Kilifori

The Painters of The Congo River – Part I

Mbang [m-buh n-g] died in the early 2000s. He used to visit us at our family house in Garoua, a little desertic and colorful town of North Cameroon (Africa) where I grew up. I remember his dark skin, snowy hair. His skinny appearance -as if the Sahel winds would blow his little body away first before his straw hat. He had a bright, charming smile. My mom and him used to talk for hours about art.…

Master The Art of Social Media, Now!

  “Follow me, I will follow you” – Wrong! This is a rich article that will help you harness the social media game. Some people have thousands of followers. It’s crazy when you look at it. Truth is, they can’t even engage properly with one. If you care about the hype and appearances, you might think they have something interesting to say. Then you start adding them to your network and the next…

Do you remember that day when Nadal gave Wawrinka so much troubles and headaches that he went nuts and literally eat the ball? Even his fierce backhand – that I love so much – couldn’t shake the Spanish.  I remember the watch and the ball. That meant that it was time for real frustration for the poor Stan.  He is a schemer. Blessed with a vision of the game that makes his opponents tremble. I…

Artists, Don’t Feed The Lions! How To Be a Better Artist?

Let me tell you a story. An artist starts dying when he/she stops engaging in conversations. That’s a fact. I told you where to find those conversations in my previous article. On top of that, some artists, are crazy enough to have conversations running in their heads all the time. The kind you don’t want to hear. It gives you a clue on why Van Gogh lost his own ear. That being said, I talked to…

Composition is the soul of great photography. It’s the same rule for paintings.  I have to confess: drawing daily is exhausting and sometimes my eyes just need a simple walk outside. Out of my comfort zone. I’m a shy photographer. For God’s sake, I’m not a photographer at all! I’d rather shoot landscape or butterflies playing in the grass. This is why street photography is always a tedious…

I remember when I first started 11 years ago, reading magazines and books, dreaming of a huge scintillating Wacom tablet and Steve Jobs’ Mac. No money so I started working jobs (no pun intended) and when I got it, I bought a little tablet and… a PC. Isn’t it ironic? I did upgrade 6 years later but I still have my old stuff. I just wanted to draw and tell stories, I still do. Still learning every…

Do Airlines Companies (Really) Love Musicians?

“There’s never been a better time to fly ____________! “👈🏾 (your favorite airline name here). These days, whether you are a doctor or a musician, get ready for some fight! This is the sad story of Yennifer Correia (photo) which unfortunately happens too often. How’d you react if an airline agent asked you to check your priceless instrument (i.e your life!)? I remember how frightened I was when I…

Bullshit: Facebook and WhatsApp are for friends and family only.  Good news: Social “selling” is happening everywhere these days especially on your smartphone. This message (picture) from a client means the world. It resonates, because clients always have dreams and vision; your role is to HELP them get there. Heard the stories about door-to-door salesmen being rejected? People getting scammed…

LinkedIN Is NOT About You!

Attractive and inspiring content is what’s missing on LinkedIN, here is why: people who brag about how great they are, do not realise how annoying it actually is! I quote this comment from a member of a music conversation group I joined: “Self-promotion seems to be the modus operandi of a majority of desperate acts on LinkedIN, but most seem to have no idea what they’re doing. 95% of everyone’s…

​ Adele is making my head burn. No doubt. Congrats! She hasn’t lost a Grammy since 2012 and split hers in half to give it to Beyonce…😓 who with Tupac, Prince (a god who walked among us), Mariah Carey and Kanye West never won an album of the year Grammy. Tupac said back in 1996 “we are tired of this event, it’s always the same, boring.. it’s time for something new, time to shock the people” I…

Apple: First Never Follows?

Craig Federighi, Apple’s senior vice president of Software Engineering, is awesome. He just bought his friends 10 tickets to go watch “Finding Dory”, the upcoming Disney blockbuster, via Apple Pay. Dismissing a Facebook friend request from Taylor Swift in the process. He did all that on stage today! As a public speaker or a marketing person, you just can’t avoid the influence of Apple’s keynotes.…

3 Things You Are Doing Wrong On LinkedIN

There was a time, not so long ago, before the invention of the internet or  e-mail, when we used to write letters. We used to sit down and write with passion and strong empathy, because we knew that it would take weeks before our correspondents get that mail. When it will arrive? Will they get it? How will they feel when they’ll read it?  The anxiety was real. These are the common things most…