XIth Edition
The XI edition started in may 2002 in Nove di Bassano (VI, Italy) and ended in Haiti in the following november, passing through Kinshasa (Rep. Dem. Congo) an Brazzaville (Rep. Congo). This made the festival Malaki ma Kongo become a three-continental festival.
Malaki ma Kongo – Italy
Interview of Masengo Ma Mbongolo
Malaki ma Kongo in Bassano, Italy - 2002
Created 12 years ago (1991) Malaki ma Kongo celebrates its 12th annniversary under the theme “Special Bridge over the Atlantic Ocean”.
We meet the founder of the festival , Masengo ma Mbongolo, and ask him:
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We meet the founder of the festival , Masengo ma Mbongolo, and ask him: “What is Malaki ma Kongo and what do you mean by “Bridge over the Atlantic Ocean”?
Masengo ma MBONGOLO:
“Thank you, pfumu Kahunga, mwana Nsundi Masengo ma Mbongolo are my clan size, I wanted to clarify that a Kongo should always come before you to speak in public, to answer your question I would say that Malaki ma Kongo, “malaki” means festival, carnival and “Kongo” means peace, love, brotherhood, royalty, divinity. Malaki ma Kongo therefore means “carnival for peace, for royalty, divinity.” Malaki ma Kongo is in other words the festival for the African renaissance and the Pharaohs. “Because the actual revival of Africa can be done only with the Pharaohs conivence with, because we all know that says that says a pharaoh independent Africa, intellectually advanced. Through the independence it There’s the friendship, fraternity and peace among peoples. Malaki ma Kongo Festival is a festival for peace in Congo and peace between the Congo and the whole earth, because if y ‘problems in Congo, because the Congo is extremely rich and all countries of the world think that he Congo Only oil, gold, diamonds, copper, but there are also living beings and God created us to live in peace among us. Malaki ma Kongo is a festival created under my initiative, 03 April 1991 Mfoa Brazzaville. At the beginning of the festival was to promote African culture in general and Kongo in particular. Malaki Ma Kongo was therefore a high place to commune with our ancestors. With evolution, entered the Malaki friends of Cameroon, Ghana, the Caribbean, we went from the cell ambrionnaire to sail in the vast waters of Pan-Africanism. Today, with the acceptance of the Pharaohs of boxing in Italy and Europe, we ‘re past the stage of cultural relations Intercontinental Pan-Africanism itself”
Farisato Letizia: “What can be meant by the Atlantic Bridge?”
Masengo ma Mbongolo: “In 1994, we received the Friends of Malaki Nkelo wa Kongo of Guadeloupe , came to Congo in search of their roots. There were four, Bebe Romspart, Ngabali Joslin, Massembo Marie France, Benjamin Benzo, and we have opened their view of Africa deep and eternal. We have become friends with them in 2000 and our representative Dr France Billolo Louise was involved in a Kongo Grap 2002 and this year we are feverishly anticipated. I take this opportunity to say that one of the deans of the centenary festival Grap a Kongo, Violette Massembo us left on the eve of Malaki 2002. They learned their son was the songs and little son left behind by their parents (former slaves). Let the earth it is light but mostly she knows she did not live to nothing, and will continue his fight popularized in all four corners of the earth. Speaking of the “Atlantic Bridge”, we refer to a festival that begins in Italy from 12 to 19 May 2002 and continued in the heart of Africa in the two Congos (Brazzaville and Kinshasa) from July 20 to 28 before crossing the Atlantic to Capesterre Belle-Eau in Guadeloupe from 1 to 10 November 2002 in a Grap Massembo to Kongo. We are a bridge over the Atlantic because we realized that we find the African in Africa, Europe, America and Asia. But for now the first part of our ten-year program 2002-2012 Malaki ma Kongo my only allows us to work in the area north and west Africa. We find Africans who work hand in hand with people from diverse backgrounds but who know nothing of Africa. Many African children were born in Europe, or of mixed couples know the culture of the country they were born but do not know that in Africa, and our job is to help them understand the African culture. On the other side of the Atlantic in America there is widespread a very bad idea on Africa. It is for us to wash the fabric of lies that you always want to cover the face of Africa for s’enrichire on our backs. the West Indies Kongo of Belle-Eau Capesterre have confessed that they were surprised to learn that an African could drive a car. And when a Kongo Grap 2000, we can not translate their astonishment to find himself in front (of intellectuals Kongo Africa), because for them Kongo means less than nothing, “Kongo comes after the dog” according to the expression of a Marie France Massembo Kongo Guadeloupe. It is our duty to tell people what the Central Africa has brought mankind. to tell people that the Pharaoh who saved water and could be a high Moises Kongo, because the language spoken by month is very close to the Kikongo. You know Moises said Musa language Arabic, but Kikongo language it is called Mu Mu Maza N’za or meaning Kikongo language “saved water”, this translation is very close to that of the Bible. And when, in the desert, the Jews thirsty and Moises tape his stick on the stone or leaves the water, he calls this area, masa and masa or Kikongo language maza means water. I just want to say is that: If the theorem Pythagoras was created two thousand years before the birth of Pythagoras, it has been created by the Egyptians and the peoples inhabiting Central Africa it has full y’en originating in ancient Egypt.
