Sounds OK to me... Didn't notice a difference - was deep into the eye opening content. What you say is true. At our country home, my dad built a grass thatched house just to relax in with guests when it's hot. We see the same in coastal areas. It just makes sense and great functionality - it's not an a matter of backwardness or whatever. Civilisations should be relevant to the local people's needs...
If the audio has an issue is not a major one I have no problem and I find your video very entertaining overall. A minor quibble cooling is not a function of building materials generally speaking they are insultive which lowers the rate of heat movement. And Earthen materials such as Adobe and mud made thick enough do a fair job of insulation I would suspect elephants use of mud for cooling is more of a function of evaporation then of insulation.
@Heru Behudety i agree but homelessness is a problem in the urban areas only. People in the urban areas perhaps feel like they are too good to live in "mud huts"🙄 on the other hand you will find plenty of mud huts in the rural areas of Afrika and of course no homeless people.
I've learned to understand and appreciate the architecture of natives peoples throughout the ages and throughout the world. The understood their environment: the movement of the sun to take advantage of light and heat. They felt the wind currents and made use of it. They knew and worked with the weather patterns and topology of the land. From igloo to mud homes to homes on stilts, there is an underlying wisdom to these architectural styles. Than you for your research and sharing withus.
Ofentse Fefe.....you shared what I plan to say..... I've had the pleasure in Transki,SA, Eswantini, and the Tuklua of Ethiopia........not bad for a southern Black American =D
@@ofentsefefe04 When you can...organize that travel document 0. I'd had my passport 7 years be4 traveling....had to save up those 'coins' to not be a burden while traveling. =/
Architecture is one of my favorite topics when it comes to African history. Just reading and hearing about all the temples, palaces, cities, homesteads, walls and other buildings built by Africans across thousands of years is so fascinating to me and there are times where I dream of one day seeing a few that still remain.
Mine too. Love the intricacy, and sustainability. People always wrongly assume that if something isn't being done that's it's because it's unknown rather than because it's not practical or useful. I love African people for that reason; their always doing what's practical, and they make it beautiful.
It is good that we learn more and more about African history. Everyday. Because the world will continue to push this eurocentric way of thinking. If we do not shove back.
Yes they are also pushing blacks out of their communities in china and elsewhere. The world better wake up and quickly. This alarm won't be going off forever... it could but I for think so,depends on God
This was a very educational presentation. It's about time African ingenuity in building gets the respect it deserves. Let's all cheer the original builders: The mighty Africans!!
If people in the world are not ready to live like African tribes, they shouldn't keep talking about environmental care.... this is the actual way to take care the planet by being human...
@@dappadondadda100 we have never, and will never, be guilty of genocide, slavery,, racism, etc. We have our weaknesses but widespread evil is not 1 of them
The West African coast was filled with thriving cities in the 19th century, like Benin which was a large walled city. Many of the buildings were two story row house building with narrow, straight, paved streets. Sadly all of these cities and port towns were destroyed by British and French gun boats during the scramble for Africa. However you can still find descriptions, artistic depiction and a few rare photos of what they looked like. Not all African architecture was pyramids and mud huts.
From my research Dome Dwellings or Mud Huts were ideal for living in harmony with nature. This type of home created less of a negative impact on the natural environment.
Just makes me think of all these sanitized "tiny homes" that keep cropping up. Can you imagine if someone said they were going to build their own tiny home somewhere in the US and it was a domed dwelling? Oh, the city council meetings and angry blonde Karens...
@@BeeWhistler some of these wouldn't work. Africa's climate is conducive to this building style and mostly the materials used. Maybe Southern Florida can pull this off but not a region like New England.
"remember your ancestors" at the end was a great sign off. To often am I focused on the problems of the modern era and ways we could invent our way out of it. I'm glad I could take time to appreciate what those before me have done to better my life. And how simple often means refined instead of old or historical
For years now I have been wondering why in African countries we use cement blocks which absorb heat during the day and dissipate it into the rooms at night. Our earth dome structures provided natural cooling and in this time of global warming our architects seriously need to revisit that technology. I already made a promise to myself that when I build my house it is going to be with mud bricks.
This was genuinely one of my favorite videos by you. I am fascinated more by the ‘huts’ constructed by various african ethnic groups than most of the glorified, monumental architecture that dominates whenever people want to stress the quality of african architecture. Im more interested in the ‘huts’ that dominated ethiopia than the gondarine and lalibela churches, sorry!
Would love to see a whole series on historical African dwellings and architecture. There is so much to it that is never really mentioned: cities, castles, etc.
I'm surprise he never mentioned one of the most beautiful and elaborate mud domes I've ever seen in possibly all of Africa and the world. Musgum dwelling units, traditional mud domes built and created by the Musgum people from Cameroon.
You're right! the Musgum dwellings are beautiful. They should have been mentioned along with the others. It's soo much Africa has done when it comes to Architecture!
Huts are cool in the daytime dark and noise proof. No need for expensive curtains AC or double glazed windows to shut noise put. The also trap heat in the walls making the huts warner than stone homes at night and easier to warm up through fire in the center.
I always thought that we could make modernized versions of "mud huts," their environmentally friendly and cost little to no money to make. That's just my opinion though.
@Heru Behudety I was referring to our society. Our youth are too enthralled in American based culture, that most aren't even aware of their African roots and how much it influenced their culture. In another sense: Our people grew the oranges, colonizers stole them. Now, they're telling our children they made orange juice.
