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Amelia's Song

2023-08-23 17:30:17.3292+02 by Dan Lyke 0 comments

Oh this is cool: From this toot:

from reddit /TIL: #TIL a family in Georgia claimed to have passed down a song in an unknown language from the time of their enslavement; scientists identified the song as a genuine West African funeral song in the Mende language that had survived multiple transmissions from mother to daughter over multiple centuries

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Amelia's Song | Harris Neck Land Trust

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