In the old days, the ‘horn man’ had to undergo a long and arduous training, and still does, but the skill for sending ‘talking messages’ seems to have died out.
[Beckwith 1929, Campbell 1990, Dallas 1803, DJE, Dunham 1946]”

— from ‘ABENG’ in Encyclopedia of Jamaican Heritage by Olive Senior

...Katherine Dunham who visited the ACCOMPONG community in the 1940s said the Colonel of the Maroons told her that, ‘When expertly blown, the message is transmitted not by a signal or code but by the actual pronunciation of the words and by tones which are easily distinguishable by a trained ear’. +

...the Maroons could communicate w/ one another over great distances in ways that would not be understood by outsiders... Mavis C. Campbell describes it: ‘This instrument can utilize a wide range of notes; thus it was capable of transmitting complicated messages, intelligible only to the Maroons, +

“The word abeng comes from the Twi language of the Akan of Ghana and means an animal horn or MUSICAL INSTRUMENT. The Maroons used the abeng to keep in touch with each other during their wars, hence it has by extension come to be a symbol of freedom; +

This Go Fund Me to help the church and the neighbouring community is legitimate: www.gofundme.com/f/hurricane-...

It IS awesome! Have you watched Andor, its prequel?

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Mi deh yah.

Melissa a warm up to rahtid.