The term "mumbo jumbo" dates back centuries and traces its roots to West Africa. It is widely believed to come from the Mandinka people who make up the largest ethnic group in what is now Ghana.

He has come to fulfill his traditional role of protecting the people. As he emerges from the bush for the first time this year, he is celebrated by the Mandinka residents of Kolda.

So, now, after discovering that I am 70 percent sub-Saharan African with cultural ties to Balanta and Fula peoples in Guinea-Bissau, the Mende people in Sierra Leone, and the Mandinka people in ...

Burton was only 19 when he played Kunta Kinte, a warrior of the Mandinka people in Gambia who is captured by slavers and taken to Annapolis, Md. Burton received an Emmy nod—Outstanding Lead ...

Written when O’Connor was still a teenager struggling to make her way as an aspiring expat in London, “Mandinka” is a propulsive anthem that straddles pop and the loosely knit genre of ...

Foo Fighters and Alanis Morissette paid tribute to Sinead O’Connor Saturday at Japan’s Fuji Rock Festival with a performance of her "Mandinka." ...

The 21-year-old’s interest in black history, and a reading of Alex Haley’s book, Roots, had her referencing the Mandinka people of West Africa, along with her own struggles.

He called people in Guinea to express how happy he was that I went away to school and obtained my degree. However, many of my family members are still pressuring me to get married.

The Last Dinner Party have covered Sinead O'Connor's 'Mandinka' for Apple Music's London Sessions - check it out here.