One of the women featured in the series is legendary warrior Queen Nanny of the Maroons, who led Jamaica’s resistance against British colonial forces. Speaking on the series, Nova Reid ...

We’re taking our learning forward to co-create our next major piece, Nanny of the Maroons, which will be our most ambitious yet with 1,000 community participants involved in all aspects of its ...

The Maroons and Rastafarians of Jamaica and Britain During 17th century Jamaica, the resistance of Nanny of the Maroons helped lead the Maroons out of slavery through resistance fighting. Nanny of the ...

Queen Nanny, an early-18th-century freedom fighter and leader of the Jamaican Maroons – escaped slaves and the forerunners of Jamaican independence. Using expert interviews, retracing the steps ...

the only woman is Nanny, who also appears on the country’s $500 banknote. Historical reflection doesn’t always favor the Maroons. Some Jamaicans have been disappointed to learn that the ...

Queen of Ambundu/Kingdoms of Ndongo and Matamba (Angola); Queen of Sheba (antiquity biblical); Aminatu Zaria (Nigeria); and Nanny of the Maroons, Jamaica (born to the Asante/present day Ghana).

and the Asante Queen Nanny of the Maroons, who led the fight against British colonial tyranny in the early 18th century (being a mythically invincible figure, an inspiration who also features in other ...

The Legends of Them is an autobiographical glimpse into her life, the legends themselves being Sutara’s mother, sister Cherry, shot in the 1981 Brixton riots, ancestor Nanny of the Maroons and ...

Against an 18th century colonial Jamaica backdrop, the multi-talented Robinson centres the tale on a matriarch powerhouse – the larger than life Nanny of the Maroons (c 1686–c 1760) played by ...

Images courtesy of the artists and Niru Ratnam, London, Hollybush Gardens, London, Gagosian, Marianne Boesky Gallery, Casey Kaplan, New York, Jack Shainman Gallery, New York, and Hauser & Wirth ...

1685 and passed c. 1755. Queen Nanny, a Jamaican national hero, was a well-known leader of the Jamaican Maroons in the 18th century. Nanny was kidnapped from Ghana, West Africa, as a child ...

And now she is here, a silent retreat, seeking spiritual guidance from her brother Mooji, Nanny of the Maroons, and a moment of transcendence. Powered by high-octane musical numbers, virtuoso ...