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10 Things Africa Has Given The World (coffee And Jollof On The List) by ednited(f): 10:14am On Sep 18, 2017 |
Here is the list 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. |
Re: 10 Things Africa Has Given The World (coffee And Jollof On The List) by ednited(f): 10:16am On Sep 18, 2017 |
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”. |
Re: 10 Things Africa Has Given The World (coffee And Jollof On The List) by ednited(f): 10:18am On Sep 18, 2017 |
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. |
Re: 10 Things Africa Has Given The World (coffee And Jollof On The List) by ednited(f): 10:19am On Sep 18, 2017 |
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. |
Re: 10 Things Africa Has Given The World (coffee And Jollof On The List) by ednited(f): 10:20am On Sep 18, 2017 |
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.” |
Re: 10 Things Africa Has Given The World (coffee And Jollof On The List) by ednited(f): 10:22am On Sep 18, 2017 |
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 . |
Re: 10 Things Africa Has Given The World (coffee And Jollof On The List) by ednited(f): 10:23am On Sep 18, 2017 |
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. |
Re: 10 Things Africa Has Given The World (coffee And Jollof On The List) by ednited(f): 10:24am On Sep 18, 2017 |
Re: 10 Things Africa Has Given The World (coffee And Jollof On The List) by ednited(f): 10:27am On Sep 18, 2017 |
ednited: I beleive this is among what Africa has given. . .not all |
Re: 10 Things Africa Has Given The World (coffee And Jollof On The List) by hustleranthem(m): 12:04pm On Sep 18, 2017 |
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 |
Re: 10 Things Africa Has Given The World (coffee And Jollof On The List) by ednited(f): 12:15pm On Sep 18, 2017 |
hustleranthem: you can check out some of my topic https://www.nairaland.com/3972352/addis-ababa-food-table-photos |
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