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As Parrotbeetie draws closer and closer to the end of the Igbo Collection, Raafeke returns with another episode to highlight the celebration of Pride Month and a brief history on lesbian relationships in Carriacou, as well as the death of famed Ghanaian writer Ama Ata Aidoo. Raafeke also shares a recording of the Big Drum Dance song, "Igbo and Dem", breaking down its meaning before narrating his short story, "Igbo and Who?

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Sources:

“Queer Crossings: Kinship, Marriage, and Sexuality in Igboland”: https://scholarlypublishingcollective.org/msup/jwah/article-abstract/3/2/39/176675/Queer-Crossings-Kinship-Marriage-and-Sexuality-in?redirectedFrom=fulltext

Ama Ata Aidoo Info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ama_Ata_Aidoo

In this episode, Raafeke returns solo to bring his Parrotbeetie's audience back into the thick of the Igbo Collection. To start, he takes listeners back across the waters to Guyana to discuss the importance of mental health and the ongoing suicide epidemic within Guyana before touching on parallels beginning this crisis and the similar results that occurred among Igbo and other enslaved people within the Trans-Atlantic slave trade. Raafeke then segways into the Igbo Collection with a shared recording and interview of the Big Drum Dance Song "Dayama Dayama/Ianman Ianman Igbo Lele" before breaking down its lyrics and meaning. This is concluded with the narration of his short story, "Kayak and Zoe", which was inspired by this piece of cultural music.

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Important Sources:

Igbo Lele Recording: https://archive.culturalequity.org/field-work/caribbean-1962/lesterre-862/iama-diama-igbo-le-le and https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=2nS924FZ-40&embeds_euri=https://www.notion.so/&feature=emb_logo&themeRefresh=1

Raafeke's Website: www.raafeke.com

Guyana's Mental Health Crisis: https://borgenproject.org/guyanas-mental-health-crisis/#:~:text=Guyana%20consistently%20ranks%20among%20the,an%20anomaly%20in%20the%20trend

In this episode, Raafeke returns from his unintended hiatus with a guest and foreign cousin, Isaac Barnswell, to represent the UK. Together they discuss black identity in the context of the United Kingdom, United States, West Indies and Brazil, adding to the complex conversation around the various diasporas that exist within the African diaspora.

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Raafeke's Website: https://www.raafeke.com/

Radiance Lost Novel: https://www.amazon.com/Radiance-Lost-Raafeke-ebook/dp/B08XG595BQ

In this episode, Raafeke gives a brief recap of his life and about his restates his mission for Parrotbeetie before sharing a recording an interview of the Carriacou Big Drum Dance song, "Igbo Gwinad-o". This episode is concluded by the breakdown of this song, and the subsequent narration of Raafeke's short story, "Carriacou Igbo". Please follow this show, leave a review, and check out Parrotbeetie on IG and Twitter!

Sources:

"Igbo Gwinad-o" Recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=PLzqUuihqA9R4wuXfFjTNxAMaprwSd-mWR&v=czgQ-yCYSjY&feature=youtu.be

"Igbo Gwinad-o" Interview: https://archive.culturalequity.org/field-work/caribbean-1962/lesterre-862/interview-may-fortune-about-igbo-ginade-o-and-scotch-ibo

In this episode Raafeke returns solo and kicks off the latest collection inspired by the Igbo nation of Carriacou. He goes into detail about the Igbo people in Nigeria and abroad, taking us to Haiti and tying the famous lwa, Legba into the conversation with historical facts and his own supernatural experience. This is followed by the introduction of the Big Drum Dance Song "Ibole Ibole Woy Yo/Dondon Banane" which is recorded in 1962 and again in later years, including 2014. Raafeke concludes the episode by narrating his short story, "Legba and Six Roads", which is inspired by this religious song.

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Raafeke's Website: www.raafeke.com

Radiance Lost: https://www.amazon.com/Radiance-Lost-Raafeke/dp/152558524X

Alan Lomax Recordings:

- https://archive.culturalequity.org/field-work/caribbean-1962/lesterre-862/interview-mannie-james-about-dondon-banane

- https://archive.culturalequity.org/field-work/caribbean-1962/lesterre-862/dondon-banane-lomax-commentary

Youtube Preformance:

- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCTPMTy5M5A&list=PLzqUuihqA9R4wuXfFjTNxAMaprwSd-mWR&index=11

Igbo Information: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Igbo_people

Legba Information: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papa_Legba

In this episode of Parrotbeetie, Raafeke invites Bajan influencer and digital specialist, Luke to shed light on history, changes, and queer life on the tiny island Barbados. The two of them discuss Barbados creation as a slave-holding colony, its subsequent growth, independence, and most recently, elevation to a republic. This conversation is mixed with discussion around the island's Crop Over festival and the experience of queer individuals within the West Indies and among its diaspora.

Sources: 

Luke's Socials: @lukeyism on Twitter and Instagram  

Bazodee Magazine: https://www.bazodeemag.com/

Bazodee Magazine Linktree: https://linktr.ee/bazodeemag

The History Hotline "Episode 91: Richard Draz and the Legacy of Enslavement in Barbados": https://open.spotify.com/episode/12W7Nwrq6QwIUmf9KIKDso?si=af59a17d666d4ab4

Raafeke's website: www.raafeke.com

In this episode of Parrotbeetie, Raafeke takes us out of the West Indies and across the Atlanta to Sierra Leone with facts about the country's history and culture. He then goes into detail about the Temne people, an ethnic group in Africa that has continued to thrive in Carriacou as part of the Big Drum Dance, making Carriacou's Temne nation the only clear remnant of Temne culture in the Caribbean to this day. The episode is then concluded with a recording and breakdown of the BDD song, Temne Woman, and the short story, Carriacou Leone, written and narrated by the host. 

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Website: www.raafeke.com

Sources: 

Sierre Leone Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sierra_Leone

Temne Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temne_people

The Temne Nation of Carriacou: https://www.amazon.com/Temne-Nation-Carriacou-Sierra-Caribbean/dp/1537236318

Temne-Kayak Connections: 

https://nowgrenada.com/2016/10/250-year-reunion-temnes-carriacou/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JC2tVfSrIOw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XH_jcBvPPVs