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Coffee



Italians gave it to us short and
strong, Americans served it
filtered then ratcheted up the
calories by adding syrups,
whipped cream and even
pumpkin. But everyone’s
favourite stimulant originates
from Ethiopia, where it grows
wild. It possibly dates back to
the 10th century , when
nomadic people would have
eaten the red cherries rather
than making a beverage with
them.

Modern art


Africa’s contemporary artists
are having a bit of moment, but
the world still largely ignores
the continent’s role in inspiring
celebrated artists such as
Picasso, Matisse or Kirchner. In
the early 1900s the aesthetics
of traditional African sculpture
became what the Met Museum
in New York describes as “a
powerful influence among
European artists who formed
an avant-garde in the
development of modern art”.

Mathematics

The history of mathematics is so Eurocentric that most accounts of ancient mathematical systems seem to begin and end in Egypt. But the Lebombo bone found in Swaziland and the Ishango bone , discovered on the border between Uganda and Zaire, both baboon fibulas, are the world’s two oldest mathematical objects – the former at least 35,000 years old . The Ishango bone may be the oldest table of prime numbers.

Mobile phones

Not all of it, obvs, but in the inner workings of your most precious possession lie bits of the Democratic Republic of Congo in the form of the mineral cobalt, which is used to make rechargeable batteries. According to the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, the DRC “holds almost half of the world’s cobalt reserves”. And that’s not all: the DRC is among the world’s largest producers of cobalt, copper, diamonds, tantalum and tin.

Ubuntu


In the face of refugee crisis, the word “ubuntu” has never been more important. Popularised by Archbishop Desmond Tutu and Nelson Mandela as a way to heal post-apartheid South Africa, the ancient Bantu word encapsulates the idea of shared humanity: “I am, because we all are.” Here’s how the New World Encyclopedia defines the word that is also used in Uganda, Tanzania, Burundi and Zimbabwe: “It implies an appreciation of traditional beliefs, and a constant awareness that an individual’s actions today are a reflection on the past, and will have far- reaching consequences for the future. A person with ubuntu knows his or her place in the universe and is consequently able to interact gracefully with other individuals.”

Jollof rice

Now that Jamie Oliver has written a recipe for Jollof , the rice dish may soon reach such dizzying heights of popularity that its west African origins will be forgotten. Just don’t ask which particular country introduced it to the world . Cameroon, Ghana, Nigeria, Senegal – its origins continue to be hotly contested .

Jazz

It’s all about the polyrhythms – two or more different rhythms happening at the same time – which European folk music also has but African music spread. The Pulitizer prize- winning composer and author Gunther Schuller wrote that “every musical element – rhythm, harmony, melody, timbre, and the basic forms of jazz – is essentially African in background and derivation”. But Africa didn’t only give us blue notes, it may also have given us Beethoven. This year, a group of musicians revived the question about Beethoven’s ethnicity, arguing that his piano music should be played polyrhythmically and that, as played by most classical pianists, the left hand appears to have almost no rhythm , no soul. Ouch.

ednited:
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/sep/08/10-things-africa-given-world

I beleive this is among what Africa has given. . .not all

Nice thread..the Europeans always love to take credit for everything..too much history was stolen from Africa.you are making me eager to visit Ethiopia

hustleranthem:
Nice thread..the Europeans always love to take credit for everything..too much history was stolen from Africa.you are making me eager to visit Ethiopia

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