1. French Culture | Performing Arts: Salia Feb 2001 Boro) from the West African nation of burkino faso is breaking ground in both traditional and contemporary des jeunes et de la culture de Ouagadougou, Compagnie Ebène, and Ballet http://www.frenchculture.org/perfo/events/01salia.html

Performing Arts Salia Debut US Tour: Feb. 17-March 3, 2001 Salia and Seydou trained and worked with Mathilde Monnier at the National Centre of Choreography in Montpellier, France, since 1993. They formed their own company in 1996. In their debut US tour from Feb. 17-March 3, 2001, they will present two dance programs: Figninto (1997), winner of Le Prix du public at Montreal's 1999 Festival International de Nouvelle Dance; and (1999) which received its world debut at the Montpellier Dance Festival in June 2000. Figninto spins a tale in which blindness is a metaphor for our inability to communicate and the fragility of the precious relationships that bind us together. means "one who will not put down a burden." The story of the endless rhythmic struggle of the human body for survival, it is accompanied by traditional African percussion, flute, and shoku (violin). Biographies Born in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, Seydou Boro began his professional career with the theatre company

2. OneWorld.net - Full Coverage: Burkina Faso Becas de estudio para nis de Burkina faso Beques d'estudi per a nens de Burkina faso Les Sankaristes en rangs serr contre l'impunitGuidelines for peer education programmes School stories Information media. Communication. culture. Freedom of expression in 'spectacular' retreat20.09.2002 Deserts in burkino faso are shrinking and dunes are retreating right across the http://www.oneworld.net/article/country/854

OneWorld.net In depth Africa West Africa ... Burkina Faso Search for in OneWorld sites OneWorld partners OneWorld Network Africa Canada Latin America South Asia SouthEast Europe UK United States América Latina en Catalunya España maailma.net Nederland Unimondo.org Unseulmonde.ca Radio Radio SEEurope AIDS Radio OneWorld TV AIDS Channel CanalSIDA (en España) Digital Opportunity Kids Channel Learning Channel Itrainonline.org NEWS IN DEPTH PARTNERS GET INVOLVED ... OUR NETWORK West Africa Benin Burkina Faso CapeVerde Cote D'Ivoire ... Togo Full Coverage: Burkina Faso If you wish to look further into some topics fill out the search criteria below or select from the menu on the left. keyword topic select Development Capacity building Children Cities Agriculture Aid Education Emergency relief Energy Fisheries Food Intermediate technology International cooperation Labour Land Migration Population Poverty Refugees Social exclusion Tourism Transport Volunteering Water/sanitation Youth Economy Consumption Corporations Credit and investment Debt Finance Microcredit Business Trade Environment Climate change Conservation Environmental activism Forests Genetics Animals Nuclear Issues Atmosphere Oceans Pollution Biodiversity Renewable energy Rivers Soils Health Disease AIDS Infant mortality Malaria Narcotics Nutrition/malnutrition Human rights Civil rights Disability Gender Indigenous rights Race politics Religion Sexuality Social exclusion Communication Culture Freedom of expression

3. Burkina Faso Bobo Dioulasso, the second city of Burkina faso is famous for its Djembé and Lobiarea, which is worth a visit because of its special culture and architecture http://www.africa-afrika.com/burkino.html

