@Hassan_Wanini told me once heard Brazilian tourists in London sing a creole song similar in tune to a popular Swahili folk song
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yeah, Brazilian blacks originate from former Portuguese colonies particularly Angola (Bantus).
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so what is the connection with Yoruba culture and religion?
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can't authoritatively comment on that. They prob came from all over central & west Africa too.
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Bartholomew Diaz and Vasco da Gama sailed around Africa southwards then northwards from West to East.
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by the way, what does 'Mambo Tse' mean?
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what does your name mean? Tse = Glue, Mambo = mother of plenty, guardian betwixt spirit world & this 1
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could they be calling out to east african spirits?
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I am told Brazilian 'slaves' consisted of east coast Africans from former Imperial Portuguese colonies: Kismayu to Mozambique!
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