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"Njacko Backo is a musician, poet, writer, composer, performer, and choreographer from Cameroon. He was born in 1958 and raised in a very musical family. He spent most of his childhood in a village called Bazou in western Cameroon where he was introduced to music. Like most children in his village, he began playing percussion and making instruments. However, with his Grandmother's assistance, Njacko met with the elders of the village who taught him to play music. He studied drumming (toum and kak), kalimba (also called the thumb piano, however, he plays with his fingers), percussion (various instruments), and an African harp called zaa koua. Early Life Njacko left Cameroon at the age of 17and continued his study of contemporary and traditional African music while he travelled in various Central and West African countries some of which include Nigeria, Benin, Togo, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso, Senegal, Niger and Mali. During his travels, he resorted to doing various jobs during the day and working in clubs with different musicians at night. He eventually made his way to Paris by the time he was 21 years old. While living in Europe, Njacko continued to work as a musician, dancer, and choreographer and worked with groups like Africa Salimata, Ernest Cissé, Sosoba, Vinjama, and Mioso Mika. He also began his recording career with his first two albums in Amsterdam: Le Destin and Bamileké Reggae. Career Njacko currently lives in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, but he first arrived in Montréal, Quebec in 1989. He worked with other African artists, including the late Boubacar Diabaté, Oumar Diayé, and dancer Zab Maboungo. He formed his band Njacko Backo and Kalimba Kalimba in 1990 and has independently released a total of 11 full-length albums to date. Njacko has performed at the Montreal Jazz Festival, the Louisiana Folk Festival (Lafayette, LA) and the Houston International Jazz Festival (Houston, TX), among countless other events. He has also composed music for films including To Walk with Lions, Born Free, and Spirit in the Tree. In addition to music, Njacko also teaches extensively in the Greater Toronto Area through an organization called Mariposa in the Schools. He has produced three instructional African drumming CDs and instructional DVDs. Discography Albums = Bamileke Reggae (1986) Le Destin (1988) Aventure au Desert (1989-1992) Resurrection (1987-1992) Nkoni (1996) Lode Yeuk (1999) Kakoua (2000) The Conscience of Africa (2003) Ba Ba Oh (2006) Ou est l’Amour [Where is the Love] (2011) Ici Bas Rien Nest Impossible (2013) CDs and DVDs J'aime mon école (2019) À Tous Les Enfants De La Terre (2019) Awards, Nominations, and Honorary mentions * Fiati Memorial Award for Best Traditional Performance from Toronto-based Music Africa (1999) * First prize in the 17th Annual Billboard World Song Contest for his song "Afrique Réveille Toi." * Nominated for a 2013 Canadian Folk Music Award (World Group of the Year) for album "Ici Bas, Rien N’est Impossible" * Honorable mention in the World Music category of the 2006 International Songwriting Competition and 15th Annual Billboard World Song Contest for his song "Mama Oh". ReferencesExternal links * Mariposa in the Schools Category:1958 births Category:Living people Category:Cameroonian musicians Category:Canadian people of Cameroonian descent Category:Canadian world music musicians Category:Music educators "
"Voe of Cullingsburgh is a large sea loch off the Shetland island of Bressay, voe meaning "sea inlet" in Shetland dialect."Shetland Words:V" The Shetland Dictionary Project. Retrieved 17 January 2010. The local spelling of the name is "Voe of Cullingsbrough" (pronounced "Cullingsbroch")."Voe of Cullingsburgh" Shetlopedia. Retrieved 17 January 2010. The voe is separated from Aith Voe to the west by Score Head at the northwestern extremity and the peninsula of Aith Ness, and from Noss Sound to the east by the heights of Ander Hill and the point of Loder Head. Within the voe there are various smaller embayments, such as Score Minni, Blue Geo, Minni of Aith and Bay of Cuppa. Inner Score and Outer Score are tidal islets separated from one another by the narrow Gluop of the Scores."Get-a-Map" Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 17 January 2010. There are small settlements at Setter, Bruntland and Aith on the western side of the voe and the uninhabited Garth and Cullingsburgh to the east along with