Mother Di Great Stone Have To Move

Mother, di great stone have to move

Mother, di great stone have to move

Mother, di great stone

Dat stone of Babylon

Mother di great stone, have to move.

Nyahbinghi chant to Rastafari woman, as Mother of the congregation and of creation

Queen Omega's Reply

( a reply to the Mother Chant of the Nyahbinghi)

In this night of Babylon

In this time of utter darkness

Queen Omega, as ruler of the night

Shall Icieve a light as bright as the sun

And move that stone of Babylon

That Great -Great Stone of Babylon

Burn the harlot Babylon she must

Bring her down into the dust

And move that stone of Babylon

CA 1979

YOUNG GODS OF THE EARTH

I children...i children...

young gods of the earth

the sunrise

the new moon

ancient yet newborn

tenderly rising

the dawn of creation 

when as the sun

the son and daughter of JAH Rastafari

I and I brought them forth

To replenish the earth

to give the world a new birth

I children...

I youths...

Irated in ilaness

the sucklings

out of whose mouths must forth strength

TO LEAD THE ANCIENT AND WISE

I children 

BORN FREE

ZION knowing

tenderness rising

pointing I home.

Nana Farika

Ps. 8:2; Matt. 19:14;21:16; Ps. 8:2; Is. 11:6

East PAlo Alto, CA 1981

WHO IS QUEEEN OMEGA

Queen Omega rules the night

Whilst her Kingman, the sun, rules the day

She is the Mother of ALL

Who is not at all like weak-willed Eve.

Queen Omega, the Mother of Iration

Keeps the Ila vibration

For I an' I liberation.

She rules the night with the Iree moonlight

Soft and mellow

Silver and yellow

Marvelous and wondrous is her light

A reflection of the sun, since time begun

Yet different for sure

Is her method to conjure

Though she draws her strength from the male sun

Queen Omega, the Iree Moon Queen

The Rastafari Queen

her Kingman, the sun

her children, the stars!

(see Psalm 89:37; Gen.16-18)

California, 1980

Poem from "CALL IN SISTA LOVE" volume 1 "THE CROWNING OF THE MOTHER AND THE BIRTH OF THE DAUGHTER" author-Nana Farika Berhane

Other Publications from Nana Farika Include

A book of poetry published by Zikwuana Publishing Co.,SING I A SONG OF BLACK FREEDOM, two readers by MacGraw-Hill publishing Co. and several short stories. Her poetry is included in an anthology of Caribbean Poets published by The Institute of Jamaica.

for more information contact nana farika at nanafarika@yahoo.com 

Driva! Inspiring Cultural Animation via Computer Science Education in Jamaica; First Global Reggae Conference, UWI, Mona, Jamaica, February 2008

Ashley G. Hamilton-Taylor, Dept of Computing, UWI, Mona

Abstract

We have introduced animation programming as part of the computer science undergraduate curriculum at UWI in order to introduce complex programming concepts using an engaging, visual medium. A larger goal we have is to encourage the development of an indigenous animation industry that draws upon our rich culture, including Jamaica popular music. We describe the successes and challenges we have encountered over the past two years, and discuss samples of student animations.

The Potential Role of Information and Communications Technology in Underdevelopment: Walter Rodney Conference, UWI, Mona, Jamaica, October 2008

Dr. A.G.Hamilton-Taylor, Dept. of Computing, U.W.I.,Mona

ABSTRACT

Information and Communications Technology (ICT) is trumpeted as a means that can fast-track developing countries into the twenty -first century, creating new knowledge-and culture-based industries. While there are a few developing countries that have achieved this dream, for many others ICT has become a route to import finished technological products from developed countries at great cost, rather than a means to develop new industries. In addition, ICT threatens to become an avenue for the invasion of the worst aspects of Western culture, with accompanying negative socio-cultural effects, rather than a primary medium for indigenous cultural expression.

We believe that if strong proactive action is not taken to guide the development and use of ICT, it has the potential to become a force for underdevelopment in much of the developing world, a tool for external information control and domination, and a serious threat to the survival of indigenous cultures. This may be particularly true in Africa and the Diaspora, given the history of colonial and post-colonial exploitation and accompanying social unheaval that is well documented by Walter Rodney and others. A new Pan-Africanist agenda must seriously consider these issues in the wider context of science, technology, media and development.