Kwabena Asare, Author at The Jamaican Blogs™

Keep in mind these sayings and proverbs are universal to every Akan person. We highlight the Ashanti merely because it

Ashanti Proverbs in Jamaica Pt.1

Who Jamaicans commonly know as Ashanti, belong to the Akan tribe and these are the proverbs we inherited from our

The word “Kotoko” means porcupine and is a title the Ashanti bestowed upon themselves or anyone they considered to be

Did you know that the John Canoe (correctly spelled as “Kenu” an Akan name) festival, a non-maroon tradition in Jamaica(and some