Letizia Farisato: “Briefly how could be summarized Malaki Ma Kongo in 2002 in Italy?”
Masengo ma Mbongolo: “It all started on May 12, 2002 to the monumental, majestic and historic Piazza di Marostica, the traditional mythical place reserved in the game of chess has seen or held the opening of the eleventh edition of Malaki ma Kongo made in Italy. Day of Solidarity led by associations of volunteers opened the series of events and the group KAWI KABE, trained young Congolese living in the area of Nove di Bassano expected to close the day . assossiastions In the stands had exposed a series of articles representing the different activities they are undertaking in Africa, Asia and South America. They work to support the education system, health, micro credits … finally anything that can help sustain life.
* Monica con the seat of Buddhist
* Macondo
* Bahai
* CUAMM Medicine prog health for Uganda Africa Solidarité
* AVSI Association of Volunteers for International Service
We also noted the presence of African artists, Claude Adjei of Togo for example, who has exhibited her paintings in a very personal style. We will not foot joints on the table very achallendée African products la Barca’s La Cooperative Senegalese Niang Massey. Right next to our friends of the Cultural Association of Malaki ma Kongo Italy presented an exhibition of a series of articles on the picture of the ten editions of the Malaki, and handicrafts made by the African ahtletes Boxing of the Pharaohs. The space of Chess was fully covered and the public had the choice of Ambarès. From time to time he blew a wind that was returning from the upper Castelle Marostica as to give a little oxygiene, a little courage to Malaki, because in this business is there’s always things that do not work no. For example, to problems of coordination group KAWI KABE could not happen on time and thank you God that y’avait the Pharaohs with us, I asked them to fill the life and showed that a showtime remain memorable in the annals of Marostica, because they would have brought a 7000 years ago.
African dinner - Malaki ma Kongo festival in Bassano
The second day was spent in Schiavon, a town near Nove, because the festival is the way exploded in four neighboring towns. A Schiavon we presented the buzonzi (sort of panel discussion or the African parley), entitled: Kongo origin to the present, in the sense that the work extended over 7000 years. The second part focused on a video documentary on the tenth anniversary of MALAKI MA KONGO. The speaker of the day Masengo ma Mbongolo has shown that it is still possible to find people in the Congo following the footsteps of Amadou Hampate Ba, who unlike the Belgian king who in 1833 imposed an education in Congo is limited form, ie learning to read and write, they added they do, the reasoning, an essential element in African oral education. At this Journé he confirmed his loyalty to the floor left by his grandfather matsouaniste Zounga Voualaqui after having spent eight years in prison (1941-1948) á Mayama, said as he made his last breath on February 8 1949:
We should tell the little son of our little son that the parents of our parents lived.
