Upper house, was the driving force behind the move to recognise Nanny as a Harris of Moore Town, then a Senator in Jamaica's
The government of Jamaica declared Queen Nanny a National Nanny is celebrated in Jamaica and abroad: However, the Maroons areĪdamant that there was only one "Queen Nanny."Īccording to Maroon oral history, Nanny's remains are buried High-ranking women were called that in Maroon Town. Part of the confusion is that "Nanny" is an honorific title*, and many The exact date of her death remains a mystery. Some claim that Queen Nanny lived to be an old woman, dying Powers, and could catch bullets and then redirect them back at the people who Her image is also on the Jamaican $500 note whichĪccording to Maroon oral history, Nanny's success inĭefending her people against overwhelming British forces was often attributed Only female national hero celebrating her success as a leader, military In 1975, the government of Jamaica declared Nanny as their Modern members of the Moore Town celebrate 20 April 1740 as a holiday. The village built on the land grant still Provided for state sanctioned freedom for the Maroons, and granted 500 acres of Havingįailed to defeat them on the battle field, the British sued for peace, signingĪ treaty with them on 20 April 1740. Mastery of guerrilla warfare played a significant role in their success. Use of supernatural powers by Nanny, but historians argue that the Maroon Maroons attributed their success against the British to the successful
Significant losses in their encounters with the Windward Maroons of eastern Tradition and at least one documentary source, she was never enslaved.ĭuring the years of warfare, the British suffered According to Maroon legend, Queen Nanny wasīorn in what is today Ghana of the Akans people. Much of what is known about her comes from oral history, as In the early 18th century, under the leadership of Nanny, the Windward Maroonsįought a guerrilla war over many years against British authorities in theĬolony of Jamaica in what became known as the First Maroon War. Led a community of formerly enslaved Africans called the Windward Maroons. 1755), was an 18th-century leader of the Jamaican Maroons. " Queen Nanny, Granny Nanny or Nanny or Nanny of the Maroons INFORMATION ABOUT THE MAROON QUEEN NANNY (GRANNY NANNY) The Granny Nanny Cultural Group- Topic, January 6, 2017
Thanks to the Maroon cultural groups for helping to keep alive the music legacy of the Jamaican Maroons.Thanks also to all those who are quoted in this post and thanks to the publisher of this video on YouTube.Ĭlick for a YouTube video entitled " WHO ARE THE MAROONS IN JAMAICA? JOURNEY TO ACCOMPONG TOWN JAMAICA | Part 1" and click for a YouTube video entitled " THE MAROONS JAMAICA | MOORETOWN | NANNY FALLS"Īlso, click the tags given below for more information about Jamaica's Maroons and about Jamaica's Queen Nanny (Granny Nanny).
The content of this post is presented for cultural, historical, entertainment, and aesthetic purposes. Also, are the composer/s of these songs known? Please add to the folkloric record by sharing these songs' lyrics and by sharing any information you may have about when these songs were first sung and whether they are religious songs or social resistence/protest songs or both. I've searched online, but haven't found any words for these Jamaican Maroon call & response songs. This post also showcases a sound file of another Jamaican Maroon song "Granny Nanny Come Oh" and provides some information about Queen Nanny who is also known as "Granny Nanny". This pancocojams post showcases a 2016 YouTube video of Jamaica's Moore Town Maroons Granny Nanny Cultural Group performing the song "Granny Nanny Train Ah Come (Walk In Deh)" (also found as "Maroon Train Ah Come (Walk In Deh)." Some audience members dance along with The Moore Town Maroons Granny Nanny Cultural Group. Two drummers are seated inside the circle. This Maroon performance group sing this song while they do their traditional dance around a circle. Step inĪnd jump to the pulsating indigenous Maroons' Drumbeats. "Granny Nanny Train ah Come, Walk in Deh".
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