The Africa We Are Poem by Phillip Nine Mafunga

Bantu
Cushites
Nilotes
Then foreign invaders
Arabs
Caucasians

African rythms are unique
Our sounds, diverse
Strangely still thought the same
East, west central and south
Yet north is uncouth

Bahia,
Valle de Cauca
Haiti
Cuba
Louisiana
Georgia or California

African rythms are unique
Our sounds, diverse
Our beliefs, non homogenous
East, west central and south
Yet north is uncouth
PHILLIP NINE MAFUNGA
15 November 2024