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Mali Kings A Folkoric Expression Into the History of Mali, Afraka By Baba Jamal Koram © 2002 Baba Jamal Koram PART 1 (Wit Riddem) Mali, Mali, Mali, Mali Empire Ghana was a good start Mali, Mali, Mali, Mali Mali Empire Afraka's heart Mali, Mali, Mali, Mali Songhai Empire fell apart Mali, Mali, Mali, Mali
Gold in Mali Salt in Mali Cloth in Mali And Afrakan folk. Dogon people Afrakan Root Bamanan people Afrakan too Berber people Afrakan Root Dyula people Afrakan too Malinke people Afrakan Root Fulbe people Afrakan too Mali, Mali, Mali, Mali Tukulors people Afrakan Root Songhai people Afrakan too Soninke people Afrakan Root And Tuareg people Afrakan too Senufo people Afrakan Root And Bobo people Afrakan too Fulani people Afrakan Root And Bozo people Afrakan too Forests, Mountains, Deserts and Plains Mali, Mali, Mali, Mali
PART 2 In Modern Times In modern times Eurasians came And Mali was part of Their invasion game They were looking for land And looking for gold Looking for people to be bought and sold In modern times Mali Lost faith In the things they loved In the things they created They forgot their religions kith and kin and death increases with war and sin In modern times Mali fell prey to Filth and greed Modibo Keita dropped A UNITY seed Den Modibo fell and Traore came on A new government and economy were born In modern times In the years 2000 Mali still tries To restore the greatness Of years gone by With faith in Afrikanity They’ll rise once more in dignity And everyone will be in awe to see Sundiata smilin’ Kankan stylin Wealth be pilin' heaven door Open wide with ancestral pride. To be felt on de shore of de western side and In future times work, story and song will remind us of origin of where we come from We will reclaim our future in what we've done in the harvests of life In the Unity of ONE In future times Three Mali Kings June 30, 2002 The Jali was called to the royal quarters of Mansa Musa. There was work to be done. He word had come from the north that All was not right All was not right At de salt mines It was time to mobilize troops to protect the production of salt and other raw materials. “Tell me,” said the Mansa to the Jali, “When did salt become so important to our empire.” “Oh grand nephew of sundiatw, oh kankan Kankan Musa, the trade began thousands of years ageo even beforet the great migrations from North to Central, from east to west, and from south acrosos the oceans. The Moors – African Arabs – increased the trade in the past 500 years. Under Construction check back soon or send me a story!
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