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Coucou you guys, hope all is well and that you are enjoying your summer:)Last friday marked my first attempt at modelling , yes your girl curves & all made her first modelling debut for the clothing line Fula& Style by two fabulafricanas Aminata & Leonie:) They are both based abroad but are set to bring affordable and chic fashion to us working ladies here in Africa.When I was first contacted to do the show I was like do those ladies know who they are dealing with, I mean this girl ain’t no Ndeye Ndack (senegalese top model).I went for the first fitting nervous but I managed to squeeze in a beautiful 50′s inspired dress with the help of Dame Spanx, good times:)) Ami one part of the designing duo was quite professional and sweet, she asked important questions like was I comfortable wearing the dress ect.On friday we were told …


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” So surely every hardship is followed by ease.Wen you have are free (having finished one task) strive hard to do the next” Surah Al Sharha Hello you guys today is the first anniversary of fabulafricana.com & my 6 years of blogging.:) It was def’ an experience, last year I had a hard time blogging , sharing with you guys, was questioning myself way way too much, so I’m happpppy to go toward the sencond anniversary. Last year I attended many events, met many many interesting local senegalese people, got heavy into photography but didn’t share much on this platform unfortunately. This year I will focus more on fabulafricana.com, promise, promise guys:) I wanted to thank you guys who subscribed, left coments, encouragements, motivation and waited patiently for me to get it together, thank you my long time readers and my new readers.Last year as I was working with Yacine …


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I don’t remenber how I found out about this South African cooking/talk show but anywhoo I love the energy on the set. I didn’t get a chance to see all full episodes but little clips of the shows with guests like Doris Mbisi,Nkensani Nkosi,Simphiwe Dana,Gugu Zuma ect…Sibahle Mtongana serves as the host & she’s the food editor of Drum Magazine. You can catch the show on the UK African chanel . Yaye


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Salam you guys, hope tuesday is going well for you guyz:) I have a question: are you addicted to facebook? It’s a great tool but da.. sometimes if feels like we all work for it non?:)  Anywhoo wanted to share my liking for Ghanaian singer Efya formely known as Miss Jane. She’s a young artist based in Accra, she’s influenced by old school artists like Aretha Franklin, current artists like Frank Ocean, Janelle Monae, Beyonce of course. Yes she can sing but I think what I like abt her artistry is that she goes all the way, she ain’t afraid to be a bit different.I was watching a studio session featuring her, her passion is strong, you can tell that she really wants “it” & she doesn’t hold back. Efya is the daughter of a famous Ghanain TV host, she had her big break when she participated in a TV …


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A couple of weeks ago I went to see the documentary “Ladies Turn”  directed by Helen Harden .I’ve heard about it on the TV Talk show ” Plus d’Afrique”.I wanted to see it because I didn’t know anything about female soccer local players , I had never been to a game, never heard anything about them. The movie follows the lives of a few outspoken ball lovers, the difficulties they face to be accepted by their parents, the struggles the Ladies’ turn organization face to get adequate fundings in order to organize championship games , the camaraderie that is apparent among the players.Bref I realy enjoyed it,I was really touched by the passion of the Senegalese soccer team captain Seyni, she fought hard to get funding , to get media coverage, to get the legal authorizations in order to play in the main stadium.I was happy to hear that she …


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Good morning you guys, hope you are all doing good and that you had a good weekend:) Wanted to share  a few good African songs that makes working out a bit easier for me.Songs by artists like D’Banj, Bracket & Wiz Kid, Akon, P Square,Molare and many others …posting a few videos.Do you have fav’ african songs that motivate you to work out?:) Yaye


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Salam you guyz , hope you are grinding and grinding some more, hope you are holding on the the internal you, hope you are not losing hope, hope you’ve told someone some kind words, hope you’ve loved someone today ..family member, a stranger, a friend, a life partner whoever just  THAT shared part of you:) I wanted to share pictures of  Aida a beautiful soul, a beautiful dancer.We’ve met briefly when she was here for the Biennale 2012. She performed with her gorgeous friend at the Hotel Sokhamon ,I couldn’t possibly miss it, it was beautiful, it was deep. Aida hope you come back to Dakar and you bless us with your gift sis, diarama:) Yaye


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Hey you guys, Happy blessed friday:) Today is a slow day for me just wanted to share this picture of water & lemon..summer is def’ around the corner & I’m feeling the need to live a healthier way:) I’m going to the graduation of my brother tomorow morning & the wedding of my cousin on sunday..Tonight I may be going to the premiere of the sports life documentary “Ladies Turn” , I’ve been looking forward to it all week ..oh and tomorrow there’s also a dance festival that I’ll be checking out so yes many many things to share, have a beautiful friday night & a good weekend. To the new readers,thank you for stopping by:) Yaye


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In the name of Allah:) Good morning you guys & happy belated mama day to you mothers out there, hope you had a beautiful time with your loved ones:) This weekend was a buzy one for me I went to two fashion events; Sira Vision on Saturday & on sunday the first ever bridal salon.Today’s post is all about Colle Sow Ardo yearly fashion show that I’ve been going to each year since I moved back.I enjoyed myself, it was a nice show despite the few techincal problems & the  delay.I really hope that next year the event will be held like last year  in the garden of the Almadies Hotel (better setting I believe). This year’s themes were friendship & peace , as you know Ivory Coast & Senegal went through dramatic political times but thank God things are looking up in both countries. The designers were strictly Ivoirian …


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I featured Warsan on my former blog in 2009 (http://yayemarieba.blogspot.com/search?q=WARSAN) . She published her first book this year called :” Teaching my mother how to give birth” available on Amazon.com. I hear her profound honesty on her digital album “warsan versus melancholy” which is at times comfortable, sensual, heavy, soft, uncomfortable, poignant, deja vu.. she’s just she:) Warsan is surrounded by pure love, her facebook page, her official sites are made of love filled  with testimonials of followers  who find answers,questions , peace and love in her words, it’s quite impressive! She def’ makes you stop & think of your own feminity – womanhood , capacity of real loving, the hurt, the loss, the eagerness to love, the disappointments, the feeling of  being loved & loved back.http://warsanshire.tumblr.comhttp://vimeo.com/36289832 Yaye


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