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The Kingdom of Bunyoro-Kitara: Isaza's Lessons

Those Who Came Before Us
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Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the second episode of the show "Those Who Came Before Us". We continue the history of this ancient kingdom with the story of Isaza, the last king of the Batembuzi. It's a popular tale about the importance of respect for the elders. In this episode, I not only tell you Isaza's story but also reveal the real history behind this folklore. Enjoy!! Hosted by David Ibanda. Sources John Beattie, Bunyoro; An African Kingdom (New York: Holt Rinehart and Winston Inc, 1960) p13 & p26 J.W. Nyakatura, Anatomy of an African Kingdom (New York: Nok Publishers, 1973) p9-11 Yolamu Ndoleriire Nsamba, Mystique In Sovereigns' Headgear (Wandsbeck: Reach Publishers, 2016), p 93,105,118,119,122 Ruth Fischer, Twilight Tales of the Black Baganda( London: Marshall Brothers, 1938), p80-83 David Schoenbrun, “Pythons Worked: Constellating Communities of Practice with Conceptual Metaphor in Northern Victoria Nyanza, ca. 800-1200 CE,” in Andrew Roddick and Ann Brower Stahl (eds.) Knowledge in Motion: Constellations of Learning Across Time and Space (Tucson: University of Arizona Press, 2016), p218&219. Background Music Sources Kumasi Groove Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Slow Heat Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Truth in the Stones Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

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