About asabagna
I go by the name of Asabagna Alatentou, "Asa" for short. I took this name as my African/Spiritual name when I went on a pilgrimage to West Africa in 1997. I visited Senegal, The Gambia and Ghana. "Asabagna" means "hunter" and I received that name during a naming ceremony when I visited a village in northern Ghana. "Alatentou" is Mandingo for "God is gracious" and I received that name from a village Griot in Senegal. I was born in England and my parents are of Jamaican heritage. I spent most of my formative years in Jamaica, but grew up primarily in Toronto Canada. I currently live in Ottawa, the national capital of Canada. I am professionally employed, married, 2 wonderful kids and regularly attend a Pentecostal church. I am a born-again Christian. I do not consider myself conservative or liberal, right-wing or left-wing, centrist etc., or any of the multiple categories that society likes to confine and define people by. However, I do have strong views, beliefs and opinions but I also consider myself open to listening and contemplating other viewpoints. I am a firm believer that "if you don't believe in something, you will fall for anything".
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Reminds me of this: http://youtu.be/71McnVwWPwU
Ditto! I thought of this song too when I saw the caption!
That young brother is somethin’ else!
Speaking of Lupe, and thinking of your prince and princess — I dedicate his, “Coming in Up” to them: http://youtu.be/LdQPaKOWFPw. It makes me think of how I’d like a son to be with his sister (if I had a daughter). Now I could be wrong, and my interpretation of the song may just be a little off, since I’m old, but that relationship is what I see/hear when I listen to it — a brother’s love, respect and support for the woman she’ll become after having lost their father (not trying’ to kill you off soon, or anything! :-))
Wonderful song! One of my favourites from his the albumn. My prince and princess thank you for this Sis Deb!
Blessings!
“Coming Up” is the title (that damned stroke hand!), but i’m glad you knew what I meant. They are welcome, and blessings to you and yours Asa, I just love it when I see my people holdin’ it down as you seem to be with that beautiful family of yours. And whenever I think I see it, it’s important to me, to encourage and support it — cuz to my mind anyway, that’s what “we” do!
That is s very POWERFUL image. It looks like a lot of black brothers are united by the same vibe. Here’s a show that could be a perfect audio for that image:
http://victoryunlimitedshow.com/general/mission-31-objective-born-on-the-fourth-of-july/
This one is all about how declaring your independence is an individual thing.