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22-01-07, 04:04 PM
"Historians of the Maroons usually tell us that Kormanti is a coast that Africans had to pass by on their way to the slave ship and that is why Maroons call themselves Kormantis. This is only half the truth. The retention of Kormanti memory is a significant part of our history on the continent that Maroons keep in stories and songs.
The Koromanti were a sub-tribe of the Ashanti of Ghana. They rebelled against Ashanti rule and killed the famous Ashanti king, Osei Tutu. His body fell in the river and was never found. The Ashanti then took an oath, as the person of the king is sacred. So when the Ashanti defeated the Kormantis, they were banished and sold into slavery as punishment for their horrible crime.
Many Ashanti today, know of the story of the Kormanti and wonder what became of them. Maroons sing Kormanti songs to bury their dead and perform rituals to heal the sick."
Farika Berhane
THE MAROONS
http://www.reggaefestivalguide.com/a..._maroons.shtml
History is a people's memory, and without a memory, man is demoted to the lower animals
Omowale Malcolm X (1925 - 1965)
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