সিভিল ইঞ্জিনিয়ার পড়ছি আমার জন্য আন্তরিকভাবে দোয়া করবেন যাতে আমি সারাবিশ্বে ফার্স্ট ক্লাস ফার্স্ট ক্লাস ফার্স্ট বিশ্বসেরা সিভিল ইঞ্জিনিয়ার হতে পারি বা হতে চাই ইনশাআল্লাহ অনেক অনেক অনেক চিরস্থায়ী ভাবে আশির্বাদ করবেন ইনশাআল্লাহ। আমৃত্যু এই মহাবিশ্বের ফার্স্ট ক্লাস ফার্স্ট আধ্যাত্তিক সিভিল ব্যারিষ্টার হতে চাই ইনশাআল্লাহ
The Huts of Sub Saharan Africa in many parts have amazing designs some being out of wood, strone, concrete, mud, And so on not all are made out of dung
Thank you once again for this informative video. Please in part two,if there will be any,will like a video of the Mud house of the people of South Sudan. Their mud houses are very sophisticated in construction.
Mud dwellings were also built by Africans and East Indians in the Caribbean. I was born in one but the roof was not domed. These are very comfortable and the interior, cool. I loved ♥️ when it rained on the thatched roof... Good memories of days gone by! We learned to sing the songs of ZION and wondered where, when and how the knew them... It was a long time before we found out the truth!🙏🏽♥️🌍🙏🏽
I am Kenyan... A Kikuyu .. I will teach you how to pronounce it someday. Great work brother. You saw the need and you took it on your shoulders. Like the leader you are.
I just saved this video to my "tiny house inspiration" list. This is just the tip of the iceberg. I've seen everything your video shows in other my tiny house research. It's my dream to learn, then teach to the Indian reservation nearby, rammed earth bag domes and other modern options of these dwellings you show here. Why wouldn't most known human architecture already be in place in Africa, the birthplace of humanity, and Homo sapiens. I love how your channel is so inspiring.
The part that some people don’t get is that the insides of these dome dwellings are actually very modernized.In my travels to Eastern and Southern Africa I had the pleasure of going to a few traditional homes . They had electricity ,toilets and everything just like our homes in New York.It’s crazy western people make fun of things like this but there are thousands of homeless people in our modern Western societies who would probably jump at the chance to get a dome dwelling built for them 🤷🏾♀️
Do you know how amazing you are? When i read the title i immediately assumed this video was going to be on the african buildings that are similar to those we live in today e.g the architektur in many islamic regions. I have never actually seen someone speak so proudly of domes when adressing african architektur which is actually quite sad. Its a sign that many of us view anything, that is different to the west, as "uncivilised" while complaining about none africans or non blacks that do the same. This has made me think about my mindset too because the fact that i didnt think of domes, eventhough they represent the traditional african architecture, says a lot about me also. And yes i love how you called them domes instead of mud huts.
This was excellent! In Dayton, Ohio, we have an annual African-american Cultural Festival (formerly Dayton Black Cultural Festival). It's been a tradition since the early 70s. The festival always presents a section called "The African Village" which highlights various traditional African arts and lectures. I, personally, honored and enjoyed the "village", but was uncomfortable with the lack sophistication of "village" when I knew of great African kingdoms and structures. This video and explanation has reacquainted me with the African tradition of living in harmony with the earth, and the extremely sophisticated nature of doing so... Hopefully one year we can afford to invite you to give a presentation at our festival... Really Soon.
Environment is everything. . Where you are, what you need, access to resources and labor, your own culture and influence from other cultures... All of these things determine the kind of dwelling a group of people will create. And if nothing happens to make that structure inconvenient or unsafe, changes to that structure will happen slowly or not at all.
সিভিল ইঞ্জিনিয়ার পড়ছি আমার জন্য আন্তরিকভাবে দোয়া করবেন যাতে আমি সারাবিশ্বে ফার্স্ট ক্লাস ফার্স্ট ক্লাস ফার্স্ট বিশ্বসেরা সিভিল ইঞ্জিনিয়ার হতে পারি বা হতে চাই ইনশাআল্লাহ অনেক অনেক অনেক চিরস্থায়ী ভাবে আশির্বাদ করবেন ইনশাআল্লাহ। আমৃত্যু এই মহাবিশ্বের ফার্স্ট ক্লাস ফার্স্ট আধ্যাত্তিক সিভিল ব্যারিষ্টার হতে চাই ইনশাআল্লাহ
Your content and presentation are very remarkable. I hope your interest and passion for African history continues to inspire people and also bring good fortune to your life. Blessed LOVE❤✊🏾❤
In the U.K. those types of grass roofs are still used, especially by the very rich, it’s very expensive and still keep specialist called Tatchers who install these organic roofs. The same roof is looked down on in Africa by others.
The beehive shape is similar in construction to traditional Wichita homes in places like Kansas and Texas. The reasons for the shape are the same as those that shaped the dome and beehive shaped homes in Africa. The Wichita people would have used woven grass though but the summers in Kansas are brutal I bet a beehive shape in adobe would work out quite well here.
mudhut is fine by me, its a word of pride. the architecture fits the environment, building breathes and fulfills society needs. pure brilliance with no degree needed or materials wasted esp when abandoned. its a sight better than those tin-euro centric structures.
