the potter’s workshop
i absolutely love these pastel vases made by the potter’s worskop as seen via this article
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kapama karula
don’t ask me why but i have been looking at a ton of safari lodges lately (no i’m not planning a trip, if only) and amongst all the usual colonial african, hunting lodge, dark leather couches, elephant heads on the walls and springbok hides on the floor kind of places i discovered kapama karula. aaaah, a serene […]
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“The hills and veld that Daniel Naudé invites us to traverse are filled with wonderful creatures, each more proud, perfect, and present than the next”
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this gives me such goosebumps, it’s ridiculous! also makes me want to jump up & dance like a crazy. the concert was in 1987 & held in harare – you can buy the dvd at amazon (or take2 for the locals). the graceland clip is equally rad.
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a work colleague recently returned from a trip to ethiopia. i want to go to there (is that ever going to get old?)
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dominic nahr – photojournalist. story at the ny times, thanks to henno for bringing him to my attention
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In the 1980s video cassette technology made it possible for “mobile cinema” operators in Ghana to travel from town to town and village to village creating temporary cinemas. In order to promote these showings, artists were hired to paint large posters of the films & were given the artistic freedom to paint the posters as […]
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seydou keïta – a pretty extensive collection from neville trickett, right here
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remember my post about bicycles? how cool are these ladies from burkina faso. did you know, almost 55 million bikes have been made this year so far?
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