Africa Queen : Bissagos Islands (Documentary, Discovery, History)
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Africa Queen: the Bijagos Archipelago
As of the 18th century only few navigators ventured to this vast area of the South Pacific between Chile and French Polynesia. Today we are one of them, on a discovery of the mythical islands made famous by South Seas adventurers. The cruise begins in Valparaiso, the Chilean port once a pit stop for Cape Horners, a charming town on a hill covered with wooden houses reached by elevators from another time period. After two weeks, the Austral reaches Robinson Crusoe Island, where long ago a shipwreck on its deserted shores inspired Daniel Defoe to write his famous novel. Then onto Easter Island (Rapa Nui in Polynesian) with its mysterious giant statues, the Moais, and Pitcairn Island, where the mutinous of the Bounty found refuge after leaving Tahiti -- where our voyage comes to an end.
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Africa, the origin and richness of all cultures
This is my country, is where I'm from. I'm very proud of our long lasting tradition & culture which we preserve even after colonialism. I live in England and I do my best to teach my children my traditional tribe practice because is fundamental for them to know their origin and backgrounds. respect to my African ancestral and lots of love to my African people wherever you live or born. Respect.
Amazing. How you left? A journey must be a story...
I'm from Guine-Bissau too live in Germany
Hi I love your culture.I was born in Zimbabwe ( Male culture).I would love to live and get iniationed in your culture. How should I do that.And do I find out if I have an Ancestors in this bissau island
They are not a spectator attraction, how crazy is it to have people going to visit like they are visiting an exhibit. What if they took a tour of your neighbourhood with a guide taking pictures of your kids, your house, how you live, following you to work and everything you do? There is nothing wrong with sharing world culture, but it should not be exploitive.
My tribe ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🇬🇼🇬🇼🇬🇼🇬🇼🇬🇼
How simple their life is but they are contented and happy. No greediness. Their life is center on communal living.
Leave them the Alooooooone !!!!
Amazing people, amazing life- the story from your video love it.
Beautiful Place! The Ship does a great job and everyone seems so hard working. I love the amount of respect that is given to people and the land here.
yes, almost as if that was meant to be how you feel. Amazing
These people may have different customs than other tribes but, all in all I think most people were a lot like these tribe. Look at Hawaii before and after WWII and the conquest by the Dole family. Look what they have done to these people. They have to fight off the chemical companies now who are contaminating the very soils, and air right next door to where the indigenous people dwell (away) from the White City.
I enjoy video like this because these people still do things the old way....... That is the best way and the best food.
this by and far is the best video on youtube,. I am so glad unesco got involved in this area now it can remain vibrant and sustainable. the people are so rich in history and culture, no need for material things and not caught up in who is the richest man in town. they are rich and wealthy in how they live their lives so awesome
although I had no idea about these people and thier culture ..it bothered me to see european visitors again asking these people to dance and climb trees..nothing will ever change with these people ..
I agree, that sickened me.. I wish the guide would put rules in place of what can be asked and absolutely no touching them..I wonder how many diseases were past to these people by the Europeans..
I agree... it’s so annoying... we can never go to their countries and enjoy their sceneries! They look so entitled being there too... it’s a shame... a complete shame! Africa refuses to identify its enemy! They are also interbreeding there and we know what that means!
They just need to keep their asses over in Europe.
@@nubianqueen09 Hi Nubian Queen. I'm from the UK. I assume you're from Guinea-Bissau as you're commenting on this video, and saying 'we' about it.
You're wrong about 'can never go to their countries.' You need a visa to go on holiday to the EU. But its exactly the same for someone from the EU to Guinea-Bissau. We also need to apply for a visa. I know there are no special rules against people from Guinea-Bissau coming on holiday to the UK, and many millions of people come to the UK each year.
I don't know what you mean by 'they are also interbreeding?' I'm sure you don't mean its a bad thing. In Europe, we have people who think mixed race couples are inherrently bad. We call these people 'fascists' and 'racial supremacists.' Saying mixed race couple are bad is a 'hate crime.' It denies people's human right to love and freedom, based purely on skin colour. In Europe, racial mixing is described with the positive term 'diversity.' People coming together in the ultimate harmony: a relationship. Is this what you meant?