@@werewolf2969 sorry, nowhere close to what i meant-if it came across that way... well, i cant read or interpret others thoughts. the houses were/are built to a greater degree to the influence of the environment and practical reasons, and not "european style" which is based on the colonist style/influence, which came much later. they worked with wat they got at that time. besides some nations in the continent and europe were influenced by islamic and orher occupying nations ie spain. we can go on and on about the influence of occupying nations, but do you have the time since it is an intriguing subject?
The amount of information shared in the videos you've given, plus the things I have already went out to study for myself is more than enough. Keep doing what you doing. I share as many of your videos as possible to keep all my friends and family up to date with the things I have searched for.
Celtic Round Houses The Celtic tribes lived in scattered villages. They lived in round houses with thatched roofs of straw or heather.The walls of their houses were made from local material. Houses in the south tended to be made from wattle (woven wood) and daub (straw and mud) as there was an ample supply of wood from the forests. www.primaryhomeworkhelp.co.uk/celts/index.html
@@davidturner5023 yes of course I’m just saying the reason why Mud huts are used as an insult is that they fell out of popularity in Europe by the renaissance
Thank you for this. In my tribe we still have a dome homestead setup. The one in my profile picture is a specific one for the young bride to be set apart and prepared for marriage.
HomeTeam I am extremely grateful for the work you do and the way you inform with out over the top bias. But It is pretty clear you love Africa and African people and I do too. I am really impressed with your work and I am hungry for more. I promise if I dont lose my job in the current economy I am going to join your patreon brother.
Hands down one of your Best topics. Don't let anyone tell you that the architecture of current century traditional African building is bad, it's ingenious actually. After many centuries of testing, experiences, trials and proven methods revealed these engineering to be condusive for the land types, climate, atmosphere, lifestyle, health, protection, sustainability, environmental health(green), organic, ergonomical, ECT reasons, those were what was best for the Africans before the invasions. Best!
I grew up in sub Sahara west Africa and can testify as to the cool darkness found in traditional round houses. Most were of earthen construction with thatched roofs, but some roundhouse walls were built of sticks which would allow both air and light through, in areas where lions still found the walls of upright sticks might be a foot or more thick and then topped with a thatched roof. Thatching material would vary from region to region depending on what was available locally and the preference of the tribe in question. Other folk lived in square or oblong built homes with flat roofs often with high walled courtyards. However all but the stick houses shared a common use of clay for the construction of their walls until the introduction of concrete blocks and corrugated iron, the only benefit that I can think of for these modern materials is that they are less prone to fire and very durable in all other respects they are quite inferior. One final note stick wall homes not for the faint of heart as the walls can house spiders, snakes and scorpions.
Thank you for this upload bro, would have appreciate animated diagrams to go along with some of your explanations of dome construction tho. Imagine a younger & more impressionable black mind watching this and getting a more educational digest of what your explaining. I think it’s worth exploring.
“Their premises and houses were on a plan rather different from what I had seen before,” Robert Moffat writes of the Bangwaketse, a Botswana cultural group, in “Missionary Labours and Scenes in Southern Africa” which was published in 1842. “The houses, though not larger than those of the Batlhaping, were built with a greater regard to taste and comfort. The accuracy with which the circles were formed, and perpendiculars raised, though guided only by the eye, was surprising. Their outer yards and house floors were very clean, and smooth as paper. No dairy-maid in England could keep her wooden bowl cleaner and whiter than theirs.”
Wow, hey werewolf, did you dig that statement on African homes written by a European in 1942, I believe that about that same time a lot of your ancestors in Europe were in villages that had dwellings with thatched A roofs that were 4 walls made of stones and mud, same type of building material, the Africans preferred domed homes, Europeans preferred square design, as a matter of fact, now that I think about it, maybe the Africans were ahead of their time with the round dome type roof concept atop a round structure, I mean now in the 21st century architecture love the Dome concept in buildings don,t they? You must really hate black people, don,t you, I bet you hate the fact you probably live in a trailer park and some black people live in mansions, don,t you?
I was talking to a friend about this. One huge component of climate change is that we're building houses all over the world that were designed with the climate of England and France in mind, so they require an unreasonable amount of energy to keep them comfortable and livable. Building dwellings that make sense for the climate they're built in is one way we can solve climate change
There's a great channel named Nomad Architecture that has great videos of various houses being construction, it really shows all the skiill and knowledge.
There's also a uniquely African architectural tradition of symmetry - I forgot what it's called: when the homes in a city are arranged so that one side looks like the other when viewed from above?
@HOME TEAM - Have you heard of the Palenque of Colombia? Also, do you have info on the actual number of slaves trafficked during the Atlantic trade? When I was your age they taught 100 million. I am now 55 and the numbers have been steadily reduced. I’ve heard “scholars” give numbers as low as 2 million. I am a Patreon member but would be willing to make a special donation for videos related to these topics if you haven’t already covered.
not 100 million , thats insane about 12million and a few hundred thousand to america blog.nationalgeographic.org/2014/02/03/geography-in-the-news-trans-atlantic-slave-trade-remembered/ www.slideserve.com/cody/transatlantic-slave-trade-15-th-19-th-century
@Gloria Sarah no ship can carry a million people, i dont think you understand a trip across the atlantic in the 17 century would have taken months , you need to carry fresh water and food along with cargo and slaves .
