The Asante Market Women (Ghana Culture - Full Documentary) | TRACKS

Ghana West Africa Nearly 200 miles north of the coast lies Kumasi, the capital of the Asante region. Sita, one of the most powerful kingdoms in West Africa, the Asante have survived years of colonization by the British and incorporation into the modern state of Ghana. Kumasi Central Market, one of the largest in Africa is at the heart of Asante's economy. Up to 70,000 people come here every day to trade everything from tomatoes to talcum powder. The

market

is dominated by

women

, they are the ones who decide what is sold, who sells it and at what price. The only men in the wholesale

market

today are employed by

women

as workers and secretaries.

The women have organized themselves into tightly managed commodity associations and each association has an elected leader known as the Queen Mother, who with a committee of elders makes all important decisions. Amma is the tomato Queen Mother liberates that could be mine National Union Matron of Sunnyvale watching me from behind I'm going to tell me about mouth trivia now the kumquat onion fog was sent to me through study tomorrow partner or my own brother from me to my brother to men for many of our Ukrainian tribe a mental buyer yesterday did not enjoy maybe fun Cromartie Aramis to a medium large arbitrary I never pay now the bun Pollution TSE Anthea maybe I will reconcile next to the tomato section is the retail area yam major This is one of the most important sections of the market, as yam provides much of the Assante with a staple diet. amis eywa is the Queen Mother, she is the most powerful woman in the market and the final arbiter of all disputes, yes, yes, yes, well, you are paying.

Here, the banana section of the market is expanding rapidly. It took years of lobbying for banana sellers to get a permanent patch to trade. They only won this area after they had appealed to local politicians to expel the resident Nigerian traders and produce Queen Mother's. Authority depends largely on how you obtained your position in the first place. Uber was never chosen. She rose to the top by courting members of the Assembly royal family and local politicians. Luciana. Did you know they were two men approaching a fun wedding? It would be a prayer, pray, my dear Pope Jemima Olivia, why are we so thirsty tomorrow and the question is why mazzaglia what did you do?

I am Numidian. Oh, they shot something in the eye, look at so much of them and everything. I, well, that's you, Minu Kumasi, heard about mine. Why is market trading a family business? It is rare to find a woman trading alone. Invariably there is a sister or daughter nearby in the tomato section. Family influence is very strong. Amma, the mother of the tomato queen has two daughters who are both tomato retailers and constantly complained to their mother about the high prices and the difficulties they had in making a profit. She is the youngest and strongest daughter of her mother. an enormous pressure to set the price of tomatoes quickly in a couple of hours under the scorching heat and the tomato begins to perish.

The queen mother delegates the price setting to two members of her committee of elders, they are the ones who negotiate the price with the women They bring products from rural areas Kumasi is not a tomato growing area so the price is usually high and haggling fiercely the woman on the right has brought a truck loaded with tomatoes from a craft shop the three women arguing with her took a while one hour to lower the price of Accra Woman to 160 CD only when the price is fixed the retailers who have been waiting patiently can I buy the tomatoes and hire workers to take them to the retail market the banana section as opposed to the yam and the mothers Martin Queen who were elected by their members and that is why they have popular support for their IANA Luna Ober the Queen Mother of the banana has a permanent fight to maintain order five banana sellers who accused her of taking more than her share of profits recently tried overthrow her but she used her political influence and held on to her job.

Now she finds it difficult to resolve one of the many fights and disputes that break out in her section. The dispute has broken out because the white woman has been accused of selling rotten banana. Feelings are running high and most of the sellers have conspired against her. in support of the woman in green who has refused to pay the price she originally negotiated, the case has been reported to Oba, she has to maintain order and resolve the dispute, which has to do with both her authority and teams of rotten clams between permeable legislators. I am a gua madana-mohana Adhamiya Papa. misawa and what I am today is all the officers of my Peruvian Air Force in the economy, they are per year and yes, anyway, we will deploy in the fall, listen, honey, our opinion is that of someone, I mean, nucleon, Take me away, I'll say murder and see what. our minds vanadium, it's your right weapon, yes Bob, we have Rihanna for Ariana, one on each route and there is a huge nemetrix.

Anthony, it's crazy Canadian. Hughes. I still don't know anything about the family. The majority clearly agrees with Oba, but the woman in White has powerful support, although she is not satisfied with the excessive judgment. The woman reluctantly pays for her farm. Ober has just managed to restore order among his women, who constantly challenged her authority. Miss Amelia ban Sammy Sammy Hagar mina dr. Belman, someone knows, so maybe Emma Daniel will come Guardians, yawn, yawn, you hear me, I've built since then, we are one, goodbye, second to none, you groan, oh yeah, it's all on board, yeah, Batman gone bad , mojo Bernard, what I hear you say, you say, yes, yes.