This work would be started from Osiris to the present. This is an opportunity to honor the contribution of the teachings of Cheikh Anta Diop and Do Mouanda Nsemi Bundu dia Kongo (Kongo ancient church) which I used to wire up arianne history Kongo people of the Republic of Congo of ancient Egypt Nsi Black Mpiti land or land of the blacks in Kikongo language, through the Great Zimba Mbwe dia (meaning in Kikongo initiation site of stones) now Zimbabwe, for up the river Nile until Nsi Mpiti before falling to locate the origin of Kongo in the Ethiopian highlands. And Ethiopia or KATIOPIA is the original name of Africa, because the latter is of Arab origin, Khafrikia meaning in that language, the country of those who have no religion. Through the comments supporting a video, Masengo made a comparative study of language relationships, spiritual and cultural between the Kongo and the Jewish people who lived in Egypt. For example: circumcision, matriacat, the existence of twelve tribes, the rhythmic religious, are extraordinarily similar in the two peoples. Linguistically, there are words whose pronunciation and meaning are similar:
* French-Jewish-Kongo
* Kala – kuela = marriage
* Golgotha - Gogola = neck
* Bene – bana = children
* Viza – Vuez = despise
* Amen – imeni = so be it
* Aleliluya – luyangalala = satisfaction
* Moses – Mu = Save water NZA
The second part was reserved for the documentary film on the Festival’s ten years Malaki ma Kongo. Here, I m’exuser the first because it was impossible to find the video of the nine editions in the Congo since turned my house and cultural center Mbongui Malaki ma Kongo had been burned during the grerre of 1998 (video library, library, library …). Thank you God that branches of Malaki Kinshasa, Guadeloupe, Paris, France and Georgia in the United States lent a hand to make this documentary. So we could get an idea of the Fourth, the Sixth and the Tenth, which had happened in Nove di Bassano, not to mention all the other activities of Malaki in the context of development research, we have movies on the production of cassava, the Pharaohs Boxing renovated and all the work we do in schools. It was wonderful because the film ends with what we did to the West Indies in a Grap Kongo, our representative in France who participated Bilolo Louise was received with a song he created in memory of their trip to Congo in 1994.
“Go to my Brazzavilléo Malaki ma Kongo yayaee Oo oooo Oo Oo Yayaee Massembo Lubakii yayaee A Nganga Lingolo Yayaee Oo …”
It was very emotional, it was beautiful. The next day Thursday, May 16, edited by Pegas Ekambi, we presented an introduction to African dance in las palestra of Scuola Media di Nove. This is the result of the work of African dance schools that Malaki has created Nove, Vicenza, Castelfranco. These are dance classes in central Africa have in support of the pelvis and the ventral part, by moving the foot and the similarly Torax, contrary to North Africa that uses the upper lot, then the lower limbs are the reference to South Africa. The choreography was perfectly followed, I bet none of the shots Sylvie Baron in no way inferior to that of some Nzele de Brazza. The day of vendredi17, Pegas Ekambi always supported this time by Jacques Kabongo Ired all of Africa hosted the shoot initiation drum. The list of contenders that initiation was long. Self-denial and the frenzy with which they learned the drum leads me to ask that, why De Brazza, Bishop and other Augoire they forbade the drums in the church grounds that was the instrument of the devil? And Saturday 18 we start from Marostica where we open an exhibition of artistic works in Central Africa under the supervision of Hugh Nkouikani current leader of an association created by the long time Italian Circolo Arco Baleno and stories for children. There’s the same day he was in the Town of Mason Vicentine day of gastronomy Congolese, we introduced a Baccala the congolese or Makayabu mu Nguba Mwamba, infact it has a replica in the Vicentine Baccala, Baccala c ‘ is the salted fish. I was happy because the public has come to very many, it made me recall the great was happening in my Mbongui Malaki ma Kongo in the orchard of the Agricultural College Amilcal Cabral (WVA). Congolese music batait full, from time to time by the Kawi releyée Kabe a group of young Congolese living in Italy for seven years and Bertrand Kaya Kaya willy. The closing was scheduled Sunday, May 19 in the sports complex of the town of Nove. As usual the Malaki closes with Malaki Ma Kongo the stake. The press throughout the year had a lot of noise the top, so the public was waiting for the big fire. Already lesvigile del fuoco firefighters were busy mounting the first pile of wood right in the center of the stadium. On the rear expecting an impressive hill of firewood that would serve to fuel the bonfire in the evening. The weather was uncertain, for two weeks pluvinait it from time to time, giving the turmoil in the