West Africa About us Africa Introduction Country Files ... us-africa BURKINA FASO Other great Links Saramaya FESPACO Modern-African-Art More Links Mask Collection Huib Blom: Photos Bernard Cloutier: Photos North South Association Official Name Burkina Faso Located West Africa : Mali, Niger, Ghana, Ivory Coast Capital Ougadougou Head of State President Captain Blaise Compaoré Area 274,122 sq km Population 10.8 million Growth rate Languages French, Dioula , Peul, Malinké, Môre Currency West African CFA Franc GNP per capita Inflation Airlines (advertise here) from Asia: from USA: Hotels (advertise here) USAfrica Agent AFRIPROMO S.A. CONAKRY Phone: +377 9867 3638 Country Advertiser If you want to become the Country Advertiser your logo comes here. USAfrica Research Information Enter your e-mail address to receive e-mail whenever this page is updated. Your e-mail address: JOIN AFRICA-4-AFRICA Fulani House ©1996-2002: Bernard Cloutier Musicians/dancers ©2002: Tourist Office Sahel ©2002: Tourist Office Burkina Faso is one of the world's poorest countries and place of the ancient Sahelian Empires and coastal kingdoms. Much of Burkina Faso is populated by descendants of the Mossi empire, founded when a band of horsemen from nearby Ghana galloped through at the turn of the 15th century. Mossi tribes people bear a scar on their right cheek with two sidelong scars across the horizontal scar. Situated in the Sahel region south of the Sahara, Burkina Faso is 500 Km from the Atlantic Ocean. Three main great rivers run through the country: The Mouhoun in the west and the Nazinon and the Nakembe which cut across the flat relief at the centre of the country. Two important rivers cross the country, the Black Volta and the White Volta. High plains of about 300 to 400 metres comprise the major part of the territory, though a few elevations dot the country. The highest one, Mount Tenakourou in the west near the frontier of Mali, measures 749 metres, followed by the peak of Nahouri in the south. The territory is made up of a great low lying plateau, and has a mosonic climate with summer rains. In winter the prevailing north wind is turning the country more and more into desertland. There are two principal cities, Ouagadougou, and Bobo-Dioulasso. Burkina Faso means "the land (or house) of the incorruptible people".

4. Burkina Faso socioéconomique cas de la médecine traditionnelle au burkino faso Prepared by les feuilles, les écorces, les. rhizomes. 5- Section culture de Plantes Médicinales http://www.unctad.org/trade_env/docs/burkinafaso.pdf

5. ARTS & CULTURE - History Of South African Film Small West African countries like Ivory Coast, burkino faso and Senegal have produced(relative to the rest of Africa) a large number of pathbreaking films http://www.sahistory.org.za/pages/artsmediaculture/pages/film-tv/features.htm

HISTORY OF SOUTH AFRICA N FILM - Where have all the features gone? FEATURES oral history and indigenous modes of communication. Since the end of the colonial era, films have been produced which respond creatively to the ever shifting conditions and dilemmas the continent faces. This despite the fact that most African countries are poor (which means less money available to finance films) and they lack the necessary infrastructure (transport, film equipment and facilities). sell This has been both a strength and a weakness. You might not have seen them on TV or in a cinema, but yes, South Africa does make its own feature films, telling stories about South Africans and reflecting the varied lives we lead here. Unfortunately, these films are few and far Why do so few films - when compared not just with Hollywood (which dominates the film industry worldwide), but when compared also with other countries like Australia, Canada, Egypt and India - come out of South Africa? Talking Point: What are the challenges that face the South African film industry?

6. Homepage Indepth Full Coverage By Country Africa West Africa Burkina civil society ICT. communications. content. culture. economy. education ICT electronic agora" and "online democracy". But how is the situation in burkino faso, Mongolia or Marocco http://www.digitalopportunity.org/article/country/854

7. PETITION FOR EXCOMMUNICATION OF CULTURE OF DEATH "CATHOLICS" A Petition to Interdict or Excommunicate culture of Death "Catholics" Virgin Is. Brunei. Bulgaria. burkino faso. Burundi. Cambodia. Cameroon. Canada http://www.cathfam.org/cfexcom/form.html

