babs olusanmokun played kunta kinte's father in roots miniseries in 1977.
babs olusanmokun played kunta kinte's father in roots miniseries in 1977.
who played kunta kinte's father in roots miniseries in 1977?
babs olusanmokun
in the gambia, west africa, in 1750, kunta kinte is born to omoro kinte (thalmus rasulala), a mandinka warrior, and his wife, binta (cicely tyson). he was raised in a muslim family. when kunta (levar burton) reaches the age of 15, he and a group of other adolescent boys take part in tribal manhood training, ending with a ceremony, after which they become recognized as men and mandinka warriors. while trying to carry out a task to catch a bird and take it home unharmed, kunta sees white men carrying firearms, along with their black collaborators. later, while fetching wood outside his village to make a drum for his younger brother, kunta is captured by black collaborators under the direction of white men. he is then sold to a slave trader and placed aboard a ship under the command of capt. thomas davies (edward asner) for a three-month journey to colonial america. during the voyage a group of rebels among the human cargo try but fail to stage a mutiny and to take over the ship.
roots (1977 miniseries)
there is an annual kunta kinte heritage festival held in maryland. kunta kinte inspired a reggae riddim of the same name, performed by artists including the revolutionaries, and mad professor, and an album, "kunta kinte roots" by ranking dread.









































in "the fresh prince of bel-air", will smith's character says, in regard to being punished, "why don't you just do me like kunta kinte and chop off my foot?"









































rapper and songwriter kendrick lamar references kunta kinte in his 2015 single release, "king kunta".
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