the remains of both a broch and the 12th-century St. Mary's Church."Cullingsburgh, Voe of" Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 17 January 2010. The Pictish-era Bressay Stone was found near this churchyard in 1852. It dates from the 8th–9th century AD, and a replica of the original was erected inside the churchyard in 2000.Cullingsbrough, bressay-history-group.org. Archived on March 2, 2012. It is described as "a slab of chlorite slate, about 16 inches wide at the top, tapering to less than a foot at the bottom".Anderson, Joseph (Ed.) (1893) Orkneyinga Saga. Translated by Jón A. Hjaltalin & Gilbert Goudie. Edinburgh. James Thin and Mercat Press (1990 reprint). References External links *Bressay Stone on Shetlopedia Category:Voes of Shetland "
"HMS Musquito (or Mosquito). was a Royal Navy built by John Preston at Great Yarmouth and launched in 1804. She was commissioned in October 1804 under Commander Samuel Jackson. She served in the North Sea and the Baltic, and Jackson supervised the first successful rocket attack in Europe at Boulogne in 1806. After the war she served off Africa and captured some slavers. She was broken up in 1822, having been laid up since 1818. North Sea and Baltic On 28 December 1804 Musquito sent into Yarmouth Roads a large smuggling vessel carrying 1400 half-ankers of liquor, and some tobacco. The smuggler was the former King George Packet that the Dutch had detained at the beginning of the war."Ship News". Morning Post (London, England), 31 December 31, 1804; Issue 11307. Lloyd's List (LL) had reported on 31 May 1803 that Earl of Leicester, Princess Royal, and King George Packet had been detained at Helvöet. The vessel was named Aurora and she and her cargo were sold at auction on 9 July 1805."Advertisements & Notices". Ipswich Journal (Ipswich, England), 6 July 1805; Issue 3765. Musquito was off Scarborough on 12 April 1805 when Jackson saw two ships firing their guns at a third. Jackson caught up with the quarry, which turned out to be a sloop from Guernsey carrying contraband goods. Her captain informed Jackson his pursuers were French privateers. Jackson sailed in pursuit and captured one of the privateers at midday and the other early the following morning. The privateers were the Dutch-built doggers Orestes and Pylades. Each was armed with a 24-pounder carronade and six swivels and had a crew of 33 men. They had been at sea for three weeks, flying false Prussian colours. Their plan had been to attack merchant shipping off Scotland but bad weather had foiled them. Musquito sent both into Yarmouth.Lloyd's List, no. 4217, - accessed 16 May 2014.Lloyd's List, no. 4218, - accessed 16 May 2014. Later that year Musquito escorted transports carrying some 5,000 troops to Lord Cathcart's army in Hanover. By trusting his judgment over that of the pilots he was ordered to use, Jackson saved the convoy from grounding on the Haak Sand off Texel, although one transport did ground with the result that the Dutch captured her and the 250 men of the Fifth Regiment of Foot she was carrying.Marshall (1827), Supplement, Part 1, pp. 275-6. Later, Musquito drove five French armed schooners ashore on the Calais-Boulogne coast. On 27 March 1806, Musquito was with and the gun-brig when they captured Vrow Cornelia, R.R. Cruzenga, master. On 7 April Musquito, Monkey, and captured Bradford. Two days later, Musquito and Ariadne, and the gun-brigs , Bold, and captured Anna Margaretha, Klinkammer, master. On 14 April Musquito, Ariadne, Monkey, and Blazer captured the merchant vessel Elizabeth Anna. Then on 5 June Musquito was among the vessels that shared in the capture of Prospere, J.G. Huret, Master. Almost two months later, on 28 July, many of the same vessels shared in the capture of Jonge Jacob. "Use of rocket's from boats" - An illustration from William Congreve's book. During Commodore Edward Owen's rocket attack on the French flotilla at Boulogne in October 1806, Jackson directed the boats firing Congreve rockets. As night drew in on the Channel, 24 cutters fitted with rocket frames formed a line and fired some 400 rockets at Boulogne. The barrage took only 30 minutes. Apparently the attack set a number of fires but otherwise had limited effect. Still, the effect was enough to lead the British to employ rockets on a number of further occasions.Werrett (2009) This was the first successful use of rocket artillery in Europe. An earlier attack on Boulogne in November 1805 had been a complete failure with the rockets not even