I don't understand what you mean by 'they look so entitled being there.' They are entitled to be there. Their visa applications were accepted, and they paid the money to the local economy to be able to go.
But despite that, 'looking entitled to be there' isn't a facial expression, and you certainly can't get into their minds to know how they feel. You might have made the mistake of assuming, and extrapolating based on your own racial prejudices? They look out of place in a world they don't understand, because they're visitors, but I don't think you can extrapolate bad intent from that. They're just enjoying themselves.
Hi Nita. I don't get it... why did it bother you? It said in the documentary that palm oil was their biggest export. So thats what they'll be known for to tourists. Seems like a pretty major reason why a tourist would be asking to see it.
Its strange though... if you're assuming the tourists had some negative intent, I'd question why you think that? Are you assuming something based on the colour of the tourists' skin? Your 'these people' comment seems derrogatory. You might want to go for some diversity training, get your hate out? When you say 'these people,' you're lumping entire races in all together.
Sure its probably a bit weird to the locals, when the tourists are asking to see things that they associate with Bissago, like palm collection or dancing. But you have to understand the nature of tourism. Tourists are super keen to see the things a place is known for, and because they're outsiders they often don't understand context (like asking at the wrong time, or asking the wrong person,) but its OK. All tourists, in any country, and from any country, do that.
It would be like if you asked me randomly if I could make you a super complex electronic gadget, simply because white people are known for inventing all modern technology. I'd be like 'whoa hang on, you can't just assume I'm super intelligent. I'm just a random person.' But I wouldn't HATE you for it. You've got to learn to get along with people of ALL races, not just your own, Nita.
Tourism brings in curiosity to the locals, they will also be introduced slowly with western culture influence and this will affect the future generations of these beautiful peoples of Bissago.
The don't need that the are fine with what the have those the give Western influence what did the get in return killing and HIV and Aids
Do they have future, dear Vaihana. It's ok yo say beautiful people, beautiful culture, can we spend even 24 hours in their dwellings? Fruits of advancement and development should reach these people, it's the duty of all of fortunate ones. Nobody likes to move in a torn shirt ( if at all its there) and pants. It's their helplessness.
Oh i always wanted to know what it would be like going back to the Island I was born so thanks Senegal 🇸🇳 🇬🇼💚💚
I come here after I saw this story from my iNews Tv.
It's a great video !
I love the simplicity of thire lifes,how natural the skills are in thire environment. From the food that eat to the huts, it's really like stepping in to a time machine to ware we all came from.
Proud of my country Guiné Bissau viva ✌️ pátria amada
I have to check this out on my next visit to Senegal.
I was in the Façados Islands, in the Bight of Benin, southern Nigeria-Cameroon it has been decimated with oil spills by Shell and Exxon-mobil oil companies.
These companies have committed serious atrocities to the ecology of that once pristine mangrove forest.
Sinful
palm wine drinking can get messy.. i love these folks, makes me homesick for the gambia..
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such unspoiled beauty.....amazing how these people can live without any of the trappings of so-called modern society...and they are so happy...western people can learn a lot from these happy people.....
The blind musician help HIM , what a good musician . Lovely music helpe HIM , may the yunas bless HIM
These people are happier than the visitors who came to exploit them.
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RICHARD NEEDHAM TRUST
It’s always nice to see my family and detox from social media
Funny you should say that . I have a link in Ghana. I called him on video he was teaching at a school. When he turned the phone to the school kids you should have seen the way they said hello. My wife said she has never seen school kids that happy ever!!! in her life. and you should have seen the school. Tin roof no windows all dressed neatly in their school uniform.
Indeed.
Beautiful
Thanks for sharing
Thanks to the folks who created this film, I am very grateful to you. I started watching out of curiosity and simply could not stop watching , excellent work.
Oooh I really Enjoyed this. I would like to make this visit. it's life changing..
Couple hundreds years ago the European Setller put their feet into this pretty land and until now it is still happpy but the economic left behind by them and existing and exploiting systematic linear economic put there by them is still hurting every aspect of the development of this great nation. One thing everyone should remember Africa is a place where Happiness is existing even with poverty still dominating. We African are proud of everything natural that God has given and we will never be ashamed of anything we have.
