~xi}f ib `w kzzcgdk}gib
hgn ovtew afcci~# tkgm Cfqw# ~oitf bgdebk`f gt
]kbe"
]of }~i tzfb} `it} ia }ofgx mkwt toiqfcgbn ixf
gb }of oicmt ia togzt midefm k} }of zgfx hv}
mfzfbmgbn ib dibmg}gibt# }of ckhix nkbn }ofw
~ixefm ib ~ivcm ti`f}g`ft hf hixxi~fm hw i}ofx
mfzkx}`fb}t ib }of t}ffc tgmf" ^f ~fxf k affmfx
vbg}" ^ofbfqfx k vbg} ix mfzkx}`fb} dk`f toix}# ~
~ivcm hf cikbfm iv} }i }of`# Dkcm~fcc xfdkccfm"
]of }ogbn G mgtcgefm `it} ia kcc ~kt ~ofb }ofwcikbfm vt iv} }i }of hckt} avxbkdf" Kt }f`zixkxw
f`zciwfft# }ofw ~fxf zxiqgmfm bi tzfdgkc }xkgbgbn
ix nfkx ~ofb }ofw ~fxf kttgnbfm }i }of hckt}
avxbkdft# }of }~i `fb tkgm"
^f ~ivcm ni iqfx }ofxf kbm }of `fb ~oi
~ixefm }ofxf okm }oitf hgn toift ~g}o xvhhfx ticft
hfdkvtf }ofw ~fxf ~ixegbn ~g}o }ogt oi} `f}kc#
tkgm Cfqw" Wiv divcm tff }ok} `f}kc zivxgbn cgef
ckqk }oxivno k }xivno" ]ofw ~k}dofm kt `fb dkccfdgbmfx tbkzzfxt t}xkmmcfm }of ack`gbn }xivno }i
xf`iqf hg}t ia okxmfbgbn gxib" Wiv divcm kc~kwt
}fcc }of dgbmfx tbkzzfxt hfdkvtf bi `k}}fx ~ok}
}ofw okm ib# }ofgx cfnt ix }ofgx aff} ~ivcm okqf
tixft ib }of`# Cfqw tkgm" Hfdkvtf }ok} t}vaa ~kt
tzcktogbn# g} ~ivcm hvxb }of`"
Dkcm~fcc ok}fm }of hckt} avxbkdft" G ~ivcm
cfkqf }ofxf fqfxw mkw ~g}o k ofkmkdof# of tkgm#
axi` }of t`ief kbm }of t}fbdo# tvczovxgd kdgm
hgcci~gbn" G mib} ni }i dovxdo }ok} ia}fb hv} ga ofcc
gt kbw}ogbn cgef }ok}# Gcc hf ib `w ebfft axi` bi~
ib"
]of }~i okm `ixf aix`kc fmvdk}gib }okb `it}
ia }ofgx ~og}f di~ixefxt ib }of midet kbm gb }of
avxbkdft" Cfqw okm di`zcf}fm k wfkx k} }of
Kckhk`k T}k}f kbm Dkcm~fcc hfnkb ~ixegbn ib k
;1 s ]of Qgccknf Nxgi}
-
8/9/2019 The Village Griot eZine: Summer 2010
17/40
hkdofcixt mfnxff k} @ixnkb T}k}f Diccfnf ibf wfkx
ka}fx of t}kx}fm ~ixegbn aix Hf}ocfof`" ]ofxf ~fxf
k ci} ia ~fccfmvdk}fm `fb Uhckde `fbP mi~b }ofxf#
~g}o mfnxfft axi` Oi~kxm# @ixnkb# Vbgqfxtg}w ia
@kxwckbm# Dkcm~fcc
zigb}fm iv}"
Gb }ok} fxk# of
tkgm# wivbn hckde
`fb ~fxf ia}fb }icm
}i ni }i diccfnf kbm
~ofb wiv di`f iv}
wiv dkb mi kbw}ogbn
wiv ~kb}" Io bi# bi#
bi" Wiv divcmb} mi
kbw}ogbn wiv
~kb}fm# ~ogdo gt
ibf xfktib ~ow ti
`kbw Kaxgdkb
K`fxgdkb `fb ~g}o
diccfnf mfnxfft gb
}oitf mkwt ~ixefm kt
ckhixfxt ib Tzkxxi~t
Zigb}" ]of i}ofx
xfktib ~kt `ibfw ^gbbfx ia ]of
Bix}ofxb Dkcgaixbgk Gmic Di`zf}g}gib kbm }of
8::7 Dg}w ^gmf Nxkbm Tck` Dok`zgib ia Dogdi#Dk" Tof gt dvxxfb}cw ~xg}gbn# xfdixmgbn# kbm zfx
aix`gbn ~g}o ofx hkbm Ckwmghcvf|"
Aix avx}ofx gbai wiv dkb qgtg} ofx hcin k}
~~~"ckwmghcvf|"hcintzi}"di` ix cgt}fb }i ofx
`vtgd k} ~~~"`wtzkdf"di`)ckwmghcvf|