সিভিল ইঞ্জিনিয়ার পড়ছি আমার জন্য আন্তরিকভাবে দোয়া করবেন যাতে আমি সারাবিশ্বে ফার্স্ট ক্লাস ফার্স্ট ক্লাস ফার্স্ট বিশ্বসেরা সিভিল ইঞ্জিনিয়ার হতে পারি বা হতে চাই ইনশাআল্লাহ অনেক অনেক অনেক চিরস্থায়ী ভাবে আশির্বাদ করবেন ইনশাআল্লাহ। আমৃত্যু এই মহাবিশ্বের ফার্স্ট ক্লাস ফার্স্ট আধ্যাত্তিক সিভিল ব্যারিষ্টার হতে চাই ইনশাআল্লাহ
The uk has a lovely tradition of mud huts called cob building. There they are a preserved and respected part of architectural heritage, certainly not maligned like their African counterparts
good Job. The mud or clay is the way to go. Many modern buildings are built using these sustainable materials. We shouldn't run away from our culture, we should instead embrace it and learn from it. It is quite possible to build modern homes using these techniques and materials, and significantly reduce cooling costs, as well as building costs.
The circle also holds a higher vibrational space than a rectangle and the natural materials keeps a deep connection to Mother Earth. In the west our housing keeps us completely disconnected - from Mother Earth and consequently from ourselves.
When I was doing research on cob and adobe construction, I saw several historical examples of African domes. Ironically, the British made cob and waddle and daub houses. I’m not sure about other colonial powers.
HALLEYLUYAH APTMH PRAISE YAH Selah Good Report and Afrikan knowledge and Architecture of Old Afrikan dwellings and resources Used materials of natural terraine that Endured seasonal weather and environmentally friendly Organic and good for Afrikan family s Health Thankyou Praise YAHUAH For His Blessings Amen
Sorry for the audio guys... had some tech difficulties
No problem 😏
HomeTeam History do ibibios
Sounds OK to me... Didn't notice a difference - was deep into the eye opening content.
What you say is true. At our country home, my dad built a grass thatched house just to relax in with guests when it's hot. We see the same in coastal areas. It just makes sense and great functionality - it's not an a matter of backwardness or whatever. Civilisations should be relevant to the local people's needs...
@Omar Amun can i please have the link again
If the audio has an issue is not a major one I have no problem and I find your video very entertaining overall.
A minor quibble cooling is not a function of building materials generally speaking they are insultive which lowers the rate of heat movement. And Earthen materials such as Adobe and mud made thick enough do a fair job of insulation
I would suspect elephants use of mud for cooling is more of a function of evaporation then of insulation.
And not to forget that dome dwellings are environmentally friendly and cheaper to make.
@Heru Behudety i agree but homelessness is a problem in the urban areas only. People in the urban areas perhaps feel like they are too good to live in "mud huts"🙄 on the other hand you will find plenty of mud huts in the rural areas of Afrika and of course no homeless people.
yep, just need modernization and make them bigger could be a new type of African modern architecture, who's with me?
@@mennehgambia1962
Yes! This is exactly the same thoughts as mine. We need this idea.
I actually want to build one.
@@marishy88 that's great sis, i would to see how you make it come to life.
I've learned to understand and appreciate the architecture of natives peoples throughout the ages and throughout the world. The understood their environment: the movement of the sun to take advantage of light and heat. They felt the wind currents and made use of it. They knew and worked with the weather patterns and topology of the land. From igloo to mud homes to homes on stilts, there is an underlying wisdom to these architectural styles. Than you for your research and sharing withus.
The term “native people” is probably the most unintelligent term I have ever come across. Other than that ur opinion is valid.
Ancient Africans were genius! These are beautiful!
Mud huts are literally the best. They are warm during winter and cool during summer.💕
True
Ofentse Fefe.....you shared what I plan to say..... I've had the pleasure in Transki,SA, Eswantini, and the Tuklua of Ethiopia........not bad for a southern Black American =D
@@auntie9077 😂😂😂I am South African hun. I don't even own a passport for that matter.
@@ofentsefefe04 When you can...organize that travel document 0. I'd had my passport 7 years be4 traveling....had to save up those 'coins' to not be a burden while traveling. =/
@@auntie9077 I think sooner though because I would love to see the beauty that Africa has. My first on my bucket list is Egypt.💕
Architecture is one of my favorite topics when it comes to African history. Just reading and hearing about all the temples, palaces, cities, homesteads, walls and other buildings built by Africans across thousands of years is so fascinating to me and there are times where I dream of one day seeing a few that still remain.
Mine too. Love the intricacy, and sustainability. People always wrongly assume that if something isn't being done that's it's because it's unknown rather than because it's not practical or useful. I love African people for that reason; their always doing what's practical, and they make it beautiful.
It is good that we learn more and more about African history. Everyday. Because the world will continue to push this eurocentric way of thinking. If we do not shove back.
Yes they are also pushing blacks out of their communities in china and elsewhere. The world better wake up and quickly. This alarm won't be going off forever... it could but I for think so,depends on God
True ✅
@@mrpreacherman8262 Amen.
We have two of these dome houses at my rural home in Murehwa Zimbabwe. I've never understood their importance until now!!!!
