Gullah
A History of The Gullah People
A History of The Gullah People.
Georgia Geechee Kunda griot, Jamal Toure, Part 1
Artistic director of Georgia Geechee Kunda and Djeli (living historian or Griot), Jamal Toure takes the audience through the history of Africans in America and the Geechee Gullah culture.
A virtual tour about the integration of newly freed African Americans into social society
Join Park Ranger Chris Barr for a virtual tour and learn about the integration of newly freed African Americans into social society after the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation in Beaufort County, SC! Link Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor Commission Beaufort, SC
Geechee Kunda: Epicenter of Gullah-Geechee culture
On about three acres of land just off Interstate 95 sits a gathering place dedicated to keeping alive a unique culture that stretches from the shores of Africa to the Carolina’s and Golden Isles. At vero eos et accusamus et iusto odio dignissimos ducimus qui blanditiis praesentium voluptatum deleniti atque corrupti quos dolores et quas molestias excepturi sint occaecati cupiditate non provident, similique sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollitia animi, id est laborum et dolorum fuga.
Gullah Geechee Storytime: Princess Anyika
Many thanks to Charleston native and Gullah Geechee author Kyndra Joiner for sharing news of her new children's book with us earlier this year -- and accepting our invitation to film a storytime. We now have Gullah Princess Anyika to help Gullah Geechee children to better understand their unique language and rich culture! Kyndra's reading has been viewed almost 3,000 times and is being shared across the country. We are thrilled to see so many people interested in supporting Gullah Geechee children's literature and language awareness projects. Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor Commission Beaufort, SC
Bessie Jones and the Georgia Sea Island Singers: “Sink Em Lw”
This Labor Day, we take note of the ways in which "work songs" became a part of Gullah Geechee musical culture. Enslaved Africans sang songs as they worked to help keep the pace of the task they were doing. A leader called out a verse or yell and others responded. This is the call-and-response singing tradition from Africa that became a part of life on the plantation. After Emancipation, work songs persisted in the culture. One of the most famous "Sink Em Low" was recorded by Bessie Jones and the Georgia Sea Island Singers. It references the sound of men [...]