WOW. .....thnks for uploading 🌏
I love this type of documentary, thank you so much for your hard work to make this kind a amazing documentary
Greetings from Sydney Australia 🇦🇺 Thanks for sharing your vlogs
She is a great worker who is nursing the kid, the kid is so happy he doesn't have any pain at all it was a simple wound. Their immune system is so strong. Overall no bills to pay.
If I hit the jackpot I will make a medical hospital and school. I love those people no monetary transaction, real nature.
and thus destroy them. moron
34:09 beautiful kids that adore their father,and vise-versa,,great!!
Four years later, wonder if the Bissagos are still protected. If they get hospitals and schools across the chain, then everything else will follow. Plastic bottles, plastic toys, etc and welcome to the cesspool of impossible recycling efforts.
Yes. Still protected. Nothing changed. The locals are known to protect their islands. No nonsense
I enjoy seeing these videos, so interesting.
Incredible film, incredible place!!!
another great documentary.
Very good documentary. Than you for sharing.
I hope it is still beautiful and carefree of European, and American influences.
Fran V G Constantine Lls
they seem so happy
Me Too what a beautiful way to live.
I think it largely is. The documentary was touting it as 'unspoiled.' But Fran, I totally agree with you. I mean, European, American, Chinese, African, etc, influences are spoiling tourist areas all over the world. I mean, look at Europe. Its not really European any more. I don't have a problem with it per se, because I'm not racist and I believe in diversity.
But it does kinda spoil it for the tourists, who are expecting an 'authentic' experience. I suppose it would be strange for an African coming to the UK, only to discover London isn't majority white, and that even the white people there consider curry the 'national dish.' So if you're a tourist, I do see where you're coming from, when you hope Europe is carefree of African influence, or that Africa is carefree and free of Chinese influence, or anywhere free of any influence.
Yes it still beautiful and intact. The locals do not take any nonsense from outsiders.
i love this documentary teach me a lot
Very nice
however,i do ap;preciate the artwork of the shark costumes
This was really good and educating the
excellent stuff
Beautiful.
Narrator, they do not need to be discovered. They are already there and it's beautiful to see other cultures.
@BimbodaBody Type so funny to hear that" waiting to be discovered"
Si ellos no necesitan ser descubiertos. Ellos saben quienes son. Me arrodillo y le pido al cielo que los mantenga oculto a los ojos mezquinos de los europeos. Deseo que el universo mantenga la sonrisa de sus labios y sus mentes intocables por las creencias y quereres del mundo moderno.
@@tomasitotortaquemada405 dont know what ya said but i like the sound of your words on my tongue
Your on I'd love to live that way s13g peaceful living
Thanks. Ure right. They are already discovered. But u know how some folks think. SMH
I love my heritage,and culture😁😁😁
Good documentary
See I want to visit only so I can live like the locals, understand the nature, the community and the way of life. Take all the experience and gain a smile like these beautiful people. God Bless them🙌🏾! Happiness is wealth no one can take away from you😊
stay where are. you will never fit in among the locals
No stay whete you are and leave them alone. Its bad enough tourists are going there and might bring diseases. Just stay in your westernn world and leave africa alone.
Sehr schönes Video.
Very nice film of an ex-Portuguese colony.Well done ... my congrats. Lisbon, Portugal.
Congrat Portugal? What do you mean?
Seriously! The most hated, neglected and targeted with negative propaganda of all the portuguess enforced occupation. Till this day your country only references us negatively. If we want to see useful and interesting footage of my country have to search in French, and you got tge nerve c to come here with that nostalgic colonial, presumptuous and stupid remark...
Mundo dos sonhos está aqui o paraíso l'm love you my contry🇬🇼
Best thing us white folks can do is leave these people alone !
Ollie Bommel, exactly. Africans don't go into your villages in Europe to film the people. Live and let live. To each his own. Different people different culture. Others have right to their lifestyles too, don't look at people by your own standard. Respect them as they respect you.
They are this way confused now because whites came to forcefully instil their cultures in them. Now they are half this half that and economic drained by Portuguese too have left its impact on the people.
I just hope one day Europeans will get it right to leave Africans alone
U r so dam right. ...
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@Saulius Savelis Pack ofwhite lies as usual. If they don't have common camera, how can they have guns to kill? Get real and stop clowning.
No money, forever happiness...
