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Tuesday, 22 November 2016
79th birthday of Adiele Afigbo
(Born 22 November 1937, Ihube, Biafra)
Dean of Igbo Historical Studies whose seminal books and papers, particularly Warrant Chiefs (1972), Ropes of Sand (1981), Ikenga (1986), The Igbo and their Neighbours (1987) and Groundwork of Igbo History (1991), are foundational texts and references for the study of Igbo history and civilisation, and international relations
(Sam Rivers Sextet, “Helix” [personnel: Rivers, tenor saxophone; Donald Byrd, trumpet; Julian Priester, trombone; James Spaulding, alto saxophone; Cecil McBee, bass; Steve Ellington, drums; recorded: Van Gelder Studio, Englewood, NJ, US, 17 March 1967])
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