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Afrikan Healing and Wisdom Homepage

On this page you’ll find content shared by the teachers: Vimalasara Mason-John, Arisika Razak, and Aleta Toure’.

Video List

  1. Lira: “Something Inside So Strong”
    1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZrIGQ_b9EY&list=RDYZrIGQ_b9EY&start_radio=1&t=51
    2. Labi Siffre: “Something Inside So Strong” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otuwNwsqHmQ
  2. India Arie: “I am Light” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ism8dBjxKvc
  3. Nina Simone: “To Be Young, Gifted, and Black – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hdVFiANBTk 
  4. John Legend and Common: “Glory” (From the Motion Picture Selma) Oscar Performance    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9MKXR4gLjQ
  5. Melanie DeMore: “Sending You Light” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIsZuoNFtXg 
  6. John Legend: “Bridge Over Troubled Waters” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WnCHCqYRQFs     
  7. Bill Withers, Stevie Wonder, John Legend: “Lean On Me” – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2YapAxPfRyI

Music List

Black Brit Experience

  1. https://youtu.be/9AjkUyX0rVw   (Ghetto Pain)
  2. https://youtu.be/loFDn94oZJ0       (War)
  3. https://youtu.be/UhoWYMJR0jk

    Better must come

  4. https://youtu.be/YVd92N_1v44

    Slave driver

  5. https://youtu.be/SaNPqSVPO7o

    Love story a little cottage in negril

  6. https://youtu.be/xo9RCf4XZyw

    Im still in love with you boy

  7. https://youtu.be/fbx3hDiynKg

    Im still in love with you girl 

  8. https://youtu.be/FIWliKY-d-4

    Im in love with a dreadlock 

  9. https://youtu.be/dxtoJD9y2Mk                                                             Black is the colour of my skin
  10. https://youtu.be/RV2eTlZjxPg                                                                       Gotta find a way 
  11. https://youtu.be/vWemPRtET5Q                                                                  I do love you    
  12. https://youtu.be/19dP84Q4Qus                                                                      Police and Thieves
  13. Couldn’t resist this one – a classic of Janets https://youtu.be/ZYpzkaZ7o5o      

Event Page

  • https://insightla.org/event/afrikan/

Donation/Dana/Generosity

  • To make a donation to the Afrikan Healing and Wisdom Group Click Here
  • To make a donation to Melanie DeMore: PayPal melaniedemore@earthlink.net or Venmo MELANIE-DEMORE-1

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