Mike-Wayne Django II Lol, sounds like a humble brag. 😏
Hahaha it is. Kinda
This was a very educational presentation. It's about time African ingenuity in building gets the respect it deserves. Let's all cheer the original builders: The mighty Africans!!
They called them mud huts for Africa, but everywhere else It’s called Adobe.
Real talk
I learned something new ✅ Thanks 👍🏽
That though 👏🏿
Or cob!
>>> or Cob as in the British Isles
If people in the world are not ready to live like African tribes, they shouldn't keep talking about environmental care.... this is the actual way to take care the planet by being human...
Facts we should let them br
I love what you said but I always wonder why south and Central African structures(apart from Shona) weren’t similar to Kemet or Cushite.
yep, just need modernization and make them bigger could be a new type of African modern architecture, who's with me?
@@mennehgambia1962 africa now seem more into European style and I don't like it
@@ammascotchy2256 me too brother
Domed houses are known to attract alot of spiritual energy in nature. That's why Africans have always and will always live in domed houses.
And how exactly have these "spiritual energy" helped africa or Africans?
@@dappadondadda100 we have never, and will never, be guilty of genocide, slavery,, racism, etc. We have our weaknesses but widespread evil is not 1 of them
Yes. Our umsamo's / shrines are still in domes houses - no matter what shape the main dwelling is
@J J keyword = widespread. Read to understand not to reply
mutebi sulaiti nice to know. ❤️
The West African coast was filled with thriving cities in the 19th century, like Benin which was a large walled city. Many of the buildings were two story row house building with narrow, straight, paved streets. Sadly all of these cities and port towns were destroyed by British and French gun boats during the scramble for Africa. However you can still find descriptions, artistic depiction and a few rare photos of what they looked like. Not all African architecture was pyramids and mud huts.
As someone of benin descent this interests me a lot. Where did you find this information?
The two story houses were built by European settlers.
@@shellytheclam8767 Source for your claims?
@@shellytheclam8767 No, they were not.
@@sammylong3704 thank you a lot 🙏🙏
From my research Dome Dwellings or Mud Huts were ideal for living in harmony with nature. This type of home created less of a negative impact on the natural environment.
Just makes me think of all these sanitized "tiny homes" that keep cropping up. Can you imagine if someone said they were going to build their own tiny home somewhere in the US and it was a domed dwelling? Oh, the city council meetings and angry blonde Karens...
@@BeeWhistler some of these wouldn't work. Africa's climate is conducive to this building style and mostly the materials used. Maybe Southern Florida can pull this off but not a region like New England.
"remember your ancestors" at the end was a great sign off. To often am I focused on the problems of the modern era and ways we could invent our way out of it.
I'm glad I could take time to appreciate what those before me have done to better my life. And how simple often means refined instead of old or historical
For years now I have been wondering why in African countries we use cement blocks which absorb heat during the day and dissipate it into the rooms at night. Our earth dome structures provided natural cooling and in this time of global warming our architects seriously need to revisit that technology.
I already made a promise to myself that when I build my house it is going to be with mud bricks.
Send me more
From here in Kenya, Africa...thanks. Just thanks man.
This was genuinely one of my favorite videos by you. I am fascinated more by the ‘huts’ constructed by various african ethnic groups than most of the glorified, monumental architecture that dominates whenever people want to stress the quality of african architecture. Im more interested in the ‘huts’ that dominated ethiopia than the gondarine and lalibela churches, sorry!
I’m a spanish person and I study the history of Spanish huts before rome
Were Wolf good stuff. I love pre-roman architecture in europe aswell. very underrated stuff.
Would love to see a whole series on historical African dwellings and architecture. There is so much to it that is never really mentioned: cities, castles, etc.
I'm surprise he never mentioned one of the most beautiful and elaborate mud domes I've ever seen in possibly all of Africa and the world. Musgum dwelling units, traditional mud domes built and created by the Musgum people from Cameroon.
You're right! the Musgum dwellings are beautiful. They should have been mentioned along with the others. It's soo much Africa has done when it comes to Architecture!
Huts are cool in the daytime dark and noise proof. No need for expensive curtains AC or double glazed windows to shut noise put. The also trap heat in the walls making the huts warner than stone homes at night and easier to warm up through fire in the center.
I was just looking into african architeture and this came out i love it!!!
I want to take a moment to thank home team history for their amazing work and contribution in educating people on authentic African History.
I always thought that we could make modernized versions of "mud huts," their environmentally friendly and cost little to no money to make. That's just my opinion though.
That would require modern society to accept the genius of Africa.
@Heru Behudety I was referring to our society. Our youth are too enthralled in American based culture, that most aren't even aware of their African roots and how much it influenced their culture. In another sense: Our people grew the oranges, colonizers stole them. Now, they're telling our children they made orange juice.
@@kuronootekken2281 no that would take cooperation between folks, team work and a unified mentality, impossible for black folks now
@@kuronootekken2281 oranges didnt come from africa
@@jmc5910 you seem to take the "orange" way too literal and neglected the message.
I wish I'd had your videos while growing up! These are fantastic.
