East Africa wasn’t “discovered.”
It was already connected.

From Kilwa to Zanzibar, African sailors used monsoon winds to reach India and beyond. Gold, ivory, knowledge, and stories crossed the ocean long before Europe tried to control the route.

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French translation of the letter.

It also explains how the Sultanate of Kilwa attempted to break away from Omani control.

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Andrew J. Eisenberg's Sounds of Other Shores was recently reviewed by Charles Lwanga in the Music & Musical Performance: An International Journal.

Read the full review: digitalcommons.fiu.edu/mmp/

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