reaching the town. Musquito joined the expedition to Copenhagen in October 1806 where she was stationed in the Belt to prevent supplies reaching Zealand. In June 1807 Mosquito captured Jeune Adolphe, M. Combet, Master. Musquito shared in the prize money for the capture of Copenhagen on 7 September 1807. Musquito was recommissioned in October 1807 under Commander William Goate for the North Sea. She next appears in the records in early 1809. In late 1808 or early 1809, Musquito retrieved and brought into Heligoland George, Maddock, master, which had been sailing from London to Heligoland when she ran ashore nearly filled with water. Her crew had deserted her, and her cargo was much damaged.Lloyd's List, no.4329,, - accessed 16 May 2014. Musquito captured the Danish privateers Princess Juliana Sophia on 17 May 1809, and the cutter Sol Fulgen (or Soe Fulgen) of six guns and 24 men off Heligoland on 25 May 1809. Musquito may have been in command of the gun-vessel because on 30 May Lieutenant E.W. Mansel, of Patriot sent a letter to Goate for onward transmission announcing the capture of the Danish cutter privateer Snap. The capture took place in the River Hever. Snap was armed with three guns and had a crew of nine men. She was one week out of Tonningen, but had not captured anything. That same month Mansel advised Goate that Patriot had captured in the Jahde River a Dutch gun-vessel of one gun, some swivel guns, and 10 men, a Danish privateer of one gun, six swivels and 25 men, off Langerooz, and with the hired armed vessel , of the destruction of two French privateers and a sloop in the Jahde. Elbe In June 1809 Lord George Stuart gave Goate command of a small force consisting of Musquito, the two s and , five gun-brigs, including , and Patriot and Alert. On 7 July they entered the Elbe. There was a battery at Cuxhaven so they anchored out range of its cannons. Next morning at daylight Goate led a landing party but before they could attack the battery its 80-man garrison retreated, abandoning their guns. The British then loaded the battery’s six 24-pounders into vessels lying in the harbour, together with all the shot and military stores they could find and some other small guns. Next, they blew up the fort and seized two French gunboats, each of two guns. Lastly, the landing party handed the town of Cuxhaven back to the civil governor before returning to its vessels. Later, Mosquito, Basilisk and would share in the prize money. On 26 July French cavalry almost captured several British naval officers reconnoitering the village of Ritzbuttle. Lord Stuart responded by sending a detachment to meet the French. However, Stuart then discovered that the French had retreated to Gessendorf, which was some from Cuxhaven. He sent Goate and a landing party from Mosquito towards Gessendorf. As soon as Goate approached the French they evacuated Gessendorf in requisitioned wagons, while about 60 cavalry covered their retreat. At the same time Stuart had Pettet of Briseis take his men around the flank to capture a battery of four 12-pounders that was firing round shot and grape at Stuart and Captain Watts of Ephira. Before the British arrived, the French artillerymen abandoned their guns, making their escape via boats on the Weser. Still, the British captured the commander of the battery, together with three of his officers or non-commissioned officers. The British then burst the four 12-pounders before they took away the powder. The only British casualty on the entire expedition was Watts, who had been wounded. On 21 October Musquito was under the command of Commander Robert Petter and in company with the gun-brig when they captured the galliot Fortuna. On 30 October, Musquito and Richmond captured the Fortuna. Whether these are the same or different vessels is an open question. Cruising Musquito was recommissioned in June 1811 under Commander Christopher Bell. Early in September Primus, carrying tar and hemp, Worksam, in ballast, Experiment, carrying iron, Columbus, carrying linseed, Neptunus, carrying timber, and Hctor, carrying sundry goods, came into Yarmouth. They were prizes to , , , , Musquito, , and .Lloyd's List, no. 4596, - accessed 16 May 2014. In February 1812 Musquito came under the command of Commander James Tomkinson. On 1 June 1812 Musquito, which was shorthanded, intercepted a group of lobster boats off Heligoland. She then impressed two seamen from the boats. The men and their colleagues sued for their release, and in 1813 were granted a writ of habeas