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March 27, 2023
SONGO SONGO Archipelago Songo Songo Island is the main island of the archipelago of the group of Islands located in the district of Songsongo part of the district of Kilwa in the region of Lindi . The native inhabitants of the island are the Matumbi. The Matumbi are a Bantu ethno-linguistic group, originating from the Kilwa district, in the Lindi region of southern Tanzania, who speak the Matumbi language. They are also the native inhabitants of the Songosongo island archipelago. Like many groups around the world, the Matumbi are a patrilineal society. The Matumbi are adherents of Islam. Patrilineality, also known as male line, side of the spear, or agnatic kinship, is a common kinship system in which an individual's family membership is derived and recorded through the father's lineage.
Proud people and thanks to the work of Malcolm and his collaborators now even more. In Songosongo there is also a coral reef of about ten km in length. Over the years Malcolm has managed to enhance the marine fauna and with the help of the natives to instill in the younger ones the curiosity and desire to preserve what they now too see with different eyes. Not requests for help but cultural exchange, not charity and consumerism but collaboration and growth.
ZANZIBAR - STONE TOWN Zanzibar is a semi-autonomous island state that united with Tanganyika in 1964 to form the United Republic of Tanzania. It is an archipelago in the Indian Ocean, about 50 kilometers off the coast of the mainland. The main island, Unguja is informally called Zanzibar from which its capital takes its name with its renowned historic centre, Stone Town, a World Heritage Site.
Zanzibar people have diverse ethnic backgrounds. The first permanent residents of Zanzibar appear to have been the ancestors of the Bantu Hadimu and Tumbatu, who began arriving from the mainland of the African Great Lakes around 1000 AD. The impact with Stone Town could make an inexperienced traveler uncomfortable. The labyrinths of small streets overflowing with colors and smells can be disarming. On the other hand, the reality is different. The people are friendly and to the slightly more trained eye, the extraordinary glimpses of an ancient wealth stand out due to the dominion of the Sultanate of Oman at the end of the 18th century and the subsequent "protectorate" of British Empire in the 1800s which ended the slave trade.
A stark contrast between the children playing on the "Promenade" of "Forodhani" and those of Fanjove island part of the Songo Songo archipelago. Children looking for a future, while immersed in a jumble of faded traditions and modern habits dictated by a now ruthless capitalism.
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