Yes Alan you are right, also genetically we (the entire Indian sub-continent) trace back to either two (Dr. Thangaraj of CCMB) or four (Dr. Partha Majumdar of NIMBG) fathers via our Y-chromosome DNA.
some links for those interested: http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/population-admixture-happened-in-india-for-2300-years/article5005336.ece http://fountainink.in/?p=4669 http://www.downtoearth.org.in/news/aryan-invasion-debunked-35674 warm regards Wency On 29 July 2016 at 09:22, alan machado <[email protected]> wrote: > Should not overlook the fact that our African roots are far far older- We > all have our origins in Africa, and the first Indians came from there > around 100,000 years ago. So the rhythms are there. That connection was > continued through the centuries through ocean trade. Many of the millet > strains we grow in India came from Ethiopia, at least from Harappan times. > Siddi's and those who came in the wake of Muslim traders and rulers are the > most recent. > > On Fri, Jul 29, 2016 at 1:09 AM, Frederick FN Noronha * फ्रेड्रिक नोरोन्या > * فريدريك نورونيا <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Many thanks to Wency Mendes <[email protected]> -- my film-maker >> friend and son of a mentor going back long (late Norman Mendes) -- for >> sending me this link: >> >> African Sounds Of The Indian Subcontinent >> >> https://soundcloud.com/afropop-worldwide/african-sounds-of-the-indian-subcontinent >> >> "African Sounds of the Indian Subcontinent" >> In this Hip Deep program, Afropop explores musical connections between >> Africa and India. First up is the story of the Afro-Indian Sidi community. >> In the 13th century, Africans arrived in India as soldiers in the armies >> of >> Muslim conquerors. Some were able to rise through the ranks to become >> military leaders and even rulers. Their descendants continue to live in >> India today, performing African-influenced Sufi trance music at shrines to >> the Black Muslim saint named Baba Gor. Next, we dive into the swinging >> jazz >> era of 1930s Bombay, when African-American jazz musicians arrived by the >> dozen to perform at the glitzy Taj Mahal Hotel. They trained a generation >> of Indian jazz musicians who would become instrumental in the rise of >> India’s Hindi film music industry. Then we head south to the island of Sri >> Lanka, where Africans have had a presence for almost 500 years. We explore >> their history through the groovy Afro-Indo-Portuguese pop music style >> known >> as baila, popularized by 1960s star Wally Bastiansz and still performed at >> parties in Sri Lanka today. Finally, we speak with Deepak Ram, an Indian >> jazz flutist who recounts his experiences growing up Indian in apartheid >> South Africa. Throughout, we hear from leading experts, and of course, >> introduce fantastic and often-unexpected music. >> >> >> https://soundcloud.com/afropop-worldwide/african-sounds-of-the-indian-subcontinent >> -- >> >> _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/ >> _/ >> _/ Frederick Noronha | http://about.me/noronhafrederick | >> http://goa1556.in >> _/ P +91-832-2409490 M 9822122436 Twitter @fn Facebook: fredericknoronha >> _/ Goa,1556 CC shared audio content https://archive.org/details/goa1556 >> _/ >> >> _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/ >> > >
