## Section I: Chapter 2  
Amon Saba SAAKANA has a diploma of Higher Education in Caribbean Studies from the University of East London, an M.A. in Caribbean literature from the University of East London and a Ph.D. from the School of Oriental \& African Studies and Goldsmiths College, University of London. He received a certificate and diploma in Egyptian Archaeology from the Institute of Archaeology, University College London. Dr Saakana's research interests are in African world music, African civilizations, Comparative African World literature and culture, Caribbean social history, music, art and literature, and race \& media in the UK.