tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2413938396840929733.post3292845369480911862..comments2024-03-28T14:19:16.285-07:00Comments on Mbele: Lushoto: A Tanzanian TownMbelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16077261126944002622noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2413938396840929733.post-33674718458192614742011-06-16T06:55:18.956-07:002011-06-16T06:55:18.956-07:00Hello Iddi, thanks for your question. Over the yea...Hello Iddi, thanks for your question. Over the years, in the course of my research, people have been asking me similar questions. For example, some have asked whether I completed my research on the Sukuma tradition about Ng'wanamalundi, which I started in 1993.<br /><br />I have a different perspective on these matters. I believe that we can never complete research on a topic. All we can do is gain some knolwedge about the complexity of the issue. Every new thing we find can be or should be the starting point of more research. Every answer easily turns out to be a new research question.<br /><br />The more I have learned about Osale Otango and Paulo Hamisi, the more I have desired to pursue the topic. That is what I am doing. I have not even dared to publish a paper, even though I am willing to lecture about the research. For example, a few years ago, I gave such a lecture at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.<br /><br />However, after the field work I plan to conduct this year and next year, I do want to write and publish something. If you are interested, you can begin by reading my publications on epics and epic heroes. These will provide you with a sense of how I got into the Osale Otango and Paulo Hamisi issue, and also a sense of how this work relates to my previous work.Mbelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16077261126944002622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2413938396840929733.post-81243003462934391212011-05-18T23:40:07.784-07:002011-05-18T23:40:07.784-07:00Prof. may I know if you have completed your resear...Prof. may I know if you have completed your research on Osale Otango and Paulo Hamisi and how do I get it? I am interested.Iddi Washokerahttp://Iddiwashokera@yahoo.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2413938396840929733.post-63377112140898255292010-09-15T18:33:49.073-07:002010-09-15T18:33:49.073-07:00Dear Mr. Bolstad
I am truly delighted to read your...Dear Mr. Bolstad<br />I am truly delighted to read your message, and grateful that I mentioned Osale in my blog post. The information you have presented is invaluable, and I will pursue those leads. Thank you very much.Mbelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16077261126944002622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2413938396840929733.post-60241705437468385662010-09-15T15:50:22.397-07:002010-09-15T15:50:22.397-07:00Bwana professor!
I read your blog about my old &qu...Bwana professor!<br />I read your blog about my old "hometown" Lushoto with great interest. My parents were missionaries at Vuga in the Usambara Mts from 1946-1957 and Lushoto was our main shopping town, post office, etc. I was there again to visit in 2007.<br />I remember the Osale Otango affair very well! I remember how we were all afraid until the police caught and killed him together with his young Sambaa follower, Paulo. In fact, I wrote a long article about this affair for our school newspaper in about 1956!<br />I have been in contact with an Asian fellow, a Pakistani, whose father served under the colonial police administration. This man's father was involved in the hunt for and the capture of Osale Otango and he has some old pictures from that time...<br />Email me an I will send you his contact information.<br />Yes, Lushoto, and the whole of the Usambara is like a little "Switzerland" of Africa. That is what the wazungu called it in the old days... It was very popular for vacation/leave for many British and other wazungu who were posted in much hotter and drier places for their jobs. It continues to attract a lot of young, vigorous tourists to do hiking and even biking safari's in the mountains, using the services of young Tanzanian guides through the cultural tourist office in Lushoto. It is one of the oldest and most successful in all of Tanzania!<br />Paul BolstadAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12547240202503275184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2413938396840929733.post-50265926504698823012010-09-15T14:53:19.214-07:002010-09-15T14:53:19.214-07:00I had planned to write another blog post, about to...I had planned to write another blog post, about tourism in Lushoto. It will show, a little more, the magic of Lushoto.Mbelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16077261126944002622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2413938396840929733.post-56927081734671018622010-09-15T00:21:49.342-07:002010-09-15T00:21:49.342-07:00Prof., this place is very nice. I am determined to...Prof., this place is very nice. I am determined to get sometime to visit it!o'Wambura Ng'wanambiti!https://www.blogger.com/profile/17146066311562834541noreply@blogger.com