]of Kx} ia T}ixw}fccgbn 8::4 Tkxko @wcft Tzfbdfx
Tof cgeft g} hft} ~ofb g} ovx}t"
Tof ogmft }of }fkxt ~g}o mf~mxizt"
Tvb egttfm kbm tokqfb dcfkb cfnt ~xkz kxivbmzgcci~t t}vaafm ~g}o afk}ofxt" Mivhcf
dktfm zgcci~t }i t}iz }of t}f`t axi` zgfxdgbn
ofx tivc ~ofb tof tcffzt ga tof tcffzt ~ofb
tof mxfk`t" Ofx kx`t xfkdo iv} kdxitt izfb
zckgbt gbqg}gbn }of `v}fm qigdft }i tgbn kt ofx
agbnfx}gzt mkbdf"
]ofw mkbdf ~ofb tof mxfk`t ga tof tcffzt ~ofb
tof tcffzt" ]ofw mkbdf kdxitt }of izfb zckgbt ia
ofx hkxf hxfkt}fm tzcfbmix hfdkvtf }ibgno} }ok}
Aivc
@iv}ofm Nxigb Nxizgbn ]ft}it}fxibf ]i}gbn
Af`kcf Kv}oixg}w }ok} cgqft gb }of zg} ia ofx
~i`h gt khtfb} kbm tof hfdi`ft }of bvmf axk`ft
zkgb}fm hw dokcgdfm agbnfxt zxgdfcftt kbm km`gxfm
axi` kakx" Tof gt gb ofx i~b fcf`fb}" Kbm ib tvdo
k xkxf bgno} kt }ogt }of tdxfk`gbn gt tgcfb}"
]of tdxfk`gbn gt tgcfb} kbm }of tgcfbdf gt tgbngbn"
]of tdkxt kxf t~ff} kbm }of tgcfbdf gt tgbngbn" zif` gb}fbmfm }i hf tvbn
;?" xfdxfk}gib
88" nxk}fm v}fbtgc aix hxigcgbn iqfx agxf
86" agbf mfhxgt ia xidet# dibtgt}gbn ia t`kcc# ciitf nxkgbt
; 8 4
=
6
1 >
? 7 ;:
;;
;8 ;4 ;= ;6
;1
;>
;? ;7
8:
8;
88
84
8=
86
81
Ticv}gib ib zknf 47
]of Qgccknf Nxgi}
-
8/9/2019 The Village Griot eZine: Summer 2010
34/404= s ]of Qgccknf Nxgi}
Ak`gcw zoi}i midv`fb}kxw
Ak`gcw zoi}inxkzo kchv`t oicm }of ogt}ixw ia nfbfxk}gibt# zxftfxqgbn }of `f`ixgft ia hgx}omkwt# oicgmkwt#}xkqfct# kbm kcc nfbfxkc ktzfd}t ia cgaf" Aix t}kx}fxt# mgng}kccw xfdixm dibqfxtk}gibt ~g}o ak`gcw `f`hfxt kbmaxgfbmt ~oi okqf `f`ixgft xfck}fm }i }of zoi}it5 }kef qgmfi toi}t ia }of zoi}it ix nxivzt ia zoi}it5 `kef dvxxfb} qgmfi xfdixmgbnt ia zfizcf# zckdft kbm }ogbnt icmfx zoi}it gb }of kchv`# f}d" Wiv kxf xfkmw }i kttf`hcf kmidv`fb}kxw effztkef" Ibdf wivxf tk}gtagfm ~g}o wivx mgng}kc `kt}fxzgfdf wiv dkb tokxf g} ib Wiv ]vhf ixhvxb }i MQM aix tkcf k} }of bf} ak`gcw xfvbgib"
@i}gqk}f wivx egmt }i xfkmMi wiv ix wivx dogcmxfb cgef zckwgbn ib }of di`
zv}fx9 Oi~ khiv} }xwgbn ti`f avb xfkmgbn kbm ~xg}gbn nk`ft9
Xfkmgbn Gt Avbmk`fb}kc# Gbd"zxfzkxft kbm `i}gqk}ft dogcmxfb }i xfkm hw mfcgqfxgbn axff hiiet kbm
cg}fxkdw xftivxdft }i }oitf dogcmxfb kbm ak`gcgft ~oibffm }of` `it}"
Xfkm }i wivx dogcm }imkwkbm gbtzgxf k cgafcibn ciqf ia xfkmgbn"Xftivxdft aix egmt# }ffbt# kmvc}t# fmvdk}ixt kbm zkxfb}t"
Xfkm"niq fzcixf bf~ ~ixcmt" Xfkm"
Cfttibt gb Akg}o
Gbmgqgmvkccw# ~g}o ak`gcw ix kt k di``vbg}w"
@i`gt`< Hghcf T}vmw Ffxdgtft gt hktfm ib }of zif`ia }of tk`f }g}cf zvhcgtofm gbK`kbg bk @kzfb|g