BOOK: HOW TO PLAY DJEMBE

The Djembe


The eagerness to study African music and its traditional instruments, percussions, including Kora and the Djemba, had led to the spring up of many traditional music institutions throughout Europe and the United States of America. 


Africa music is not only entertaining but also a vital part of the music of many cultures.

"How to play Djembe" written by Allan Dworsky and Berty Sanstry, is a complete book, step-by-step, user-friendly course, on how to play djembe. 

Right from the start, in addition to learning how to make all the basic strokes, you'll be learning interlocking parts for some of the most popular West African rhythms; Kuku, Djole, Kassa, Madan, Suku, Sunguru Bani, and Thiba. 

After working through only a few lessons, you'll be able to put the parts together and start playing these irresistible rhythms with your friends. The rhythms are written in simple charts, so no music reading is required.

The CD that comes with the book gives you a chance to hear how each part sounds separately and how the parts for each rhythm fit together. 

It was recorded by John Camara, a master drummer from Bamako, Mali. Each rhythm lasts at least five minutes, so you'll have plenty of time to play along. 

And when John solos during the final three minutes of each track, you'll feel the thrill of playing your part along with an ensemble and lead drummer.

The book is available at the Amazon.com

HEALTH MATTERS: THE WONDERS OF LOTUS SEED FOR THE HEALTH

A delicious lotus seed soup

We are lotus farmers from China, our lotus farms are located in Honghu -- a land of fish and rice. Lotus seeds are obtained from the lotus flower. They are a versatile food and can be eaten raw or cooked. The dried lotus seeds can be popped like popcorn and eaten. 

The seeds are harvested in the months of August and September and are then dried under the sun. There are two types of lotus seeds, white and brown peel. The shells, membranes, and bitter germ of the seed of the white lotus seeds are removed during harvest.

Brown lotus peels, which get their color from the ripened seed which attaches to the membrane, are cracked in order to remove the germ. Dried lotus seeds are sold widely in Asian markets. They are hardy and rough in texture and hence must be soaked in water overnight. They can be added to various dishes such as soups. Fresh lotus seeds are sold with the seed heads.

They must be broken to remove each seed and then eaten. The shell of the fresh seeds should be removed before eating. Crystallized lotus seeds are made by cooking the seeds in syrup and then drying them. One of the most common uses of lotus seeds is lotus seed paste which is used in Chinese pastries and in Japanese cakes and desserts.

Nutritional Information and Properties of Lotus Seed

Lotus seeds are a rich source of phosphorus, protein, potassium, and magnesium. They may also contain zinc and iron. The seeds contain low levels of sugar, sodium, cholesterol, and saturated fat. One ounce of raw lotus seeds contains approximately 94.3 calories.

Health Benefits and Therapeutic Uses of Lotus Seed

Lotus seeds are popular for their nutritional benefits and healing properties. They are commonly used in Chinese medications and also in various recipes. Lotus seeds contain L-iso aspartyl methyltransferase, an enzyme with anti-aging properties. 

It is known to help in repairing damaged proteins. The seeds contain kaempferol, a flavonoid known for its anti-inflammatory properties. It is known to help in repairing aging gum tissue.

The astringent properties of lotus seeds make them beneficial for the kidneys. They help to regulate the energy levels of the body. Some studies indicate that lotus seeds may be used to treat various sexual conditions. Lotus seeds are used in Chinese medicine to relieve the problem of diarrhea. They are also used to improve the health of the spleen.

Lotus seeds were used to treat people with sleeping disorders such as insomnia. They are also known to be effective in alleviating restlessness. This is due to the natural sedative and calming effects of the seeds. 

The center of the lotus seed is known to be beneficial for the heart due to its cooling properties. The bitterness of the seeds comes from isoquinoline alkaloids which are believed to induce a calming effect and are also anti-spasmodic in nature. They cause dilation of the blood vessels and thus help in controlling blood pressure levels.

