Articles from the 1997 Festival of American Folklife
Program Book
African Immigrant Folklife
African Immigrant Culture in Metropolitan Washington, D.C.: Building & Bridging Communities
by Diana Baird N'Diaye
Buraanbur Poetry
by Rukia Hussein
, trans. Abdhirahman Dahir
Celebrations in African Immigrant Communities:
Islamic Celebrations in the African Immigrant Communities in Washington, D.C.
by Sulayman S. Nyang
Nature & Significance of Durbar in Ghanaian Societies
by Kwaku Ofori-Ansa & Peter Pipim
Ofirima Masquerade in Washington, D.C., & Ikeji Masquerade in New York City
Yoruba Naming Ceremony in Washington, D.C.
by Diana Baird N'Diaye with Gilbert Ogunfiditimi & Frederick Ogunfiditimi
Passing Culture on to the Next Generation: African Immigrant Language & Culture Schools in Washington, D.C.,
by Remi Aluko & Diana Sherblom
Make Someone Heavy!
by Makele Faber
African Immigrant Music & Dance in Washington, D.C.
, from a Research Report by Kofi Kissi Dompere & Cece Modupé Fadopé
The Nile Ethiopian Dance Ensemble
Betty J. Belanus, from research by Tesfaye Lemma & Dagnachew Abebe
A Taste of Home: African Immigrant Foodways
by Nomvula Mashoai Cook & Betty J. Belanus
Kele Wele
: Ghanaian Spicy Fried Ripened Plantains
Recipe by Veronica Abu
African Immigrant Community Broadcast Media
by Ann Nosiri Olumba
African Immigrant Enterprise in Metropolitan Washington, D.C.: A Photo Essay
The Mississippi Delta
Cane Brakes, High Water, Drought: The Mississippi Delta
by Tom Rankin
At Home in the Delta
by Deborah Boykin
"Willing to Take a Risk": Working in the Delta
by Susan Roach
At Play in the Delta
by Michael Luster
"Like a River Flowing with Living Water": Worshiping in the Mississippi Delta
by Joyce Marie Jackson
Sacred Sounds
Sacred Sounds: Belief & Society
by James Early
Faith in Action: Mokhukhu of the Zion Christian Church
by Marcus Ramogale & Sello Galane
Songs of the Night: Isicathamiya Choral Music from KwaZulu Natal
by Angela Impey
Old Regular Baptists of Southeastern Kentucky: A Community of Sacred Song
by Jeff Todd Titon
Friends of the Festival Ralph Rinzler Memorial Concert
Celebrating the Revival of Old-Time Southern Music & Dance
When We Were Joyful
by Bess Hawes
Crusaders for Old-time Music
by Mike Seeger
Coming of Age
by Brad Leftwich