Bother, I think you are mixing me with another person. My name only changed from Ras André in my first ten visits to the page - to Ras Mandingo and never changed anymore.

I was born in Brasil and still live here. I lived in London for two years were I was introduced to RAstafari.

My Landlady said to me first time she saw me :"Oh, you're brown!!!" And on the streets people asking if I was Lebanese - that was the first time I felt this race issue.

My ancestors are Indians(Tupí), but also Africans (Yorubá) and Arabs (Portuguese) - How should I feel?

Respect, One Love

Ras MAndingo - Recife - Brasil.