Join host Alice Backer of
www.kiskeacity.com as she discusses the Bwa Kayiman ceremony with Dr. Jerry Gilles and Yvrose Gilles of
www.bookmanlit.com. The Bwa Kayiman ceremony kicked off the Haitian Revolution on August 14, 1791.
Doctor
Jerry M. Gilles and Yvrose Gilles are co-editors of Bookmanlit.com a
site that promotes study of Haitian-African culture. They have written
several books and articles and have lectured at universities and
museums. They have appeared on radio and television programs to talk
about various aspects of Haitian History and Religion. Their most recent
books include
Bicentennial: Haiti's Gift to the World and
Remembrance: Roots, Rituals, and Reverence in Vodou.
Doctor
Jerry M. Gilles, specializes in High Risk Obstetrics. He graduated from
Columbia University and obtained his doctorate in Medicine at the SUNY
at Stony Brook.
Ms. Gilles obtained her undergraduate
degree from Barnard College of Columbia University and obtained a Master
of Science degree at Teacher's College of Columbia University. By
family tradition, Ms. Gilles is descendant of both Dahomey and Kongo. By
genetic analysis, she is also descendant of the Mede people of the
Ivory Coast.
Listen in the player below or live only on the phone at (714) 242-6119.
(This is a rebroadcast from August 2014. No questions will be taken tonight and part 2 will be broadcast next week.)
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