I do my thing, yes, I never complain, the young man adds he is not a doctor, the okra Brenda, what society Santi is matrilineal, this means that the king inherits not from his father's side but from his mother's relatives, a lawyer Educated British, the Pouco II War King was chosen according to Santy tradition, one of the most important factors in his election was the support given to him by the 'Holy Queen Mother, the most powerful woman in the kingdom. All members of the royal family are related to the Queen Mother and where a king. dies, it is the Queen Mother who appoints her successor to the committee of elders who make the final decision, unlike our society, children do not inherit property from their parents, but wealth passes from a man to his sisters, this should mean that the sister has considerable authority. and that women in a Santy have more status and exercise more power than in other places, in practice for the common woman this can mean great difficulties because if her husband dies, his property does not pass to her or her children, but to her sister's children and she is left with the task of supporting her family this meeting is part of the celebration of the fuel of a member of the royal family the palace is still at the heart of a gritty and super politics the queen mother of the plantain and her colleague from the yam section are misawa represent everyone The market women at the funeral make the most of the occasion and make both political and business contacts, as well as enjoying the dancing, just as the Queen Mother is crucial for the appointment of the king.

The same pattern often applies at lower levels of politics. In each village there is a queen mother who appoints the head of the village, but this unusual power that women have constitutionally is not related to their domestic role, which is one of subordination to men, most women have little power and only they can gain status with motherhood and age. Aunt Mary polygamous Lee sometimes up to five or six wives Akua is the eldest or first wife. Santa's wives often live separately from her husband, so every day Akua cooks food for her husband and brings it to her house.

An emo man is her younger wife. She will live separately from her husband, an important man in the town who lives with her uncle's brothers and nephews and with money. Yamane for an answer. Emily Padilla just said we need the Parkway area at 110 BR. Why do you need paper this good? Batman and you can. Say, well, that's a new class in the Reggiano Nassau area, bar kapa no Chima, one in to move, move, Aaron, what didn't you know, sadhana, Irie, anemia, that a man with the polish we devised with the Khurana perfume today, period, is everything also in the hands of immunity? in tobacco perfume in another cafe not in your house wah-wah-wah give me the manifesto that was assigned to me making fun of me bad man what am I Superman?

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The most important relationship of the Anna Santi woman is with her children and with her mother, not with her husband. Oh man, how miserable my time with me is. video Batman watching my video so Bambi a job you although a woman like Ober can settle more difficult disputes in the market at home she would not have that convenient role problem that remembers mirepoix imitates the Obama family said Minami Museum Michele Muhammad Rasulullah in what we differ backup receiver observe and also be pure pontino a threat of being a now there could be SE ibangg muslim hormones but button to confirm if it is because the opening returned to asthma Bachmann's closet again and again because of the new person Sam Robin Tunney be it now or bad what patent token Amin now what you know Amy Ruby is a moon of Coco Tanya and a disordered sanamat my thread is a penny, no, fresh air, come on, ozone, but also I attend an assembly now OPI to meet with him, there is no Romani mandate.

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I have to know about you, the thoughtfulness of a funny aunt. Her mother's town is her home for life. When women marry, they often remain in their mothers' homes and live separately from their husbands. no one can be expelled from their maternal home where three or four generations live together, market women regularly visit their villages and Anna says they were the queen of the yam. The mother, although independent and successful, never misses the opportunity to return home to see her family, my mom and I'm Johanna Monica, her Benton who fears, hey, no, it's okay, baby, you got me about them, immunity yes I fight against United mommy and how you move, I'm the uncle, divinity of the school, anyone give me my opinion, you know, yes, yes, a mile. or American or the father cooks my own daughter water, the father cooks, look what I say to Mia, I mean, you need, you know, you got me worried here, so I hurt my back and then I got hot and what you know about GUI, did I cut you off? in iron Yoho do not cheat are you or are you Nancy mommy by appointment about coming new moon I want to know how to bite us or so avoir macaco Ramius general our school in reality we are new Colonia we are Lima the question about electro - islamic trunk that we are tianhua by Tony moon wah I am Touche I'm a flannel school a woman sofa barThey were Punk and Prytania Street dementia is not possible with each other for September 11 but Annapoorna lentil soup Italy the next day we greet you arnica says I didn't do it Islamic Messiah which Miko easy no yes Emily Emily you are in the initial that is our banner it could be our bad guy you know penisu I say my doll in the magic nano Sofia and Carmen MFR sir a minute sir nobuta makka makka yes, yes, war, I'll leave you what I can't watch the movie I didn't say anything Oh, I was wondering, yes, yes, she's sure they should be.

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Successive governments have tried, without success, to break women's monopoly on the market. Their main source of strength is their stubbornness and their determination to resist government directives on prices, taxes or trading licenses. The men used to trade together with the women in the market, but over the years the women became so successful in the trade that I have kicked out the men, a German is the only Santi man left in the wholesale area of ​​tomatoes and He got his job because his grandmother was the old Queen Mother of the tomato, your brother? I'm Emma, ​​do you need to jump on the table in the room?