A Petition to Interdict or Excommunicate Culture of Death "Catholics" Sign this important petition urging John Paul II to provide interdiction from the sacraments , the Sacrament of Reconciliation excepted, or remedial Public Excommunication as necessary, to high profile American Catholics who actively reject Christian teaching and cooperate in the Culture of Death. The Catholic Family Association of America will deliver this petition to the Holy Father. You incur no obligation or liability by signing this petition as a spiritual act of mercy. I have read the Petition for Excommunication and affix my name as a Plaintiff or Amicus Curiae Please fill out the entire form below and click the SEND button. Note that a Red R denotes required information I am: Catholic Protestant Orthodox Jewish Muslim Other R Prefix: R Last Name: R Address: R City: R State/Prov. AL AK AZ AR CA CO CT DE DC FL GA HI ID IL IN IA KS KY LA ME MD MA MI MN MS MO MT NE NV NH NJ NM NY NC ND OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VT VA WA WV WI WY AB BC MB NB NF NS ON PE PQ SK YT R Post R Country Select USA Algeria American Samoa Angola Anguilla Antigua Argentina Aruba Australia Austria Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bermuda Bhutan Bolivia Botswana Brazil Brit. Virgin Is.

8. Senegalese Education Fund Library - Youth, Education And Culture In Africa Youth, Education and culture in Africa. Madoulina A Girl Who Wanted to Go to School (Story from West native tribethe Dagara of burkino faso, Africa. Children are considered the http://sefproject.tripod.com/html/library-ed.html

var cm_role = "live" var cm_host = "tripod.lycos.com" var cm_taxid = "/memberembedded" SEF Home Our Mission Organization Activities Update ... E-mail Contact Senegalese Education Fund Library Youth, Education and Culture in Africa Madoulina : A Girl Who Wanted to Go to School (Story from West Africa) by Joel Eboueme Bognomo, Joe Eoueme Bognomo, Joe Eoueme Bognmo From Kirkus Reviews Order online from Amazon.com Lessons from Mount Kilimanjaro : Schooling, Community, and Gender in East Africa by Amy Stambach "Lessons from Mount Kilimanjaro is an ethnographic study of a school and community in East Africa. Stambach focuses on the role school plays in the development of the children's identity and relationships to their parents and community, as well as in the development of the region. At issue here are the competing influences of Western modernity and the cultural traditions of East Africa-ideas about gender roles, sexuality, identity, and family and communal obligations are all at stake. Stambach looks at the controversial practice of female circumcision in the context of school and community teachings about girls' bodies and examines cultural signifiers like music, clothing and food to discuss the tensions in the region." Editorial Review Order online from Amazon.com

9. Burkina Faso: THE ALL-AFRICA INTERNET GUIDE: Burkina Faso http//www.ceni.bf/ A Frenchlanguage guide to burkino faso s electoral process. culture.Pan-African Film Festival (FESPACO) http//www.fespaco.bf/ One of the http://www.goafrica.co.za/africa/burkinafaso.stm

BURKINA FASO With three ISPs and a national telephone number providing local charge Internet Access, Burkina Faso is making considerable strides in developing an Internet infrastructure. The government has embraced the medium and publishes a surprising number of official web sites, from the Ministry of Economy and Finance to Electoral Commission. Most web content is in French. Web country code: bf general politics culture General Burkina Online http://www.burkinaonline.bf/ An impressive portal site with news, web mail, chat forums and a directory of Burkina Faso web sites, including many published by the government. Burkina Faso Home Page http://www.iie.cnam.fr/~castera/burkina/ Very basic introduction to the country, in French. IBurkina French-language portal site. Politics Gouvernement du Burkina Faso http://www.primature.gov.bf/ Official government site. In French only. Ministry of Economy and Finance http://www.finances.gov.bf/ An introduction to the country's economic performance with details on reforms, policies and the national budget. Available in English and French. National Electoral Commission http://www.ceni.bf/

10. Burkino Fasso Government BURKINA faso. Burkina faso is an emerging democracy. It has an elected parliament.CURRENT GOVERNMENT. Min. of Arts, culture, Tourism, Ouedrago, Mahamoudou. Min. http://www.nationbynation.com/Burkino/Gov.html