Some medicinal researchers believe that lotus seeds help to strengthen the digestive process and relieve diarrhea. The seeds are sometimes combined with other herbs in order to treat urinary ailments such as prostatitis and reproductive diseases. However, it is advisable to consult a doctor before using any natural remedies such as lotus seeds.

Other Uses of Lotus Seed

Lotus seeds also contain a powerful anti-aging enzyme which researchers are now trying to add to various anti-aging products and cosmetics. The dried seed heads are sold for decorative purposes across the world. These seeds are commonly used in dried flower arranging.

Cuisines with Lotus Seed

Delicious meals that can be prepared by Lotus seed are Pork heart Lotus Soup, White Mushroom Lotus Soup, and Lotus Seed and Longan porridge.

Last year the purchasing price of white lotus seed is USD2.26/kg, if you are interested in lotus seed, please feel free to contact us. About the export of lotus seed from Honghu, it will be convenient. We will help to export it.

SEX WITH ANIMALS - WHAT'S ITS SIGNIFICANCE?

Making sex with an animal is an abuse

Thoughts, work as forces, and that force determines what one wishes. Due to circumstances, many have no control over themselves, therefore doing abnormal things which they find them satisfactorily. 

Sadness, depression, frustration, and loneliness have taken control over people's lives, plunging them into a dark tunnel, without any control or will power to liberate themselves.


It looks so pretty simple for many people, especially women to make love with animals, but frankly speaking, it's insane. Total sheer madness. If one is lonely, depressed, or unhappy, there are thousands of books, doctors, and psychologists there to help. Why then must a depressed or sane person seek her comfort by making love with an animal?

Many women have sex with their dogs and others that want to have orgasm open their legs widely for the dogs to lick their vagina. The disgusting and ugly thing to do. 

On youtube, you see women having sex with animals including dogs and horses. If by anyway those who indulge themselves in such acts would find their way to see the psychologist, believe me, they will be diagnosed with mental problems. Because a normal, hundred percent sane person can't make love with an animal.

This is the confession of a girl who saw the family dog 'fucking' her mother. "One day when I was a teen, I went to meet my girlfriend to go to the movies. For some reason, she was not home so I went back to my house and the front door was locked. 

Assuming Mom had gone shopping as she said she was, I went to the back basement window which I knew was unlocked to enter the house. Our basement had two rooms, a game room and a workout room with weights, etc.

I entered the game room and heard some moans coming from the weight room. I peeped around the corner and saw my mother bent over the weight bench and our family dog, a Black Lab on her back humping her. 

I heard her moaning and saying "Yes Buddy, Mommie needs it". I could not believe it but soon buddy finished humping her and they lay there with Buddy on her back. I scooted back of the house and came back much later." 

From this confession, one could clearly determine the psychological problem this woman had. She was frustrated because for so long she hasn't been 'screwed'. This has made her sick and powerless to control herself. 

Sleeping with animals, as a matter of fact, is a complete sickness that needs a remedy. It can even give certain incurable sickness to a person. Making sex with animals often takes place in many parts of Africa. Some people have been caught red-handed either making sex with goats or chicken.

There are many sickening habits, once you enter, can't find it easy to get out, therefore, for those people out there that can't get out of this sick and disgusting situation, try to seek help from professional doctors, health institutions or psychologists.

People that engage animals in sex, just as well know that they are abusing the animals. This act has made many dogs wild and aggressive toward male visitors that come to visit the women they 'fucked'.

Those that wouldn't like anyone to know that they had slept with their dogs or any other animal can help themselves by reading books, such as 'The Power of positive thinking and other books on self-coaching. 

Self-coaching courses are also recommended for people in such a situation.

BRAVE TUSHA SURVIVES TO SEE GANGSTERS ROT IN JAIL

Gangsters, photo credit: Britain's Mail Online


I have been following the case of this fatal shooting which left little Tusha paralyzed since it happened. I noticed that one of the culprits' names was Kolawole, one with  African roots, probably parents from Nigeria. 


