" Dream of a land my soul is from ...." Tyitelle

FOOD :: Swahili food from the east African coast :: KENYA

Travel :: Two weeks in Abidjan :: Côte d’ivoire

Hello everyone 🙂 We know we have been MIA and …we are sorry about that. Honestely, the past 2 years made everyone busy in many ways. Even if it was busy wondering when we would all get back to some sort of normality. However, despite the worldwide craziness we have been able to do a wonderful trip some weeks ago. Spending 2 weeks in Abidjan, Côte d’ivoire has been the breath of fresh air that we…

MUSIC :: SUMMER 2021 PLAYLIST :: From Africa to the world

Hey there! 🙂 We couldn’t just go on a summer break without sharing our playlist! This summer, many of us are going to be road tripping or will be on our way longer than usual so let’s all agree that we’ll be needing decent playlists! Ours is once more very eclectic you’ll jam on some SA house, Afrobeats, Kuduro, zouglou, afro trap and so on. Let’s go to Angola, South Africa, France, Cameroon,…

Fashion :: SUMMER 2021 inspiration ::

Are we travelling this summer 2021? Is there a need to leave our comfy indoor clothes behind? You know that ugly but oh so comf hoody or sweat and those torn shorts… 🙂 Well, for many of us it’s still blurry…countries are opening, others are shutting down again and it’s an emotional rolla coaster…One thing is sure though, wearing colourful items always cheers up! So we decided that whether we are…

PHOTOGRAPHY :: Aerial photography with SAM MUCHAI :: KENYA

The first time we saw one of his shots of Kenya it immediately made us want to go there! Aerials are such a special new way of enjoying places! Those views are always pretty, let’s agree on that but Sam Muchai’s ones are outstanding. Their color palette soothes your mind and make you wanna dance. Those blues are so deep and those greens are so vibrant, I mean just take a look at our selection…

BEAUTY :: Fair-trade Hair and Skincare with Alaffia :: TOGO & GHANA

ALAFFIA You know we love black soap and everything organic for our skin so it was only fair that we write about ALAFFIA our favourite fair traide and skincare company. Credit photo : @Alaffia Born in the West African nation of Togo, Olowo-n’djo Tchala founded fair-trade beauty brand Alaffia in the early 2000s alongside his partner, Prairie Rose Hyde, after moving to the United States. Inspired…

BOOK :: His only wife – Peace Adzo Medie :: GHANA

His Only Wife – REVIEW : AUTHOR : Peace Adzo Medie is a scholar and writer. She is Senior Lecturer in Gender and International Politics at the University of Bristol. Her research addresses gender, politics, and conflict in Africa. Her debut novel, His Only Wife, was published in September 2020 by Algonquin Books. It was a New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice, a New York Times Notable Book…

Jewels & Home decor :: QUAZI design :: SWAZILAND

QUAZI DESIGN Born out of a partnership between a designer and the local magazine distributor Quazi Design started in 2010 in order to create much needed employment in Eswatini, Southern Africa. What started as a trial in design for social impact has become a small thriving business with a solid community of local women artisans. We believe in sustainable design, ethical production, transparency,…

Photographer :: Meet Seydina Ousmane Boye :: SENEGAL

We discovered SEYDINA OUSMANE BOYE by chance, browsing IG and have been following him since so we thought we might speak about his talented work here for a minute. Wanting to escape has been a daily thing for many of us during this pandemic and this Senegalese photographer has been helping us with that for a while! It all started from his famous pic with the 4 fulani girls ( cover picture)…we…

MUSIC :: 2021 Afrobeat playlist :: From Africa to the world

We realized that our Afrobeat playlists were a bit dull these days….Is the COVID situation influencing the dropping of beats? …Well, we still got some jams to share with you guys 🙂 From Nigeria to Ghana all the way through SA, Martinique island, Cape Verde, Tanzania, Côte d’ivoire and Congo Brazaville. So Let’s go!!!!! OLAKIRA – In my Maserati OLAMIDE – Loading MIDAS THE JAGABAN – Party with a…

ART :: Meet Christella Bijou :: Rwandan digital artist

It’s a new week ! We’ve got a brand new discovery to bring to you : CHRISTELLA BIJOU from the lush and beautiful Rwanda! No need to explain our love for that country but you definitely need a bit more info about Christella. While you’ll be checking out our post, we’ll be checking out ways to have one of her dope illustrations delivered at home. We have almost decided where to hang it!…

Fashion :: MAE OTTI :: NIGERIA

MAE OTTI is a woman’s wear brand that specializes in making unique statements with bold colored pieces. We love colourful outfits! So there is no way we could pass by and not mention MAE OTTI! There are so many designers working with African prints it can be tricky to complicated to make choices. But who said we should choose? Can’t we not wear Christie Brown on Saturday evenings, Ace Couture on…

Food :: Gbofloto / Bofrot / Puff puff :: African doughnuts

Aujourd’hui on parle des beignets les plus populaires du continent africain! Appelés « gboflotos » (en Côte d’ivoire et au Togo), « mikates » (au Congo), “mandazis” ( au Rwanda), “gbofrot ou boflot”( au Ghana), “puff puff” ( au Cameroun et au Nigéria) et ” yovo-doko” ( au Bénin). Si vous avez la chance de parcourir l’Afrique ces douceurs légèrement sucrées ne vous échapperont pas! Impossible de…

Photographer :: Trevor Stuurman’s genius ::South Africa

TREVOR STUURMAN This is going to be our last post of 2020 and what a great way to end this crazy year! Trevor STUURMAN’s work is beautiful and always puts a smile on our faces. Isn’t it what we need right now? Some beauty, some colours, some daydream, some wanderlust… Keep reading you must have seen one or 100 of his pictures on the internet but probably didn’t know that it was from him. He does…

BOOK :: Une si longue lettre – Mariama Bâ :: SENEGAL

Certains livres vous laissent sans voix tant la beauté des mots, l’authenticité des personnages, la pureté de leurs sentiments et de leurs expériences de vie vous touchent. « Une si longue lettre » de Mariama Bâ est un livre qui résonna fort en moi. L’autrice sénégalaise illustre le parcours des deux meilleures amies protagonistes au sein de son pays. Il s’agit de parcours qui me sont…

FOOD :: Taste a ROLEX in Kampala :: UGANDA

While living in Rwanda we got introduced to a bit of the Ugandan culture because it is a neighbour country. Also I had a few Ugandan colleagues and lastly, one could easily drive to Uganda from Kigali. I remember the excitement of seeing a Uganda sign while driving to fun places with our friends. It is such an amazing feeling to be so close to places you could only read about when you were in…

MUSIC :: Back to school Playlist :: Afro Beat & more

Not everything is going on the way we want! And that’s not going to prevent us from enjoying some good music from around the world 🙂 Buckle up people! we are traveling now now!

WIZKID FEAT. DAMIAN MARLEY – Blessed ( NIGERIA / JAMAICA ) TIMAYA – I can’t kill myself ( NIGERIA…