A confusing fusion
African and Caribbean beats from France
Rochefort’s ‘Sites en Scenes’ Open Air Concert
Saturday night photos
Sunday night writing
I’m sitting outside, with the drum pounding through the loudspeaker and r -everberating round the open space alongside the batiments of Rochefort. The beat is so strong, I can almost feel the vibrations through the soft blades of grass under [...]
Seeing Beyond Stereotypes
I read a satirical essay today titled ‘How To Write About Africa‘.
I stumbled upon the article by Binyavanga Wainaina, which is published by Granta, having typed the word ‘Africa’ into Google.
The article begins by saying that the title should always include either ‘Africa’, ‘Darkness’ or ‘Safari’. This is so very true.
Now I don’t have a [...]