Even though the two other  accomplices had English names, without seeing their photos, I knew they were definitely blacks too.  Why? The reason is simple and logical. Due to the lack of education, most blacks like to be gangsters.

I must make it clear to readers that the writer of this blog “JUSKOSAVE”, is not a Whiteman but a Belgium national, with African roots. I am therefore a hundred percent African. 

It’s necessary to say this to avoid people accusing me as a white racist, for writing this article against blacks. Frankly speaking, as a black man, at times, I feel very sad to read such stories involving blacks, like what Kolawole, Grant, and McCalla had done to this poor little girl.

For so long after slavery, the Blackman has lost his identity. I dream to see blacks rubbing shoulders with whites in education and becoming responsible people in the society, to heal our wounds. 

I dream to see blacks as also intelligent people by excelling in everything like their white counterparts. Unfortunately, in the abundance of water, the fool is thirsty. 

Despite all the educational institutions and facilities, in Europe and the United States of America, many blacks avoid all to be gangsters.

This could be the reason they say “If you want to hide something from the Blackman, write it in a book. These gangsters' lives summarise it all. Since they don’t like school, they simply don’t read. Education is a key to success, not jail. 

According to an investigation, with the intention to gun down a rival gang member, the three black morons entered a shop, a place they knew will accommodate many people who are to do shopping. 

Without thinking of the safety of other innocent people inside the shop, one opened fire, gunning down little Tusha, while playing and also hitting another person shopping. 

Passing sentence, Judge Martin Stephens QC told them: "Not one of you has, in my judgment, shown a sliver of remorse." He went on: "This is an exceptional case of the utmost gravity. 

Shooting into a shop, a confined space where it was known there were people present, is an attack on society itself by men who saw themselves as outside the law and above the law."

Kazeem Kolawole, 19, of Kennington, south-east London and Anthony McCalla, 20, of Streatham, south London, was given 14 years each respectively and Grant, 21, of Camberwell, south-east London, who had gone out with a "determined, premeditated intention to kill" that day was given 17 years. 

But would this change the wave of crime in Britain? After listening to those gangster rap music, the next thing is to take guns and wage a war against each other.

Crime and gangsters' war can’t be eliminated but can be totally reduced. The strong campaign against gangsters menace in the society must be intensified. 

Meetings must be held regularly with concern citizens and organize programs to educate on the effect of this social vice in the society, through sports, schools, and drama.  

Above all, it is the responsibility of every parent to monitor their children to know what they do and the type of people they keep as friends.

WOMEN ARE LOVELY BUT HARD TO UNDERSTAND

Beautiful ladies but mind changes as quickly as the weather


Women are creatures very hard to study, even though many people claim they can easily read the mind of a woman. Some say that when a woman says 'No', she means yes, and when she says 'Yes', she means no. Frankly speaking, it's never true, as some can stick to their word.


What I can easily compare the mind of a woman to is the weather. It changes very quickly. 

At times at work, the gym and other places you may notice a lady smiling at you many times, showing positive signs that she likes you, but if you try to know her more, she will turn you down miserably.

Some ladies are very social and could easily engage one in a conversation while others will totally ignore you when you want to start up a conversation with them. 

Many ladies always had in mind that one wants them, especially if the person keeps on smiling or greeting them. The fear to be in that similar situation kept me a stern-looking man from a certain beautiful lady for several months.

We met several times face to face, without saying anything to her. I am not rude but all that I was avoiding was not to think I want her. Unfortunately, I wasn't aware that I was doing something wrong and building hatred for myself. 

The fact that I never greeted or said hello, made her thought that I hate her or I am a racist. Her daily negative actions toward me became my nightmare.

Her actions made me believe that I have hurt her deeply. The next thing was to find a way to make her happy or to let her know that I don't hate her. But what can I do? 

This is the question. I was even scared to death to call her and speak to her but one day, an opportunity came my way to change everything in my favour.