BACK TO THE FRONT PAGE BASIC INFO. GEOGRAPHY GOVERNMENT ... BURKINA FASO Burkina Faso is an emerging democracy. It has an elected parliament. CURRENT GOVERNMENT Head of State Compaore, Blaise, Capt. Prime Minister Yonli, Paramango Ernest Diallo, Salif Min. of Animal Resources Bonou, Alphonse Ouedrago, Mahamoudou Ouedraogo, Mathieu Sawadogo, Lassane Min. of Commerce Outtara, Benoit Min. of Defense Lougue, Kouame Bouda, Seydou Tou, Alain Lodovic Min. of Environment Djibrill, Dakar Min. of Foreign Affairs Ouedraogo, Youssouf Min. of Health Yoda, Bedouma Alain Min. of Human Rights Promotion Ilboudo, Monique Min. of Information Ouedraogo, Raymond Edouard Lingani, Hippolyte Min. of Justice Badini, Boureima Hien, Arsene Armand Cisse, Abdoulaye Abdoulkader Min. of Parliamentary Relations Fofana, Adama Thombiano, Justin Tieba Min. of Regional Cooperation Somda, Jean De Dieu Sawadogo, Laya Min. of Security Bassole, Djibril Yipene Lamizana, Miriam Sessouma, Tioundoun Fabre, Moumouni Min. Del. in Charge of Transportation Nikiema, Patrice Min. of Women's Affairs

11. The Funga culture the fungus in much the same way as the attine ants culture members of the Threespeceis were seen on the visit to burkino faso, T. (cf) medius, T. (cf http://www.mycokey.com/AAU/WestAfrica/Termitomyces.htm

The genus Termitomyces Termitomyces is a paleotropical genus of agarics intriguing both to mycologists and entomologists. As the name might suggest the species are considered obligate symbionts of termites belonging to the subfamily Macrotermitinae. The termites culture the fungus - in much the same way as the attine ants culture members of the Agaricaceae. The Termitomyces mycelium grows on comb-like structures made from faecal pellets (see photo below). These pellets are made of digested plant material passed quickly through the termite gut. After some weeks the plant material is degraded so much by the fungus, that it is palatable to the termites. Termitomyces titanicus (the largest mushroom in the world according to Guinness Book of Records) has a cap diameter of up to 1 meter, whereas Termitomyces microcarpus rarely exceeds 2 cm. Some species are annulate, some not. Some have large velar remains on the cap, others are smooth and viscid. Although the genus covers a wide macromorphological range, the species are not very distinct microscopically. Delimitation and systematic placement The unifying characters of the Termitomyces species are the pinkish spores, the termite association and the subterranean elongation of the stipe called a pseudorhiza, through which the fruitbodies of most species are connected to the comb in the termite nest. Furthermore most of the species have a pronounced umbo or papilla called a perforatorium, which is thought to play a role during the penetration of the soil.

12. African Cinema & Music Melodies de femmes Florentine Yameogo (burkino faso) and Deux villes au rythmede la culture - (Benin Television) - two video documents that explore http://www.angelfire.com/ny/immersionfilms/africa.html

