Why move to Africa?

When i was finishing my 3rd year in college I met Silas Ballabyekkubo on the set of a final video project i was involved in. We became friends based on our outlook on media and its value if done through original inspiration and meaningful messages. He had come from Uganda when he was a boy and had developed over his adult years an understanding of music, that it was an excellent tool through which the artists, himself included, could reform and bring about positive social change in the world. In his case, Uganda and thus Africa. 

He was right of course, as music has always been, within the whole realm of art, a highly formative medium which shapes cultural norms for any group of people. With my skills in video production we made a great team.

We began doing music videos for his music which was primarily in Luganda and carried messages of self worth, self appreciation, and community development. He was contending the widely accepted english music which was assimilated by the Ugandan artists post colonial era; a highly confusing and detrimental part of the history of any country which begins to loose their indigenous perspectives on life through such affiliations with foreign dominators. We spent a little over a year talking and scheming all the different ways we could develop companies and organizations and projects in Africa, all stemming from successful entertainment products. Then we went to Uganda to test the waters. For him it was his first time back in 9 years. 

That first trip rely set in stone the concepts we had concieved of, Silas' previous knowledge and current wisdom on the region were accurate, and as we began to promote indigenous lyrics in music we found a burning fire from within the people whom themselves had begun to practice English lyrics based on the false thinking that it was the only way to become famous! Our efforts culminated in the shifting of the industry of hip hop, a very popular medium in Africa, towards a more conscious and indigenously honorable modality. Where it was in one year 'cool' to emulate english gangster rap, we accomplished making it seen for what it is; complete foolishness and lack of honor of ones own culture. In this sense the work Silas put into his country has shifted a whole industries perspective on itself towards the direction of self appreciation and thus freedom. This does not mean everything is cherries and ice cream in the industry now, as hip hopers continue to bicker and beef amidst themselves, but there is a new era entering their realm in Uganda and it is not a stand alone draft, for it appears the entire world of hip hop has been undergoing this introspective evolution into its use for positive societal growth we just so happened to be in the position to light a little fire in Kampala City, the heat of which will surely be felt through out all history coming for the music industry, and thus the people. 

The Reason i have continued interest in Uganda is first rooted in my integrity of friendship which i have developed with many people over there whom i have made agreements with. Agreements of revolution are not possible for a person like myself to put down as i have already laid my life aside in the honor of certain ideas which these agreements have been made upon. The most central of which is FREEDOM. 

Often people wonder why not just stay and work towards goals of liberation and freedom here in canada? I explain that i feel helpless even in the company of my oldest friends to bring about positive change here, that people are too wealthy and cozy to rely listen to the lessons which are perilous to our freedom, that their view is blocked from freedoms flags by modern materialism; that people are not free when trapped in the mad modern money machine and that their attentions will never rest in the right place until they know starvation, be it physical or emotional/spiritual they simply are but drones churned out to keep the capitol structure in tact through passive acceptance of false ideology. Africa on the other hand, although suffering by the hands of greed perhaps worst of all contenents, is somehow more free in terms of daily life and living. People are closer to reality, closer to death, and closer to their sustainable indigenous past which is the root of strong communities. 

So in fact, contrary to what is often thought about the work i intend to do, i find Africa to be a much simpler place to practice Freedom! That alone, for myself and phoenix and all whom i would wish to come live there with us, is the yolk of the whole structure of my future plans. The by products of living a life of genuine and honest freedom, where community is brought up hand in hand together through creative inspirational gatherings and agreements, education and action, will have for their tone and texture the color and glory of simple sensational Freedom! Something which comes much easier to those not so deeply invested in centuries of false beliefs in material wealth and vengeful gods. The lack of infrastructure alone as a material view is like a clean slate for the New World Sustainable Designer, a place where the bad from north american cities can be avoided and all the great new green stuff can be implemented from day one.

Why Africa in more Detail: 

There are many reasons why i am moving there so i will just list these here for considerations and record: 

(I am assuming at this point the readers are interested in the educational value of such meanderings of thought as pressented in this blog, and i hope always each paragraph holds some form of useable value to you each!)

REASONS FOR MOVING TO AFRICA:

1 - way more freedom to live life how you want to. 

2 - i have 100 times the value of myself in terms of applicable use of my energies.

3 - i have many friends who i have made agreements with which i must follow through with.

4 - I want to live with a very tiny impact on the earth - in fact repair it greatly.

5 - I want to re-establish natural habitats and grow food forrest where damaged land is. 

6 - I want to repair lost forrest land and turn dessert into forrest. 

7 - I want to save as many children from death as possible and give them practical education and support.

8 - I want to support and develop the African media industry. 

9 - I want to live a life of meaningful work and co-parent a very large family.

10 - I want to prove Sustainable Living to the World through building a Village.

11 - I want to build companies which promote the development of world Sustainability through social media, natural products, and humanitarian work and educations. 

12 - I want to eat organic food for the rest of my life!

And now you know. 

***** i have to remember to end these things so you can relax!!! *****

Till next time, 

Aaron.