In this episode we explore how 10 uninhabited islands became the nation of Cabo Verde. The Portuguese established it as a major hub of the transatlantic slave trade but in the process, the people created a unique and beautiful cultural melange!

References:

Link to Call me Neguinho by Selim Harbi: Call me Neguinho by Selim Harbi - YouTube

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Okay Explorers let's journey to Burundi! The Heart of Africa nestled in the Great Rift Valley of East Africa. Let's explore the resilient people of Burundi and find out what makes them able to keep getting up and rebuilding after civil war and colonization.

Come on Explorers! Let's journey through Africa, one nation at a time!

Explorers let's visit Burkina Faso, one of Africa's most turbulent nations, built on a history of blending cultures to create a new people. The people of Burkina express themselves powerfully and creatively through dance, music, film, and revolution. Come and meet Les Burkinabés!

References:

· Ritual: Power, Healing and Community, Swan and Raven (1993). ISBN 0-14-01-9558-0

· Of Water and the Spirit: Ritual, Magic and Initiation in the Life of an African Shaman, Tarcher/Putnam (1994). ISBN 978-0-87477-762-8

· The Healing Wisdom of Africa, Tarcher/Putman (1999). ISBN 0-87477-991-X

Burkinabe Rising Documentary on YouTube: https://youtu.be/yE3W6Hq_SVs?si=d0_zw0eid6iy9u-h

· Africana: The Encyclopedia of the African and African American Experience, edited by Kwane Anthony Appia and Henry Louis Gates, jr.

· https://policycommons.net/topics/protectorates/

Come on Explorers! Let's journey through Africa, one nation at a time!