সিভিল ইঞ্জিনিয়ার পড়ছি আমার জন্য আন্তরিকভাবে দোয়া করবেন যাতে আমি সারাবিশ্বে ফার্স্ট ক্লাস ফার্স্ট ক্লাস ফার্স্ট বিশ্বসেরা সিভিল ইঞ্জিনিয়ার হতে পারি বা হতে চাই ইনশাআল্লাহ অনেক অনেক অনেক চিরস্থায়ী ভাবে আশির্বাদ করবেন ইনশাআল্লাহ। আমৃত্যু এই মহাবিশ্বের ফার্স্ট ক্লাস ফার্স্ট আধ্যাত্তিক সিভিল ব্যারিষ্টার হতে চাই ইনশাআল্লাহ
The Huts of Sub Saharan Africa in many parts have amazing designs some being out of wood, strone, concrete, mud, And so on not all are made out of dung
Yeah those are nice and simple. The ones I find ugly are the ones that are bumpy and brown
Thank you once again for this informative video. Please in part two,if there will be any,will like a video of the Mud house of the people of South Sudan. Their mud houses are very sophisticated in construction.
Mud dwellings were also built by Africans and East Indians in the Caribbean. I was born in one but the roof was not domed. These are very comfortable and the interior, cool. I loved ♥️ when it rained on the thatched roof... Good memories of days gone by! We learned to sing the songs of ZION and wondered where, when and how the knew them... It was a long time before we found out the truth!🙏🏽♥️🌍🙏🏽
I am Kenyan... A Kikuyu .. I will teach you how to pronounce it someday. Great work brother. You saw the need and you took it on your shoulders. Like the leader you are.
i too love dome homes and round buildings.
I just saved this video to my "tiny house inspiration" list. This is just the tip of the iceberg. I've seen everything your video shows in other my tiny house research. It's my dream to learn, then teach to the Indian reservation nearby, rammed earth bag domes and other modern options of these dwellings you show here. Why wouldn't most known human architecture already be in place in Africa, the birthplace of humanity, and Homo sapiens.
I love how your channel is so inspiring.
Then spread the word and re-educate.
Are you a Sioux?
You've only scratched the surface bruh. Thank you for this.
The part that some people don’t get is that the insides of these dome dwellings are actually very modernized.In my travels to Eastern and Southern Africa I had the pleasure of going to a few traditional homes . They had electricity ,toilets and everything just like our homes in New York.It’s crazy western people make fun of things like this but there are thousands of homeless people in our modern Western societies who would probably jump at the chance to get a dome dwelling built for them 🤷🏾♀️
Great video!
@5:33 Love thatched roofs and circular structures especially
Thank you so much for doing this. I have been trying to locate information on African Architecture.
Do you know how amazing you are? When i read the title i immediately assumed this video was going to be on the african buildings that are similar to those we live in today e.g the architektur in many islamic regions. I have never actually seen someone speak so proudly of domes when adressing african architektur which is actually quite sad. Its a sign that many of us view anything, that is different to the west, as "uncivilised" while complaining about none africans or non blacks that do the same. This has made me think about my mindset too because the fact that i didnt think of domes, eventhough they represent the traditional african architecture, says a lot about me also. And yes i love how you called them domes instead of mud huts.
This was excellent!
In Dayton, Ohio, we have an annual African-american Cultural Festival (formerly Dayton Black Cultural Festival). It's been a tradition since the early 70s. The festival always presents a section called "The African Village" which highlights various traditional African arts and lectures. I, personally, honored and enjoyed the "village", but was uncomfortable with the lack sophistication of "village" when I knew of great African kingdoms and structures. This video and explanation has reacquainted me with the African tradition of living in harmony with the earth, and the extremely sophisticated nature of doing so...
Hopefully one year we can afford to invite you to give a presentation at our festival...
Really Soon.
Have you visited Africa before?
@@janetmabuza4363 unfortunately. Not yet.
Hopefully one day you get to go and see where your ancestors came from.It will change your life.
this was really good & incredibly well made. i enjoyed it. more!!!
Proud AFRICAN 🇧🇼
Environment is everything. .
Where you are, what you need, access to resources and labor, your own culture and influence from other cultures... All of these things determine the kind of dwelling a group of people will create. And if nothing happens to make that structure inconvenient or unsafe, changes to that structure will happen slowly or not at all.
সিভিল ইঞ্জিনিয়ার পড়ছি আমার জন্য আন্তরিকভাবে দোয়া করবেন যাতে আমি সারাবিশ্বে ফার্স্ট ক্লাস ফার্স্ট ক্লাস ফার্স্ট বিশ্বসেরা সিভিল ইঞ্জিনিয়ার হতে পারি বা হতে চাই ইনশাআল্লাহ অনেক অনেক অনেক চিরস্থায়ী ভাবে আশির্বাদ করবেন ইনশাআল্লাহ। আমৃত্যু এই মহাবিশ্বের ফার্স্ট ক্লাস ফার্স্ট আধ্যাত্তিক সিভিল ব্যারিষ্টার হতে চাই ইনশাআল্লাহ
@@mdimranhossen2223 good luck on your journey. Hope you reach your goal.
Aye! 5:20 my tribe was mentioned in a Home Team History video!
Your content and presentation are very remarkable. I hope your interest and passion for African history continues to inspire people and also bring good fortune to your life. Blessed LOVE❤✊🏾❤
In the U.K. those types of grass roofs are still used, especially by the very rich, it’s very expensive and still keep specialist called Tatchers who install these organic roofs. The same roof is looked down on in Africa by others.
The beehive shape is similar in construction to traditional Wichita homes in places like Kansas and Texas.