I met her with a cup of coffee in one hand while she was holding something else in the other hand. When she got closer to the door, she couldn't open it. 

I dashed like one completing a race to open the door for her. Since then we are now good friends. I respect her very much. This experience has been my teacher. It is never good for one to think of something negative against someone.

TEENAGER SHAWN TYSON: AN EXAMPLE OF A BORN KILLER

Teenage killer Shawn Tyson



Some killers are made and others are born. Teenager Shawn Tyson, as young as he is to commit such devilish act, without remorse, pity, sympathy and emotions evidently reveal what kind of a monster this teenager is. Killing two men at the age of sixteen. Who raised such a killer?

Money doesn’t grow on trees. One needs to work hard for it. Therefore, sheer wickedness to kill two innocent friends because of money. I don’t blame him. I will always blame parents for such cases. A mother or father is the one that brings up a child. 

The parents are those that know who and what the child is. Parents shouldn’t bring a child into the world when they are not ready to raise the child in the right way.

It seems in the past years, Kenyatta, his mother was having problems with Shawn as a child. If Shawn doesn’t want to be corrected then there are many places or institutions that could help. Yet she left this stubborn child to choose his own course till murdering two innocent people. 

I don’t know what kind of a mother was Kenyatta to sit in the public gallery to watch her son jailed because the evil that Shawn did reflects on her. She didn’t bring up the child in the right way.

British tourists James Kouzaris and James Cooper in Florida pleaded for their lives, saying they had no money. They further pleaded that they were drunk and wanted to go home. 

The monster then said to them “well since you don’t have money, I got something for you”, then he shot the two friends and fled. Was he really looking for money or thirsty to kill? After all the wallets were found on them with some money in them.

It seemed like a teenager that’s all Shawn had wanted to do. To kill. He boasted to a friend after his heinous crime. He sits at the court without emotions. Yet many blacks accuse the police and the court for taking them to jail and produce the cheap labour they wanted so much. 

That’s absolute nonsense. A child who doesn’t want to be corrected, to be at school, will end up in jail as a criminal. This is exactly what has sent so many blacks serving in prisons throughout America. They prefer to be gangsters and criminals than going to school. Idiots.

The pain and anguish Shawn Tyson had left the family of the murdered men are very hard to imagine. To take the life of someone is something unpardonable. "They had been given a life sentence when our sons were so brutally and needlessly taken from us." 

"Ours is a life sentence, with no chance of parole from a broken heart, and a shattered soul". Said the families of the deceased, showing their dissatisfaction. They wanted execution. The law has taken its course anyway. People like Shawn Tyson should be caged for life without seeing the sun and the rain.

Dexia Now Becomes Belfius Bank But Customers Want Quality Service Not A New Name

Dexia now stands as the Belfius Bank

Dexia Bank now becomes Belfius Bank and Insurance. For a number of years despite the common mistakes Dexia made like any other bank,  the bank continued to be one of the successful and famous banks in Belgium, until the global financial crisis. 

The question is, ‘would this new name bring a change to the bank industry when customers are looking for efficiency and satisfaction in bank service?’ Frankly speaking, customers want to enjoy quality efficient service. 

Quality service brings customers and poor customer service drives customers away. It's therefore, wise to say “welcome Belfius Bank, but customers need quality service but not a new name”.  

Some years back, when a foreigner with a working permit and resident permit goes to open an account at Dexia in Antwerp, bank officials denied them access to open an account, by requesting for Belgium passport. 

Yet at the same Dexia bank at Borsbeek, the foreigner will successfully open an account without nationality passport request. How could a bank be successful when part of its officials are discriminatory and racists? Thank God today all is over.

After the severe global financial crisis, it was on the lips of everyone that the bank has gone bankrupt. How the bank managed to survive its severe crisis in its banking history is what we see now as Belfius.  

Despite the difficult market environment, the commercial teams of Dexia demonstrated their fighting spirit and strength by steering the bank from the stormy market to a stable one.