vigil del fuoco. At the deventure Fabrice Piazza, the little show before the danza dell fuoco (fire dance) was in full swing, crafts multiforme from various African countries. voluntary associations did not remain aside. The closer the time is H or the blades will close the festival of fire and sells it become threatening then I realized that the spirits of the time had a message for, or rather they did not intend that Malaki were ended when it should continue from July 20 to 28 in both Congo (Brazzaville and Kinshasa) before crossing the Atlantic to be closed in Guadeloupe. But before this crowd immence in need of entertainment, we had to find a solution. It is at this point that the Pharaohs have decided ahead of schedule to save the Malaki. Holding kalasiris well threaded, which is treated by some of extravagant martial artists in search of identity in the Congo, Mani Youssouf Diakite, Kinki Bifouiti Nelly and new recruit ndes Biamalaki nana, a Kongo of only eleven , born in France who felt the veinnes bloodshed of the Pharaohs and she learned it via internet Would there a representation of the Pharaohs Boxing in Italy, she begged her parents to participate and those they did not hesitate. Of her arrival, she received her initiation throughout the time that took place on Malaki. And the days of the closing she made to attend the demonstration. It was wonderful, it is not said … it can not be told, it is not written … but it shows. But before going on stage mani Youssouf said Mbouta Masengo strengthen the team just because they are waiting until a Pharaoh who still has visa problems in Brazzaville. And because these are things that we follow now that Sara Samba ComenC it soon There’s sixteen, so I had no trouble joining the team of the Pharaohs to the ndembo (yoga of the Pharaohs) a gymnastics so slow imbued with a strong corelli with the stars. It was sixteen hours and as the time of my aeuil Dimos Tuti (Tut’Mosis), we began to worship the sun the star omnipotent, the God of life on earth. Just after we left the great handling, big chief of the Pharaohs by Mani Youssouf desmonstration to the fighting techniques of boxing of the Pharaohs. After the demonstrations, we thank God for having sent the sun’s energy and as we descended the stairs to the applause of the public were accompanied by strong roar of toner, as if the Sun God Osiris would thank us by these words. Once behind the scenes mani posed the question: Mbuta Masengo, why do we always say, make haste to go on stage because it will soon rain, and after our exit from the scene one minute after the rain the public disperce ? In response I said: It wanted to rain, only heaven knows why. Masengo does not tell you. In a surprise waiting for us behind the scenes, a lady handed us a letter from the French Federation of French Boxing Boxing inviting the Pharaohs Renovated to take part in the French Boxing Day to be held in France from 15 June 2002. We have set the look and you could read in the eyes of Youssouf a mixture of joy and melancholy, because on the one hand we were happy that the message of the Pharaohs was well understood, but then we were afraid of to gross figure in international competitions or martial arts are always accompanied by the appropriate misique. Musisi and our assigned is blocked in Brazzaville to visa problems. As if emerging from its cocoon the new pharaoh ndes Biamalaki exclaimed in this sense: “But who is this who dares to defend Italian visa ule a Pharaoh? Does not he know the Pythagorean theorem was created two thousand years before the birth of the latter? Mouanda N’Semi And the spiritual leader of Bundu Dia Kongo said: When the son of the dark world arrive to deflect the son of God from the right path, the light that will rehabilitate the world come to Dia Kongo Ntotela the time prescribed by the Lord, when the star arrives at the promise of Kongo Central. ” The problem here is that we have received between now and late June, a large number of invitations in both the sports and cultural and the presence of Pharaoh who slaves away in Brazzaville also may interfere with the quality of our performance. Thus the representative of the Pharaohs in Italy Boxing pray sports and cultural institutions of Congo Brazzaville to put all their weight to send us the one that would help us to floter the colors of the Congo land of peace and the Pharaohs. When we got back under the large tent located at the Piazza Fabrizio already raining Abanda and the audience was undecided. Then a stroke of look, the Ired Africa understood that I meant RAIN CAN NOT STOP MALAKI … Ngoma and Malaki ma Kongo 2002 has not ended with the blades of fire but rather in the rhythm of Ngoma Ya Kongo widespread shaped by the rumbling echoes of toner and away the gods wanted it are not the spark but the lightning that can translate the message that Kongo or Congo is synonymous with peace, love, brotherhood, fairness, loyalty, royalty and divinity.”