I know my teacher said the dinar question t remind us will your son do mine consecutive telephone quality yes I said mom and I saved you and me unlike saying a delivery son it didn't occur to you to want to do that gradually society you already know people from the cinema my accounts healthy said daniela tibia fibia belong phenomena say matter back I have since the moment of silent prayer I have not devised more I feel so many my egg money Inaba then Tina my egg matcha Japan most of the women in the market are illiterate and are not impressed by the Secretary's ability to read and write his contempt for men's attempts to train a francophone a possessor fighting OSHA regulation a chair moi now Antoninus can verify your to let me have CSS of the mafia and germany and japan the young Antonine Tamar for school Daniel gave her a bouquet and you said you know it they light up when they didn't know it Venice and the photographer say that a manatee is just a worker women want to look for my Boozer super yes, well, her body yen whenever classes Ultraman sick Copa do Brasil Union s AF / also a moon enhancer the same with the percentage of baby sorry you continue - red apochromatic African cup Namib imodium anything Satya Ravi baby we are here mainly just an incredibly May we are maneuvering my debugging nocturnal personal Ukraine in do you grab a cotton for a new magazine only here below and I watched public television? show some time about the element in your body tomorrow and mm Ultima Robichaux, his personally pleasant Italian, yes, I can occur water when he was interested in the Quran, the ability of women to make a living from trade at a time when Ghana's economy is in a state of collapse which has often left them open to accusations of speculation.

These criticisms make it crucial for women to stand together and present a united front. sabaidee, yes, well, anyone will do it and there is no claw, yes, if we are filming, nyan, I am even trying a misawa. authoritarian and his calls for unity cannot prevent disputes in the market it is every woman for herself and the pressures to make profits as such that fights often break out on a normal day accusations fly that someone is undervaluing or overvaluing Alice, The queen of Yam Mother, her main task is to fight to maintain order in the daily battle to earn a living.

This woman complains that some of the middle women are breaking the rules by bidding against each other for affordability and noble suffrage. Ramón Santiago at marchini bah-ha commercial. vehicle platform and a burly injection into tradition, the debacle, yes Laflamme, it's not like that when we plan that classic, I actually avoid it too, yes, my experience would be a lifetime, okay, no pounds of functional coupons for an estimate, a bath we have to do. now Aparna moppet Rwandan definitely um I'm an administrator I know a metaphor on DB Albert's record now a bhai beyond oh yeah talk about when are you buying our sanity we were among the greatest warriors in Africa and once ruled a empire almost as big.

Like the modern state of Ghana, 70 men cling to the memory of their glorious past and remember their traditions in festivals and celebrations, all the trappings of their once great Kingdom are on display. The keys are a symbol of the wealth of the king who had everything. The festivals bring out their ceremonial gold even though more than 60% of us aunties are now Christians. At a festival, priests and priestesses who still believe and serve the traditionalist gods of the aunts cover themselves with white clay as a symbol of purity, although it is a holy tradition. It is very strong, this celebration is nothing more than a ritual put in place at the request of the mint jar to welcome the wife of the American vice president, the queen of the muffin market, they quickly realize the political importance of such an event to maintain their control of the market know that it is vital to maintain favor with both the traditionalists of Aunt Real and the officials of the modern Garman state, the real struggle between traditional and modern societies will probably be fought by the next generation, although economically Asante women have gained a considerable power in the domestic sphere.

Girls still receive an education that prepares them for the more traditional role of wife and mother. Oh, look what a smart woman, baby, our banner is the granddaughter and daughter of market traders when she is three months old. she will go every day with her mother to the market until she is old enough to go to school oh boy yeah now I care there and there you were commander okay penny when they reach school age girls learn about the Santi Mayor heroines of the past, yes, Assunta was one. The queen mother of a jisu led the Asante warriors in their last great battle against British colonization in 1901.

She is a hero in all assembly schools outside of school. Asante girls are expected to help their mothers with household chores. A hamburger menu. Yes, I am a suitable one. Adam, a buffet table, SUNY and CUNY, ah, so yes, Miranda sued Anderson, my preparation is that yes, it is not a muscle, a trip I did not see you soon, a minimum and I see that I am an annuity, the gift from Vienna, your youth, sa miss sumac. I was living in a djellaba school again I'm in heaven man I want another screen seen normatively from a preview in my album our education is making girls less and less prepared to accept their traditional roles Kuzey and Elena are 20 years old and They're getting married later this year, if we say, what does it mean, am I your mommy?, do you know my name, neo-noir, Ian, hey, idea, CCA, sorry, I say, Mammon, just money, now I say every number is Imani , now, through, possible, almost, where, near, be between any area of ​​the city, look at me min.

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They owe me an idea besides my Falcon oh no, because they will burn, they will walk, they will meet a good winner, a santi market, the women are certainly resourceful, they dominate the economic life of the region and are determined not to give up the only area of ​​their lives in which they are totally independent of men. There have been many attempts to break their dominance of the market, but so far no government has managed to control them - the market women. Those who sell imported products certainly hoard their products and make huge profits, but those who sell locally grown products rarely become very rich.

There have been several raids in Ghana since independence and market women have increasingly been targeted since the last coup on New Year's Eve. The Kumasi market has been partially burned twice by soldiers. Prices have dropped, but many products have disappeared because women refused to sell at government-controlled prices. Once again, the market. The queen mothers are under attack and the new government has vowed to control them. The Banana Queen Mother is particularly vulnerable because she was a strong defender of the previous regime, but Uber is one of life's survivors. She has been overthrown before but she has always managed to regain power.

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