Author Archives: Masengo ma Mbongolo

Llanto Brujo

Cuba’s musundis memory recuperation. (In Spanish) El texto que sigue, lo escribí a manera de presentación del libro Llanto brujo, publicado en México dos meses después de haberlo escrito en Santiago de Cuba bajo la urgencia dictada por el Tatandi … Continue reading

Kongo in Cuba

Arch. de Sc. soc. des Rel., 2002, 117 (January-March) 59-80 by Erwan DIANTEILL KONGO IN CUBA, CONVERSION OF AFRICAN RELIGION The emphasis on the “invention” of “Africanity” in Afro-American religions, conceived as an instrument of competition among employers for religious … Continue reading

C.E.C.I.L.E. Malaki ma Kongo Haiti

REPORT on the FESTIVITIES OF THE YEAR 2006 TO 2008 made by C.E.C.I.L.E. March 2006: To commemorate the death of Queen KIMPA MVITA, the young woman who was burned for the unity and freedom of the black continent, CECILE Malaki … Continue reading

Mama Kimpa Mvita

Realization of the first decade of Mama Kimpa Mvita 2007-2017 In occasion of the 300 years from the murder of Mama Kimpa Mvita, the General Coordination of Malaki ma Kongo –  association for the promotion of African cultural roots –  … Continue reading

Nsaku Ne Vunda

400 years ago, the first black ambassador sent to the Vatican died in Rome: he came from the Kingdom of Kongo. If you go to Rome, you must absolutely plan to go visit the Basilica of St. Mary Major (Santa … Continue reading