corpus. The argument was that because Britain had taken possession of the island and its fisheries in 1807, the Heligoland fisheries were British possessions and thus fell within a defined statutory exception for "the fisheries of this Kingdom".The law review and quarterly journal of British and foreign jurisprudence. (London: Owen Richards, 1845-1856), Vol. 13, pp.254-5. Between 29 July and 4 August, Musquito captured several Dutch fishing boats: Gute Verwagting, Tobie Maria, Jonge Maria, Jeannette, Femme Elizabeth, Hoop (alias Esperance), and the Rondwich. By agreement, Musquito shared the prize money with , , and Cretan. On 7 August 1812 Musquito was at Yarmouth, having captured three Dutch prizes off the Dogger Bank. These were Jonge Maria, Jonge Dirk, and Saloritta, all carrying saltfish.Lloyd's List, no.4692, - accessed 16 May 2014. On 11 February 1813, the schooner , with Musquito in company, recaptured the Neptune. On 24 April 1813 Musquito sailed for the Leeward Islands. On 11 February 1814, Musquito, still under Tomkinson's command, detained the American brig Halligren in the river of Surinam. Halligren was condemned under droit of admiralty and prize money was awarded. Then on 30 June Musquito captured the slaver Manuella, which was carrying a cargo of slaves. Manuella was sailing under Spanish colours and was on her way to Puerto Rico with "500 Negros" when Musquito captured her and sent her into Tortola.Lloyd's List, - accessed 16 May 2014. Perhaps because of the head money for the slaves, the prize money involved was quite substantial. On 6 July Musquito captured the ship Sophia. Post-war On 26 February 1815, Musquito was one of the warships that sailed from St. Thomas as escort to a convoy of 95 vessels bound for Great Britain.Lloyd's List, no.4959, - accessed 16 May 2014. On 26 June, Panther, Gezoline, master, arrived at Plymouth as a prize to , Musquito, , , and . She had been sailing from Martinique to Dunkirk when the British captured her.Lloyd's List, no.4984, - accessed 16 May 2014. On 9 July, Sophia, Westfolm, master, arrived at Plymouth. Musquito had detained Sophia as she was sailing from Drontheim to Rochelle.Lloyd's List, no.4987, - accessed 16 May 2014. A few days later Neptune, Horner, master, also arrived at Plymouth. Musquito had detained her as she was sailing from Holland to Rochelle.Lloyd's List, no.4989, - accessed 16 May 2014. On 12 August Commander George Brine was appointed to Musquito from and he took command on 25 August. She then spent several years off Africa, much of the time at St Helena, "guarding Napoleon". In August 1816 Musquito was at Port Louis, Île de France. While cruising in the vicinity she captured a number of slave vessels, including the schooners Petite Aimée and Helen, and the luggers St. Joseph and Zephyr. The captures of Petite Aimée and St. Joseph occurred on 15 and 17 October 1816. The capture of Zephyr took place on 19 December. On 7 October 1817 Musquito arrived at the Cape of Good Hope from Île de France. From there she sailed to Saint Helena. She was reported at St Helena on 12 April 1818 and again on 17 August. On 14 November she arrived at Deal from Portsmouth and sailed for the Thames. Brine received promotion to post-captain on 7 December 1818. Fate Musquito was paid off at Deptford in 1818. The Principal Officers and Commissioners of His Majesty's Navy first offered the "Mosquito brig, of 18 guns and 384 tons", lying at Deptford, for sale on 13 April 1822. She was sold to Thomas King for £1,050 on 7 May. Notes, citations, and references Notes Citations References * Congreve, William, Sir. (1827) A Treatise on the General Principles, Powers, and Facility of Application of the Congreve Rocket System. (London: Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green). * Marshall, John ( 1823–1835) Royal naval biography, or, Memoirs of the services of all the flag-officers, superannuated rear-admirals, retired-captains, post-captains, and commanders, whose names appeared on the Admiralty list of sea officers at the commencement of the present year 1823, or who have since been promoted ... (London : Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown). * Werrett, Simon (20 March 2009) "William Congreve's rational rockets". Notes & Records of the Royal Society Vol. 63, no. 1, pp. 35–56. * External links * Phillips, Michael; Ships of the Old Navy – Musquito (1804); accessed 13 January 2010. Category:1804 ships Category:Cruizer-class brig-sloops Category:Ships built in England "