Category Archives: Gullah/Geechee Music
20 Ways een 20 Days fa Support de @GullahGeechee
On July 2, 2020, de Gullah/Geechee Nation gwine tun 20. Tenk GAWD fa disya!
We are asking all of our supporters worldwide to participate in the 20 ways in 20 days to support the Gullah/Geechee Famlee! Fa all hunnuh wha support we, tenki tenki! GAWD bless hunnuh and hunnuh famlee!
Gullah/Geechee Riddim Radio Resonating the Signs and the Sounds of the Times
Over the many years that this broadcast has aired, it has presented the history and current events in the Gullah/Geechee Nation and also celebrated the continuation of Gullah/Geechee cultural traditions. Since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic and through the days of the on-going protests over the lives of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and George Floyd, Queen Quet has continued to share the details of the stories that continue to unfold in these changes times.
Yeddi Quarantunes with Queen Quet of de @GullahGeechee Juneteenth Weekend
Queen Quet, Chieftess of the Gullah/Geechee Nation (www.QueenQuet.com) will present for Quarantunes on Saturday, June 20, 2020 at 7 pm EST LIVE on Facebook @McKissicMuseum.
Zooming in on Sustainability: Sounds and Words of Power @GullahGeechee
Join in a powerfilled dialogue from the Gullah/Geechee Nation via as Queen Quet, Chieftess of the Gullah/Geechee Nation (www.QueenQuet.com) chats with Dr. Amir Jamal Toure of Dayclean Journeys (www.DaycleanSoul.com) on the 4th Episode of “Zooming in on Sustainability.” They will present, “Sounds and Words of Power @GullahGeechee.”
Juneteenth Week Celebration in the Gullah/Geechee Nation
In solidarity with our family in Texas including those of the island of Galveston and those called “Black Seminole” and “Afro-Seminole” who are part of the Gullah/Geechee Diaspora, we celebrate Juneteenth annually. We continue to remain dedicated to this celebration of freedom in spite of the fact that many of our annual in-person events where we sound the drum will not take place for 2020. We pray that you will join us the entire week to celebrate virtually.
Sustainin @GullahGeechee Musically
Join Queen Quet, Chieftess of the Gullah/Geechee Nation (www.QueenQuet.com) as she launches “Zooming in on Gullah/Geechee Cultural Heritage and Sustainability.” Her first guest will be Kwame Sha of All Mobile Productions™ (www.AMPTurnItUp.com) on Wednesday, June 3, 2020 at 3 pm. In honor of “Black Music Month,” they will discuss “Sustainin de @GullahGeechee Musically.”
Gullah/Geechee Famlee Day at Port Royal Sound Maritime Center
Jayn we fa celebrate de keepin Gullah/Geechee culcha alive pun de sea and de Gullah/Geechee Fishing Association’s 10th Anniversary!
#AuthenticallyGullahGeechee Organizations in the Gullah/Geechee Nation
Given that the native founded and operated organizations and institutions were established to insure that their culture is accurate represented and presented, they continue to carry out their missions in spite of the opposition and lack of support that they receive from the new organizations that came into being after them. These native Gullah/Geechee organizations and institutions are the Gullah/Geechee Sea Island Coalition, Gullah/Geechee Angel Network. Gullah/Geechee Cultural Heritage Committee of Northeast Florida, and Geechee Kunda.
Gullah/Geechee Famlee Days fa #GullahGeechee2020
De “#GullahGeechee2020: Seeing Gullah/Geechee Culcha Clearly” celebration will not only consist of on Gullah/Geechee Famlee Day. This year there will be a Gullah/Geechee Famlee Day at the Gullah Museum of Georgetown, SC in celebration of Black History Month and there will be a Gullah/Geechee Famlee Weekend on Jekyll Island, GA.