Last year Belgium Dexia Bank was sold to the Belgian government at 4 billion Euro, through SFPI, its investment company, while at the same time, Dexia was confronted with the liquidation of one of its old customers, namely Holding Communal. 

Today, Dexia stands as Belfius. This is one of the banks in Belgium, I am always happy and satisfied when I am there. Congratulations.

FEMALE CELEBRITIES - WHY MANY DON'T PUT ON UNDERWEAR?

It's an abuse of women's dignity

I am not a celebrity, therefore, I don’t know how one feels to be one, but if being one causes madness or triggers mental instability, then I wouldn’t like to be one for even a second or minute, because some celebrities are soiling the essence of the dignity of women by advertising the vagina nakedly in public.

In the African culture, every naked person seen outside is someone whose mind is completely out of service. He or she is a lunatic. A woman may put on a dress but once you don’t wear any under to hide your nakedness implies that you are at the edge of mental instability or the mind is completely derailed.

This is not the case in Europe and America. Sane celebrities now act like mad people to attend functions, parties, fashion shows and entertainments without underwear. Do you think they had forgotten to wear underwear? Not at all. They know what they are doing. 

Some deliberately sit to expose their hairy vagina. They are advertising their vagina free of charge to public view. While others pose by lifting up their dresses for photographers and the people around to see.

The question is why do these women do such things in public knowing that the dignity of a woman lies in moral and physical purity? The thirst for fame, publicity and the challenge of doing something (stupid) they think it’s extraordinary, for the press to write about are all that they are looking for. 

Media attention and cheap publicity have blinded them to the extent that they don't know what shame is. I wonder if their mothers did the same that's the reason they are following their footsteps. Many speak against prostitutes but as a matter of fact, some female celebrities are worse than prostitutes. 

They constantly change men exactly the same as the way they change dresses and open their legs any time to people they fancy. They think life is all about sex, alcohol, and drug. That’s the reason marriage and relationships with many female celebrities never last because the men quickly see them as nothing but whores in disguise and common trash. 

They have completely lost their respect and dignity.

It is a fact that we are now living in a very wrong generation. Adults that need to educate the children from such immorality are now exposing their naked parts on television and in the public for the children to follow. No wonder teenage pregnancy is booming globally. 

I wouldn't like to post any 'naked vagina' celebrities (without panties) at public functions on my blog, else readers would understand what I talking about. It is disgusting and an eyesore.

It takes a million people to build a good reputation but one stupid fool to destroy everything they had done. These celebrities are constantly dragging the faces of women in the mud and tainting the precious image and dignity of women. 

We are fed up to see their naked ‘pussies.’ We don’t want to see any more. They should, therefore, learn to respect themselves to preserve the dignity of women including my mother.

ALPHA BLONDY AND ASWAD to play at AFRO LATIN FESTIVAL

Alpha Blondy

Belgium, little Jamaica in Europe, with diverse cosmopolitan festivals, such as the Pole-Pole festival, Mano Mundo, Sfinks, etc, this year brings other great musicians from different parts of the world to entertain festival lovers, under the umbrella of The Afro Latin Festival.

The Afro Latin Festival in the past years had brought many international musicians and entertainers from all walks of life to play in Belgium. In its 14^th edition, the festival has introduced great artists on their program. 

The festival taking place in Bree, on 22, 23 and 24 of June 2012, features Alpha Blondy and The Solar System. The Ivorian reggae star is not a stranger to Belgium. He has appeared on many international festival podiums, including the Sfinks festival.

Aswad, the British reggae group

The musicians on the program are ASWAD, one of the best, surviving reggae groups based in Britain since the 70s. The British reggae group is well known for its combination of R& B and Reggae tunes. Another famous reggae singer on the program is Jimmy Cliff and others from Africa and Latin-America. 

“All work and no play make Jack a dull boy”, music lovers don’t miss this one.

For more information go to http://www.afro-latino.be/

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