var cm_role = "live" var cm_host = "angelfire.lycos.com" var cm_taxid = "/memberembedded" MONTREAL CINEMA Montreal Cinema Is A Search and Information Service For Collectors of International Cinema FRENCH FILMS LISTED CAN BE PURCHASED DIRECTLY FROM THE SELLER FOR $24.99 plus shipping AVAILABLE FILMS IN ITALIAN are $39.99 plus shipping PREVIOUSLY VIEWED EX-RENTALS from $14.99 plus shipping PayPal.com ......montrealcinema@hotmail.com......EUROS are accepted in Paypal payments...... For Postage add $4.00 to USA/Canada....$8.50 for International Airmail Postage PREVIOUS AUCTIONS........ Click here to view Seller's Previous eBay Auctions Of These Films If You Would Like More Information Please Email: montrealcinema@hotmail.com 1999 Pan African Film Festival The world premiere of ``Personals'' and a screening of the acclaimed ``Tattered Identity'' from Belgium and the Congo will kick off the seventh Pan African Film and Art Festival. ``Personals,'' a romantic comedy, centers on a Manhattan journalist who sets out to chronicle the singles scene by dating 30 women in the course of a month. ``Tattered Identity'' is the wry tale of a former African monarch who goes to visit his daughter in Belgium and encounters hostility and ignorance. Among the other premieres in this year's program are the thriller ``Asunder,'' directed by Tim Reid and starring Blair Underwood, Michael Beach and Debbie Morgan; the urban classroom drama ``Detention''; the comedy ``Melting Pot,'' with CCH Pounder, Paul Rodriguez and Cliff Robertson, in which race figures heavily during a civic election; actor Richard L. Brooks' directing debut ``Johnny B. Good,'' a yarn of a hustler who stumbles onto a political boondoggle; and the docudrama ``Endurance,'' on the extraordinary life of Ethiopian Olympic runner Haile Gebrselassie.

13. New Permanent Representative Of Burkina Faso Presents Credentials on culture, tourism, trade, economics and handicrafts; and a conference in Frosinonein 1996 on decentralized cooperation between Italy and burkino faso. http://www.unis.unvienna.org/unis/pressrels/2003/bio684.html

Home Site Map Contact Us UN Links UN Homepage UN News Centre UN Website Locator UN Webcast Latest press releases Advanced Search The United Nations in Vienna Press Releases Issued in Vienna ... Frequently Asked Questions UNIS/BIO/684 10 July 2003 NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF BURKINA FASO PRESENTS CREDENTIALS VIENNA, 10 July (UN Information Service) The new Permanent Representative of Burkina Faso, Béatrice Damiba, presented her credentials today to Antonio Maria Costa, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Vienna (UNOV). Prior to her current assignment, from September 1994, Ms. Damiba served as Ambassador of Burkina Faso to Italy, an ambassadorship whose area of responsibility also included Greece, Romania, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Albania, Bulgaria, Turkey and Malta. Concurrently, she served as Permanent Representative of Burkina Faso to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), and the World Food Programme (WFP). Born on 31 December 1951 at Koupéla, Burkina Faso, Ms. Damiba received a BA and a Masters degree, both in journalism, from the University of Strasbourg in France. She is married, and has two children.

14. Links To Post Office Pages - Graham Rhind address database UNIQUE lists of country- and culture-specific data which faso -(in French) - Ministère des Postes et Télécommunications du burkino faso. http://www.grcdi.nl/linkspo.htm

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15. South African Arts & Culture: Popular Culture (2) in South Africa which is doing a tremendous amount for local culture. selectionof films from all over Africa, including Zimbabwe, burkino faso, Zaire, Mali http://www.chico.mweb.co.za/mg/saarts/pop-popular2.htm

music dance fine art theatre ... culture photo: Siddique Davids Boy George brings his travelling rave show to Johannesburg POPULAR CULTURE .... Overview - part 2 / part 1 Go to: Shebeens Clubs Bat Centre Contents page (continued) And there's lots more. Techno-raves and acid-house music have found their own variations in local culture. Musicians from throughout Africa perform in nightclubs like La Frontiere in Hillbrow, Johannesburg - in fact, in nightclubs dotted throughout the city. On offer is an exotic, heady blend of music. Search it out - it's among the best examples of popular culture. And you could catch a famous pop figures like The Rolling Stones or Michael Jackson on their African adventure. South Africa, is, in a sense, a melting pot: there are cultural influences here, mutating and in flux, from Britain, the United States, Europe, from China and the East, all combining with cultures created by local history. For spectacle, there's the familiar Boswell Wilkie circus with acrobats, animals and oh-so-local clowns whose slapstick pokes fun at us. We could be in the middle of Europe. Then there's the Coon Carnival (yes, that word's still used, but it's lost its racial connotations) in Cape Town on the day after New Year, a colourful, brightly-costumed Mardi Gras of competing bands, as South African as bobotie or vetkoek. Food is another manifestation of popular culture. It ranges from sumptuous traditional Cape cooking inherited from the early white settlers, to traditional boerekos meaty farm fare to bunny chow (a hollowed-out half-loaf of bread stuffed with curries) to pap and wors, the maize porridge/spicy sausage combination that's almost a national emblem. But for popular culinary culture you'll have to tour the city streets where you'll find everything from sheep's head, trotters and chicken feet cooked on the pavement while you wait to Italian pizzas and American-style hamburgers for sale.