LOVELY. PERIOD
Torrential rains batter the islands every day from April to September. 8:23 We didn't get enough rain this year. 21:50.
niceee
Westerners just don't get it; even after all these years. These people don't need their pity . they don't have car payments, mortgages, or any expense. They live a very dignified simple life and have something that we don't; that is real happiness.But Westerners continue to confuse a simple life with civilization and happiness. Hope they're left alone.
REAL HUMAN BEINGS
@@lorizline3457 I agree and they should be left alone. How many of us look forward to retiring and want to live the simple life? I live a nice life since I retired. Love it!!!! No more Rat race!
It's not just westerners. To be fair? It's the developed countries. East AND west. Being biased is a moot gesture. Something to ponder?
agreed
lorizline Don't be Basic... We are all human beings, and we're not better than them 'cause we have more stuff, and they're not better than us 'cause they don't. We just happen to have been born in different places.
These people are unique. Intelligent, not stupid, except for the " spiritual " beliefs.
Actually they are quite smart. A fine example of successful evolution.
I just was traumatized watching the little kids pounding the grain.
I'm from Cape Verdi island in Africa that was some back breaking work when I was 6 years old...kids these days have no idea what extreme hard work is.
Then read about the 25 million childslaves from the age of four in India.
I need to e to a visit I like the ceiling made of thatched special thrashing
We are lucky the description was wrong..It is not a voyage in the South Seas..
Im extremely interested in reading his book. I need it from the Rakuten/Kobo store ePUB format.
Amazing! :) If they would allow it, I would love to visit. I'm sure I'd leave healthier and well rested.
People lives are not spectacles or curiosity show.keep your backside where you are.
They do but if you mess up they will kick you out. They do not take nonsense from anyone
Beautiful...wish you can do the same for Guinea conackry too because we have a lot of unknown islands like these.... but i realy enjoyed it...
You have mountains and water falls in guinee conakry not islands. The best water falls in west Africa are in guinee conakry
African queen is a gorgious ship id love to have that ship.
Wow
Tiep bou dien Rice with fish, tiep bou yassa Rice with chicken and Tiep bou yap Rice with meat beef or lamp, mutton or goat. Yummy
My parents country 😍😍 Guiné Bissau
Making a meaningful contribution to the society is better than money, you have to bring something positive. They have some eternal values the so called develop world could use. These are rich people.
educational films i like.
The dudes have got it good
They have living like that for millions of years... they are happy. If they aren't happy I am sure, they would do something about it. No need for outsiders to march into their environment impose, their way of living on them.
There is less heart attacks, strokes, obesity etc, all the diseases associated with stress. Living simple life is good!
Leave them the hell alone ,This is not some museum or zoo exhibit, We want to see a documentary on the caves in Europe and how they used to live about 6000 years ago that would be awesome
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Africans are comfortable with their on self, cultures, and make use of all their resources are happy and thank their GOD, they always open to visitors, don,t think they are so desperate, their ancient kingdoms and civilations are used across the world, invenders don,t boother their ways of living, live your as well, they are not breathing at your liberty they have their God who cares the most to their well-being
Once the Europeans shows up it's game over.
IKR. :(
They have been coming to the islands for 30 years. The locals are known to protect those islands. If anyone comes with nonsense, you will be kicked out.
Please don't spoil their beautiful life, leave them alone, in the name of discovery don't introduce your sickness and vaceine etc to them.
Hi Silver. You're being a bit racist, don't you think? Yeah, they live on islands, but Christ almighty its the 21st century. Please stop acting like the islanders are so insular and naive and they're only just being discovered like its the 16th Century and they live in some 'lost world.' These islanders and their immune systems have had contact with outsiders for 1000s of years. There are no diseases that Europeans carry that would be super dangerous to them.
@@dannyb3663 she didn't say anything racist
The hocus - pocus /voodoo/witch doctor at the
luxury resort was my favorite part !! Thank you. Much love from USA
I noticed that plastic has been introduced to the islands.
Tourism have arrived that means the island is already under French control. The people are done now the land is next to go .
@@simonmanley6257 tourists have been arriving since 1989. Its nothing new.
@@simonmanley6257 no. The tourists have been arriving since 1989. Even today. The islands are intact. I personally know a guy who works on the boat 🚢
What a gorgious ship the africa queen love to find a walk around of her their is a darelct ship looks like her siting in swamp cove in nj usa its on youtube
That guy talking about money is so ignorant my goodness, he is just part of a world he does not understand. It does not require money to live in many society, it's just not needed to survive here.
