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Michael Jackson's other funeral
By John James
BBC News, Krindjabo, Ivory Coast
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The village will be in mourning until a new prince is announced on Sunday

A "funeral" for pop star Michael Jackson has been taking place in the village of Krindjabo, where he was crowned a prince of the Anyi people on a visit to the country in 1992.
The village has been in mourning since his death on 25 June.
The villagers appealed without success to have the body returned, but since his official funeral in Los Angeles they have decided he also needs to be properly buried according to the customs in the Sanwi kingdom.
The village football pitch here has been transformed into a green square surrounded on all sides by tents full of what I guess is around 1,000 people from the village and - like us - from Abidjan to formally say goodbye to one of the biggest pop music stars of the last 50 years.
You may know him as Michael Jackson, but here he is Prince Michael Amalaman Anoh.
One of the organisers of the event, Emmanuel Kassy Kofi, said they had appealed through the international media and the US embassy in Abidjan for Michael Jackson's body to be returned.
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Michael Jackson was enthroned as a "king-in-waiting"

Michael Jackson was enthroned as a king-in-waiting and should normally be buried in a river.
"If for example the Americans or his family permitted for us to bring the body here we'd do what needs to be done," Mr Kofi said.
"We asked for the body - it's for us. It was Michael Jackson himself who tested his DNA and said it'd be good to find his family.
"And by certain signs the King also recognised certain signs that he was part of the dynasty. And the royal seat that the king's sitting on - Michael Jackson sat on it too."
The organisers say his spirit is already here and will be put to rest.
The whole village is in mourning here until Sunday when the successor to Prince Michael Jackson Amalaman Anoh will be announced.
Until then, the party and memorials will continue well into the night.



http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8180068.stm
 
umm no thanx,his body doesnt need to be buried in an african river.
 
That's touching. Michael loved Africa, he always spoke with such fervour and passion about his vists to African countires... He would have loved that.
 
lol this brings to mind an article some woman wrote where she said her son asked her if Michael Jackson was a real king after he heard him being called the King of Pop on tv. She told him he wasn't. Looks like you were wrong, lady.
 
Adore said:
lol this brings to mind an article some woman wrote where she said her son asked her if Michael Jackson was a real king after he heard him being called the King of Pop on tv. She told him he wasn't. Looks like you were wrong, lady.
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i got duped into reading that king jesus 'article' :|
 
sunnyday81 said:
I agree. But they don't mean any harm. It's their custom. And who knows, maybe MJ would really like the idea!
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ur right,i hope it didnt come off mean lol. but he would be so far away from his kids and his family.
 
I saw the villagers talk on TV shortly after Michael had died. They were upset because they knew they wouldn't be able to go to the funeral in USA because of visa, money and such problems. It's a nice gesture of what they're doing but asking for the body is too much..
My personal opinion is that moving somebodys dead body around is disrespectful and therefore I always favor cremation.
 
ParisKatherine said:
Michael tested his own DNA?? These people are his relations??
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That's what I thought too when I read that. I remember Michael saying something about Africa and his ancestry and feeling at home there, but I thought he was speaking in general. But maybe he was speaking about this specifically?? It makes sense to make him their king.
 
That is lovely!! He was a real king!!! Isnt extraordinary how he really makes a mark all over the world. Ivory Coast, wow! Now I have another place to visit.
 
sunnyday81 said:
That's what I thought too when I read that. I remember Michael saying something about Africa and his ancestry and feeling at home there, but I thought he was speaking in general. But maybe he was speaking about this specifically?? It makes sense to make him their king.
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anyone know?
 
aww how sweet of them.

however they good and well that the jacksons are not parting with michaels body and so far away. Im sorry to say but no!

Know thy self your baby is so cute!
 
They show the world that they care him and really need to do that for him because they love their Prince thats really sweet. :) They probably know that its hard to be true to get his body back but nothing wrong to tell the world about their tradition.

Michael looks really smart in all pictures Tkxxx
 
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