16. Rock Paper Scissors - Tartit, Ichichila (Network) - Ensemble Gives Voice To Trad a burkino faso refugee camp when she assembled the group for a music festival inBelgium in 1995. I think of myself as an ambassador of Tuareg culture, Oumar http://www.rockpaperscissors.biz/index.cfm/fuseaction/current.articles_detail/pr

Sample Track 1: Ichichila " from Ichichila Sample Track 2: Elan Heyelan " from Ichichila Sample Track 3: Ai Hele Dumahele " from Ichichila Sample Track 4: Aitma " from Desert Blues 2 Buy Recording: Ichichila Ensemble gives voice to traditional Malian culture Click Here to go back. San Jose Mercury News , Ensemble gives voice to traditional Malian culture >> A Starbucks in Emeryville might seem like an odd place to feel the hot, dry wind of the Sahara, but watching a video of Tuareg women swaying while seated in a semi-circle, pounding out a loping dance rhythm with mortar and pestle tinde percussion while a veiled and turbaned man executes a series of agile break-dance like moves from a squatting position, the desert breeze was almost palpable. The video came courtesy of Mali-born Issa Mohamed, director of the Timbuktu Heritage Institute, who filmed the celebration on a recent trip to his hometown. It's the kind of celebration that will be taking place on stages around the Bay Area next week when the group Ensemble Tartit arrives as part of a U.S. tour meant to raise awareness of Tuareg culture. Desert lifestyle Hailing from the same region in northern Mali as Mohamed, the five women and four men who make up the ensemble perform dances, chants and songs embodying a desert lifestyle that has survived for thousands of years in the unforgiving Sahara.

17. Practice, Power And Meaning: Frameworks For Studying Organisational Culture In M Findings are based on projects in Bangladesh, Peru and burkino faso. The paper arguesthat organisational culture is continually being produced within projects http://www.eldis.org/static/DOC13751.htm

SEARCH ELDIS Advanced search Help SITE CONTENT Home page What's new Resource guides Web links ... About Eldis CONTRIBUTE Add your research SUBSCRIBE Get news via email Reviewed documents Organisations Eldis is funded by Sida, Norad, DFID and SDC More... Practice, power and meaning: frameworks for studying organisational culture in multi-agency rural development projects Organisational cultures influence the outcomes of project outcomes Lewis, D.; Bebbington, A.; Batterbury, S.; Shah, A.; Olson, E.; Siddiqi, M.; Duvall, S. / Centre for Civil Society, (CCS) LSE This paper examines how context, practice and power influence development projects, in particular projects that aim to ‘empower’ organisations of the poor. It argues that where development projects involve multiple organisations (such as donors, government agencies, NGOs and grassroots groups) understanding cultures both within and between organisational actors helps to explain important aspects of project performance. Findings are based on projects in Bangladesh, Peru and Burkino Faso. The paper argues that organisational culture is continually being produced within projects, and that while sometimes this tends towards integration, often it tends towards fragmentation. This fragmentation reflects the range of different cultures within different development organisations, and is an important reason of why some projects fail and why ideas stated in project documents are often not realised.

