Joe Ouakam #dakart2016
It’s the last day of the Dak’art Biennale and I have totally not covered enough of it! But there is one artist I can’t leave out, before finishing this ‘virtual… Read more Joe Ouakam #dakart2016 →
Spirit of #dakart2016
If you have been reading my blog posts you will know I have been following the Dak’art Biennale for contemporary African Arts via the internet for the last 3 weeks.… Read more Spirit of #dakart2016 →
Ancien Palais #dakart2016
The Ancien Palais de Justice Dakar, used to be the first courthouse of Senegal and only moved to a new location in 2005 , but the state it was left… Read more Ancien Palais #dakart2016 →
In bloom #dakart2016
Words and drawing inspired by the Dak’art Biennale 2016: Africa in Bloom utopia city in the blue light changing, growing from within So I’ve been following… Read more In bloom #dakart2016 →
Delphine Diallo #dakart2016
Introducing the wonderful Delphine Diallo (photographer and visual artist). A graduate from the Académie Charpentier School of Visual Art in Paris in 1999, she worked in the music industry for… Read more Delphine Diallo #dakart2016 →
The Grand Magal
We are driving through the holy city of Touba (Senegal) by car and are on our way to the Great Mosque during the celebrations of The Grand Magal 2013.… Read more The Grand Magal →
African woman praying
I remember growing up with this idea that Africa is a very dry place, brown, sandy, no water, lions, underfed children covered in flies, walking skeletons, mud huts, scary diseases..or… Read more African woman praying →
African harp (Kora)
The first time I heard the Kora was in Manchester in 2009. Somewhere in the city center Jali Nyonkoling Kuyateh (video below) was busking with his Kora. I bought his… Read more African harp (Kora) →