The reasons for the shape are the same as those that shaped the dome and beehive shaped homes in Africa. The Wichita people would have used woven grass though but the summers in Kansas are brutal I bet a beehive shape in adobe would work out quite well here.
mudhut is fine by me, its a word of pride. the architecture fits the environment, building breathes and fulfills society needs. pure brilliance with no degree needed or materials wasted esp when abandoned. its a sight better than those tin-euro centric structures.
U do realise europens lived in huts too right not only Africans
mud, the material that built civilizations. yep, but they didnt rule the majority of the world.
TD Baker no what I mean is you said euro centric as if Africans invented mud huts when in reality all people have invented them except for full nomads
@@werewolf2969 sorry, nowhere close to what i meant-if it came across that way... well, i cant read or interpret others thoughts. the houses were/are built to a greater degree to the influence of the environment and practical reasons, and not "european style" which is based on the colonist style/influence, which came much later. they worked with wat they got at that time. besides some nations in the continent and europe were influenced by islamic and orher occupying nations ie spain. we can go on and on about the influence of occupying nations, but do you have the time since it is an intriguing subject?
@@werewolf2969 plus i am talking about now with tin structures.
Thank you for this video! Infinite blessings to you my brother!
Thatched roofs have been in use for centuries in areas of the world. In my opinion both Europe and Africa shared this age old technique of roofing
The amount of information shared in the videos you've given, plus the things I have already went out to study for myself is more than enough. Keep doing what you doing. I share as many of your videos as possible to keep all my friends and family up to date with the things I have searched for.
Celtic Round Houses
The Celtic tribes lived in scattered villages. They lived in round houses with thatched roofs of straw or heather.The walls of their houses were made from local material. Houses in the south tended to be made from wattle (woven wood) and daub (straw and mud) as there was an ample supply of wood from the forests.
www.primaryhomeworkhelp.co.uk/celts/index.html
That was a longer ago
Marc Davis why do u always compare everything with Europe. Yeah what’s wrong with cow shit
@@werewolf2969Still, your ancestors was living in caves and mud huts too, right??
@@davidturner5023 yes of course I’m just saying the reason why Mud huts are used as an insult is that they fell out of popularity in Europe by the renaissance
So interesting thanks for sharing I absolutely love the channel.
Much appreciated this. Thank you.
Thank you for this. In my tribe we still have a dome homestead setup. The one in my profile picture is a specific one for the young bride to be set apart and prepared for marriage.
HomeTeam I am extremely grateful for the work you do and the way you inform with out over the top bias. But It is pretty clear you love Africa and African people and I do too. I am really impressed with your work and I am hungry for more. I promise if I dont lose my job in the current economy I am going to join your patreon brother.
Man I am so thankful for you. Can you get more info on the Mwenemutapa ?Please.
Our african ancestors were genues
thank you for this insight on African architecture, I appreciate that so much!
Hands down one of your Best topics. Don't let anyone tell you that the architecture of current century traditional African building is bad, it's ingenious actually. After many centuries of testing, experiences, trials and proven methods revealed these engineering to be condusive for the land types, climate, atmosphere, lifestyle, health, protection, sustainability, environmental health(green), organic, ergonomical, ECT reasons, those were what was best for the Africans before the invasions. Best!
Ingenuity! ✊🏽 ❤️🌍❤️
Thanks❤
Patience, perseverance , creativity and determination all part of the genius of the original people's African mind.
I grew up in sub Sahara west Africa and can testify as to the cool darkness found in traditional round houses. Most were of earthen construction with thatched roofs, but some roundhouse walls were built of sticks which would allow both air and light through, in areas where lions still found the walls of upright sticks might be a foot or more thick and then topped with a thatched roof. Thatching material would vary from region to region depending on what was available locally and the preference of the tribe in question. Other folk lived in square or oblong built homes with flat roofs often with high walled courtyards. However all but the stick houses shared a common use of clay for the construction of their walls until the introduction of concrete blocks and corrugated iron, the only benefit that I can think of for these modern materials is that they are less prone to fire and very durable in all other respects they are quite inferior. One final note stick wall homes not for the faint of heart as the walls can house spiders, snakes and scorpions.
It's a HUGE continent! I'm sure building techniques change depending on where you're at, what the climate is etc.
Brilliant as usual!! Thanks!👏🏿🌷💯💫
This is beautiful
Thank you for this upload bro, would have appreciate animated diagrams to go along with some of your explanations of dome construction tho. Imagine a younger & more impressionable black mind watching this and getting a more educational digest of what your explaining. I think it’s worth exploring.
“Their premises and houses were on a plan rather different from what I had seen before,” Robert Moffat writes of the Bangwaketse, a Botswana cultural group, in “Missionary Labours and Scenes in Southern Africa” which was published in 1842. “The houses, though not larger than those of the Batlhaping, were built with a greater regard to taste and comfort. The accuracy with which the circles were formed, and perpendiculars raised, though guided only by the eye, was surprising. Their outer yards and house floors were very clean, and smooth as paper. No dairy-maid in England could keep her wooden bowl cleaner and whiter than theirs.”