18. Sister Cities Association Of Greater Decatur city to share in learning about a different culture. People Burkina faso s peopleare called Burkinabe and are burkino also has 60 tribal languages with the http://www.decatur-ga.com/com_about_sistercities.aspx

The javascript on this page is only used for graphical rollovers. Avondale LCI Public Input Session June 3 Decatur Beach Party June 18 Read the June 2004 Focus Newsletter Celebrate July 4th in Decatur ... About Decatur / Sister Cities Sister Cities Association of Greater Decatur, Georgia Mission: To bring to partner cities the vitality, self-awareness and enrichment that come with international contact. To forge links with distant communities, fostering learning development and mutual understanding. What is a Sister City? An American or foreign city that joins with a partner city to share in learning about a different culture. A city that exchanges visits and engages in projects with another for mutual benefit. A city that is working to further international understanding within its own community. The Sister City program as a national concept was launched at the White House in 1956 when President Dwight Eisenhower called for massive exchanges between American cities and peoples of other lands. Hundreds of American communities responded. Participating in Program (1992) U.S. Cities

19. ECAADe 99 Liverpool, UK to both the intellectual high brow and the popular culture audiences. offeringssuch as the annual International film festival in burkino faso in recent http://www.liv.ac.uk/abe/africa2000/main.html

AFRICA CULTURE 2000 CONFERENCE The University of Liverpool, UK August 18-21, 2000 Africa 2000 - the context Despite this 'gloomy' analysis, the African art scene is thriving. There has been the upsurge of various African art forms such as music, literature, film, art and design. This invigorating cultural scene has appealed to both the intellectual 'high brow' and the 'popular culture' audiences. African art forms have gained recognition and acceptance worldwide, from Latin American salsa music, through genres of European pop, to current contemporary art and media offerings such as the annual International film festival in Burkino Faso in recent times. African orientated artists, such as Jean Claude Basquiat, and Chris Ofili have achieved international acclaim for their work, whilst the Congolese artist, Tshibumba Kanda-Matulu, is famous internationally for his work on colonialism. The Notting Hill Carnival in London, of Afro-Caribbean origin, has substantial African and African-inspired contributions to the carnival through song, food and dance. The same is true of the carnival extravaganzas in Rio de Janeiro, Trinidad and elsewhere. African culture also has a significant influence on the development of cultural forms and styles that informs street cultures and youth styles, such as 'rap' and street fashion across the globe. This upsurge in African derived cultural creativity needs to be considered critically. Who has ultimate economic and political control of the African cultural market place? Who determines what African cultural forms and styles are relevant and accepted at international levels? Has the viewing of African art forms and culture changed from its perceived 'exotic' status at the beginning of the 20th century? Most importantly how relevant is art and culture to African personal perceptions and life in the new millennium?

20. Activities Of Echoes the organization by helping to alleviate the great poverty and suffering of the peopleof burkino faso. These efforts should help the Dagara culture to survive http://www.malidoma.com/Malidoma/activities.html

ECHOES OF THE ANCESTORS AREAS OF FOCUS Echoes of the Ancestors has four main areas of focus: 1) Water Project Educational Economic Development ; and, 4) Personal Goods Contributions These page are a paraphrase of the group's successful application for 501(c)(3) tax exempt status with the IRS. 1. WATER PROJECT ACTIVITIES The efforts and plans of Echoes of the Ancestors water project together with the efforts of villagers in the Ioba Provence of Burkina Faso near the small town of Dano, has resulted in the development of three dam/reservoirs. These villagers are all members of an indigenous tribe of people known as the Dagara. These reservoirs consist of simple structures built with concrete and dirt against the flow of water. Echoes of the Ancestors plans on continuing to assist the Dagara in these activities as follows: (1) improve and maintain the three existing reservoirs; (2) construct water wells in the area; (3) construct additional reservoirs and wells in the Ioba Provence; (4) develop agricultural irrigation; (5) test and analyze the water and soils in the area; and, (6) develop a program of agricultural education utilizing the expertise of agricultural and water experts from the United Sates. Fund raising activities to support these future projects are also planned. All of these activities, and other activities of the group, are and will be under the supervision of Dr. Malidoma Somé, the President of

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