Ayo/Oware/Warri - A Spiritual Connection

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Arguably the world's oldest board game, ayo - as it is called in Nigeria - or oware - as it is called in Ghana made its way through the Atlantic passages during the slave trade and has survived many generations resurfacing in Caribbean Islands like Antigua and Jamaica.
Jawara, a devoted teacher and maker of the game who hails from Antigua, speaks to SaharaTV about how this game spiritually connects Africans home and abroad.

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21 окт 2024

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@rbpompeu1 2 месяца назад

One of the most creative game ever invented! Thank you for the video!!!!!

@ebenezerappiah7576 6 лет назад

As a child growing up in GHANA 🇬🇭,we play it most of the time OWARE, We also play Dame “Draft”,Ludo “dice game on a board,at-te nuts spins on shiny smooth surface to knock down other nuts.The person whose nuts stays last on the shiny surface wins and many Great games.Who said we not Great 👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿💪🏿💪🏿❤️❤️❤️🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🇬🇭🇬🇭🇬🇭.The Black connection is alive.

@edenzeriunwase 7 лет назад

WOW.we call it ghebeta in Eritrea and Ethiopia slightly different. Heartworming how pre-colonial culture among which games unified Africa. Re-descovery of such richness is one of many was to unite us once more. Thaks for sharing.

@juliangroves6875 10 лет назад

What a great video clip. He's right, it connects a lot of people.

@darciambaye4871 5 лет назад

Finally a good history of my African game from the islands thanks. My three year old and five year old relatives taught me. It's a Twi game that was for royalty. Thank you!!!

@cazprescott9 6 лет назад

They used to have tournaments at the African Street Festival in Brooklyn every Summer.

@gracemodupe3644 10 лет назад

Ayo, its a very interesting game. I plays it on my device, also wit people online

@NikolajLepka Месяц назад

games bring people together, and that's what makes them beautiful

@capedmarauder Год назад

Lovely story! I remember seeing people playing this in Barbados.

@listenup2882 6 лет назад

This game is played in Saint Lucia especially among taxi drivers.

@afrokaioty 9 лет назад

Beautiful.

@lisabarrios8235 7 лет назад

I love this game, and thank you, brother for the wonderful story of how you all connected, it was certainly not a coincidence,now,was it?

@sunflowerlove3285 2 года назад

I'm Mexican American and I like playing this game.

@EvangelistKia 4 года назад

It would have been nice to list this gentleman's information so we could order the game from him Ase'

@suguhcane 10 лет назад

This is so cool!!! Wow.

@CPR4THEBODYlivingaenrichedlife 3 года назад

I would love to get a board from him.

@92kidnyc 4 года назад

Wow very inspiring and great interesting man

@lisaandbeans9645 4 года назад

We called it mancala in North Carolina. But I think that's because it's the title of the packaging. It's fun, but after watching grandmasters play in Africa I am not too sure I could hang. Lol!!!

@renewilson2540 4 года назад

Lol, we ain't all meant to be grandmaster champs but this game connects us to the the African Diaspora. I love it! Older then chess and the concept is NOT meant to destroy your opponent, a true African concept.

@j.m.m.g.6105 3 года назад

Máncala is the name of Big family games where the pieces arte seeds Wari is the name of Game with only six holes, Oware is six holes ir fields and two rectangular houses, others games of family are Bao, Omweso, Tuguz Kumalakak and more...

@Red_Black_Key Год назад

Called Mancala in Sierra Leone too; I buy a new hand-carved set everytime to go back to visit Freetown.🇸🇱 I'd love to buy one from the Brother in this vid too!

@t.d.w.maverick5727 3 года назад

I love it already 💝🔮😃👻🎍🎒🎑💝

@stevenclauss3589 6 лет назад

I'm just thinking to myself, do you feel like a game of Oware, and your best opening Oware analogy is?

@andyweb7779 3 года назад

I think it's possible King Solomon played this game. It has ancient origins in Ethiopia and of course where was the Queen of Sheba from? ;)

@cassandraedwards2569 3 года назад

Big up White Plains Rd Africa vill bx

@josephalleyne3085 3 года назад

How can i get in touch with Jawara? I need a board.

@marymarr173 3 года назад

How do we purchase his boards?

@muchi1465 Год назад

Oldest known game in the world this is.

@favourrossy4209 2 года назад

How much

@cazprescott9 6 лет назад

The game is also called mancala. I think that is the Middle Eastern or North African name. They sell it at Target.

@renewilson2540 4 года назад

It is African and the game is older then chess.

@TemptressTeelia 3 года назад

It’s over 7000 yrs old and it originated in Africa. Oware is a variation of mancala.

@FromValkyrie 3 года назад

@@TemptressTeelia Mancala is a variation of Ayo/Oware. Fixed

@ashleymiller4697 4 года назад

Can I purchase one of his boards online?

@CPR4THEBODYlivingaenrichedlife 3 года назад

I said same thing!

@CPR4THEBODYlivingaenrichedlife 3 года назад

I haven't been able to figure out how to find him.

@ashleymiller4697 3 года назад

@@CPR4THEBODYlivingaenrichedlife 🙁 Darn

@ashleymiller4697 3 года назад

@@CPR4THEBODYlivingaenrichedlife I want a board from Africa so bad but I want to purchase from someone who hand makes them and not from a big company

@lutalo76 3 года назад

@@ashleymiller4697 go on Etsy and look up Oware, you will find a lot of shops out of Africa that sell them on there. I recently have purchase 3 Oware boards and a custom Omweso from there. All of them come from Ghana. Excellent craftsmanship.