15:19 beautiful African woman
is it just me or anyone experiencing the sound and the voices do not sync well with the video?
I am not aware of what you are questioning . At one point, I said to myself, such a bliss, the scenery, music...a magical delightful moment!
I think I like the way they pick their leader. Makes me wonder how they came up with the concept of a king... Did they get this from the Portuguese? It certainly makes sense that a tribe would want a good representative of the people when dealing with conquerors.
Mother Africa
Wat a real original african way of doing things the village choose there king and the woman choose there man
wishy i had the money to go on these cruises
julie rogers you dont need much money just fly to gineau bissau find out where the africa queen is get on board its that easy.
I took a trip to africa alone last year, im game if you want to link up and go, next year Julie???
Why? Accourding to many of the commenters on here, if you had the money and went on these cruises, it would make you evil.
Them two lil books and pens? That is ridiculous.
Laissez-les tranquilles avec vos histoires de globalisation et de modernisation. Vous avez vu dans quel etat le reste de l'Afrique est?! Leave them alone! They are happy as they are. They are not concerned about your modernization or globalization talks. Have you seen how Africa looks like today?!
Shame sound disappeared. No Audio Description, No Subtitle need improvements. IM from London, England.
18:25 there's no comparison to fishing in europe! Really? No kidding!!!
I'm sad...because I know what's about to happen to these beautiful people. Wherever you let NON-AFRIKANS in...well you know what'll happen.
I was thinking the same thing but the sad truth is that this is the countries fault. They are the ones taking money and allowing these people to "vacation" these tribes/villages.
agreed
Please stop the hate speech. Here in Europe, you can be arrested for this sort of hate speech. Assuming that something inherrently bad will happen because 'the outsiders are coming' is the most small minded talk possible. You need to get out more. Leave whatever tiny village you're living in. Embrace diversity, and stop assuming 'outsider bad.' What the hell harm will tourists do? Sure, it could ruin the native cultural authenticity if there are too many tourists, but if the islanders decide to limit numbers (and it is up to them!) then it would be super good for them, leading to increased wealth and development. But if the effect is going to be bad, what difference would it make whether the tourists were wealthier Africans, or people from any other continent? Why specially pick on non African tourists for your hate? Are you a racial supremacist?
@@dannyb3663 Looking at their history, what are the chances it will be good?......
@@dannyb3663 You have got to be kidding, do you know world history?
"But I don't WANT to be King!".
Why are most African Documentaries about poor or isolated parts of the Continent. Rarely showing the successful and prosperous locations.
Audio problem from 52:51
problema de áudio
interesting culture....
Why is ur kind so obsessed with our culture. Don't you have URS??. Stay in ur Lane and leave African people alone
What I saw was a beautiful archipelago of islands with a relatively intact culture that largely sets its own rules on who comes and goes and who stays and who doesn't. Yet, the comments section is full of virulence and unhappiness. Yes, tourism handled poorly can do both the people and the islands themselves a great disservice. Yet, what I saw was an effort to be careful about tourism so it doesn't cause harm. These islands are not on another planet, but within a nation that was colonized by the Portuguese for centuries and finally gave them the shove just 45 years ago. It is not as if Europeans have never had interaction with the locals. Yes, I think the tourists need to be trained not to make silly requests that could cause harm to the status of a local, but that is true everywhere. I once forgot to remove my cap when I offered a monk's elephant a pineapple top in Cambodia. I felt bad, learned from the experience and didn't make the same mistake twice. People can learn from their experience and even tourists can learn to not ask for dancing or tree climbing for photo ops. The ship provides some employment where jobs are scarce for the crew and suppliers, and benefit to the islanders, especially in terms of medical help, the locals seem to have the choice to allow the tourists to come to their islands or not. It is choice that makes such an exchange OK in my book.
I guess it's game over for the beautiful people over there... Once the European are there
Humanoids just can’t leave humans alone can they
who made the humanoids?
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Only the name is wrong, there is no Bissagos Islands but the BIJAGÓS archipelago... In the video presentation 1.06 its correctly written...
13:55 the technology is a secret. Lol