Wow, hey werewolf, did you dig that statement on African homes written by a European in 1942, I believe that about that same time a lot of your ancestors in Europe were in villages that had dwellings with thatched A roofs that were 4 walls made of stones and mud, same type of building material, the Africans preferred domed homes, Europeans preferred square design, as a matter of fact, now that I think about it, maybe the Africans were ahead of their time with the round dome type roof concept atop a round structure, I mean now in the 21st century architecture love the Dome concept in buildings don,t they? You must really hate black people, don,t you, I bet you hate the fact you probably live in a trailer park and some black people live in mansions, don,t you?
Opps, sorry werewolf, I meant 1842, not 1942, BIG DIFFERENCE.
Brilliant just brilliant
I was talking to a friend about this. One huge component of climate change is that we're building houses all over the world that were designed with the climate of England and France in mind, so they require an unreasonable amount of energy to keep them comfortable and livable. Building dwellings that make sense for the climate they're built in is one way we can solve climate change
thanks for this bro
Excellent video, I just wish we kind of got to see the interior design of these homes
Awesome content. This really helps a lot. Thanks for the Vid!
Very cool, going to share this video with my family
Brilliant, brilliant, brilliant 👍👍💕
Wonderful video. Thanks for posting. Here in the UK we have a history of Round Houses.
YASSSSS THE VIDEO I WAS WAITING FOR!
There's a great channel named Nomad Architecture that has great videos of various houses being construction, it really shows all the skiill and knowledge.
We refer to these types of houses as rondavels in South Africa as the modern common nomenclature across our different cultures.
This video is a blessing to me
There's also a uniquely African architectural tradition of symmetry - I forgot what it's called: when the homes in a city are arranged so that one side looks like the other when viewed from above?
@Heru Behudety Yes, that's it!. Thanks.
I love your videos. I plan to use them to educate my children about us as a people 🙏🏾
Black aren’t one people
@@serenitythornton4648 i think he meant black (even white etc) are very vague terms and doesn't define one ethicity
@HOME TEAM - Have you heard of the Palenque of Colombia? Also, do you have info on the actual number of slaves trafficked during the Atlantic trade? When I was your age they taught 100 million. I am now 55 and the numbers have been steadily reduced. I’ve heard “scholars” give numbers as low as 2 million.
I am a Patreon member but would be willing to make a special donation for videos related to these topics if you haven’t already covered.
@Gloria Sarah you sound very ignorant. Wasnt even what the man asked. Is your heart filled with that much rage and anger?
not 100 million , thats insane about 12million and a few hundred thousand to america
blog.nationalgeographic.org/2014/02/03/geography-in-the-news-trans-atlantic-slave-trade-remembered/
www.slideserve.com/cody/transatlantic-slave-trade-15-th-19-th-century
@Gloria Sarah no ship can carry a million people, i dont think you understand a trip across the atlantic in the 17 century would have taken months , you need to carry fresh water and food along with cargo and slaves .
Fuku🚒
Thank you for this :)
সিভিল ইঞ্জিনিয়ার পড়ছি আমার জন্য আন্তরিকভাবে দোয়া করবেন যাতে আমি সারাবিশ্বে ফার্স্ট ক্লাস ফার্স্ট ক্লাস ফার্স্ট বিশ্বসেরা সিভিল ইঞ্জিনিয়ার হতে পারি বা হতে চাই ইনশাআল্লাহ অনেক অনেক অনেক চিরস্থায়ী ভাবে আশির্বাদ করবেন ইনশাআল্লাহ। আমৃত্যু এই মহাবিশ্বের ফার্স্ট ক্লাস ফার্স্ট আধ্যাত্তিক সিভিল ব্যারিষ্টার হতে চাই ইনশাআল্লাহ
Tamberma castles in Togo have basement first and second floor. In Benin you can find city buit on lakes
Great video!
Thank you for this history my brother 👍🏽✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾💖💖💖💖
🤗😘😂😅 good
The uk has a lovely tradition of mud huts called cob building. There they are a preserved and respected part of architectural heritage, certainly not maligned like their African counterparts
Thank you😘
good Job. The mud or clay is the way to go. Many modern buildings are built using these sustainable materials. We shouldn't run away from our culture, we should instead embrace it and learn from it. It is quite possible to build modern homes using these techniques and materials, and significantly reduce cooling costs, as well as building costs.
Best way to learn about a culture is to learn about their architecture
Ingenious and Ecological. What did our ancestors know that we don't know today?
Very well made throuought 🙏 Much love and peace ❤️✌️
The circle also holds a higher vibrational space than a rectangle and the natural materials keeps a deep connection to Mother Earth. In the west our housing keeps us completely disconnected - from Mother Earth and consequently from ourselves.
THANKS FOUR SHARING. SHARING IS CARING. VERY CREATIVE PPL.
Woow!! I simply can't thank you enough!!
In America we live in man made “mud hutt” via bricks, concrete and plaster. It’s not really that different.
Very nice positive information.
This is the type of information our kids will have when we write our own stories
When I was doing research on cob and adobe construction, I saw several historical examples of African domes. Ironically, the British made cob and waddle and daub houses. I’m not sure about other colonial powers.
HALLEYLUYAH APTMH PRAISE YAH Selah
Good Report and Afrikan knowledge and Architecture of Old Afrikan dwellings and resources Used materials of natural terraine that Endured seasonal weather and environmentally friendly Organic and good for Afrikan family s Health Thankyou Praise YAHUAH For His Blessings Amen
It will be nice to look at courtyard homes seen in the traditional Ashanti architecture and use of shades and lattices
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