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Onilu

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About Me

Won Tanara! I am a pan-afrikanist and I am about returning 2 the birth of my ancestors and laying these bones back from whence they came. I am into Guinee style west african drumming. Drumming is a major part of my life. I give so much respect to my teacher and brother Master drummer Mohamed Diaby. I just moved to Austin from Houston and have been in Texas for almost 6 years now. I moved to be with my Queen and world Rhonda. I am also into Afrikan spirituality.I am a child of Ajaguna (The warrior Obatala in IFA). I hold it down. I enjoy nature and believe strongly in being in good health and being stress free. You cant be good to anyone or anything unless you are in good health. I love working with children, because I see them as our future. I also train in martial arts with capoeira as the basis. I play futbol (soccer) on the weekends. and I also Focus on my art in my free ti


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My Interests

Afrikan Drumming,Fine Art,Capoeira, Dancing, Nature, Building with my People, Traveling, reading, writing, chess, meditating,children,wholistic health,Cooking .. .. .. width="425" height="350" ..

I'd like to meet:

Like minded people to build with around music and afrikan culture.

Music:

Salif Keita,Sekouba Bambino,Fela Kuti, Rokia Traore,Kandia Kouyate, Mamady Keita, Toumani Diabate,magic system,Common,Talib,lupe Fiasco,Rhymefest,India Arie, Anthony Hamilton,Coltrane,Monk, Mingus,Miles, Cesaria Evora, most afrikan based music.

Television:

trailer for capoeira film
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Books:

Way of the Elders,Adama Doumbia. The healing drum by Yaya Diallo, Griots and Griottes by Thomas Hale, The Dark Child by Camara Laye, Invisible Man, Ralph Elison, etc.

Heroes:

God and my ancestors of whom I would not be here if it were not for them.

My Blog

Response to Capoeira Documentary comment

I just recently saw a comment on a capoeira documentary clip on youtube where and individual commented on how capoeira is not african. Although african brought to Brazil used it to free themselves fro...
Posted by Onilu on Sat, 03 May 2008 10:28:00 PST

Wisdom Of Sekou Toure

"There is no place outside that fight for the artist  or for the intellectual who is not his/her self concerned with and completely at one with the people  in the great battle of Africa and ...
Posted by Onilu on Sun, 13 Jan 2008 11:47:00 PST

Premier Gaou

C'est dans ma galère que la go Antou m'a quitté oh ah {x4} Quand j'avais un peuMatin midi soirOn été ensembleA la rue PrincesseAux mille maquisSantos payait les poulets L'argent est finiAntou a changé...
Posted by Onilu on Sat, 12 Jan 2008 04:49:00 PST

Ndeye Gueye of Senegal in Houston

Ndeye Gueye of Senegal, West Africa will be in Houston, TX (along with a host of drummers) on Friday, January 25th and Saturday, January 26th teaching beginner's Sabar Dance classes.  Sabar is th...
Posted by Onilu on Fri, 11 Jan 2008 05:27:00 PST

Jan.10th National Vodun Day -Benin

One of the major holidays of Benin is National Vodun Day, celebrated on January 10. Visitors from all over the worldincluding Western film crewsattend the festivities, which, not surprisingly, are v...
Posted by Onilu on Sun, 06 Jan 2008 03:55:00 PST

Ismael Kouyate

LANNAYA WEST AFRICAN DRUM AND DANCE ENSEMBLEIS PROUD TO WELCOME TO AUSTIN:ISMAEL KOUYATEJanuary 11, 2007 thruJanuary 27, 2007Workshops and special dance classes to be held at the Khabele Studio.All le...
Posted by Onilu on Sun, 06 Jan 2008 05:25:00 PST

Sad News.. Moustapha Diaby

 Drumming great Moustapha Diaby brother of Mohamed Diaby  passed away today in Guinea, west africa.
Posted by Onilu on Fri, 04 Jan 2008 08:43:00 PST

In memory

Please keep the family of my friend Buford Lavelle Nelson in your prayers. He lost his life last night. Peace and Blessings MyFox Chicago | South Side Man Killed While Taking Girlfriend Home From htt...
Posted by Onilu on Thu, 22 Nov 2007 11:46:00 PST

Black P Stone Nation documentary

Check out this Documentary on the Black P Stone Nation. http://www.bet.com/onblast/default.html?chan=3&id=1343&a mp;i=0&sub=&itype=e...
Posted by Onilu on Sat, 17 Nov 2007 09:33:00 PST

Been some time.....

It has been some time since I have sat down and blogged. It is a full moon out 2nite and I am sitting outside on my laptop and was feeling like sharing.  Life has been keeping me busy with my job...
Posted by Onilu on Fri, 26 Oct 2007 07:24:00 PST