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Good morning guys,as usual I’m still awake yes it’s bad ..I need to learn how to sleep at night lol. Anywhoo this past weekend the 72 Hours Roller festival took place in Dakar, unfortunately my weekend was jammed packed so I was only able to take a few pics  but it seemend like it was a huge success.Part of the festival took place in Medina a popular neighberhood where a lot of kids are forgotten so it was nice for them to discover that sport.Rollerblading seems to be quite in vogue lately, I see groups of teenagers rollerblading here and there, just want them to be careful because traffic can be crazy out here.Just had time to take a few pics of the kids having fun, will try to follow some of the roller clubs in Dakar and give you more info.By the way here’s a link to start of …


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Good day everyone:) Hope all is well with you and your loved ones:) I had a blaaast yesterday , it was nice, it was grown , it was all love. I’ve told you that I was invited to show some of photograpy work at the Hotel Sokhamon, well it happened and it went very well.My family, my friends, friends of friends, fans of Germaine Anta Gueye, Sea Diallo, Sadiya Souare & Fatim came to support us. I’m a very shy person and when I’m nervous I shake so talking in public is not my forte at all.But I was brave guys, after introducing us Sea asked Tata Germaine & I to join in reciting a poem, cheteutetete the piece of paper was shaking in my heads but I got through it, bon it was just a few lines , let me not get carried away . Afterwards we gave a …


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Good morning you guys happy saturday, happy today:) Hope all is well:) Yesterday Yacine invited me to go see Jac et le Takeifa show at the CCF & it was lovely:) I hadn’ seen them live in over 2 years probably so it was nice jammin’ with this family of 5 musicians and singers.They performed songs out of their new CD , “Get Free” and the crowd and I loved it.They are “tight” sibllings who take turn playing various instrusments; guitar, drum, tambour ect..I’m a huge fan of Maah Koudia the gorgeous young lady in the group.It was nice seeing her bond with her brother Jac, jamming together plus she has a beautiful smile.I really liked the song “Get free” that they performed, they let loose and had fun on stage. Have to shout out my high school friend Myriam that I hadn’t seen in over 10 years , wuzzz …


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Dear body, I don’t know what to do with you my dear friend:) I’m doing everything I can, well no not everything as you know I do like to eat chocolate tarts, lovely mille feuilles, I do like my liquor -hummm…. pineaple juice on the rock, What ? come on body I do like the yummiest things in life..but you don’t want to cooperate with me at all.Come on body I’m in my early 30s and I do wanna feel good with you, U & I  need to be really good friends.Right now I just don’t recognize you , just after a twenty minutes run  you are crying, hurting, and mind you I do  strech I do in the middle of the Corniche, what do you want from me? This is a marriage for life ain’t no way out of here. I want you feeling young and fresh,I want you …


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Good morning guys, hope  that you are gearing up for a fun or relaxing weekend:)  I’ve been invited  tomorrow by reknown Senegalese painter Sea Diallo to show some of my “amateur photography” work at the Hotel Sokhamon (Dakar ,Senegal).I’m honored by his trust & the potential he sees in me.Yesterday I met some of his students  & I had to explain what each photograph meant to me ect…interesting & challenging exercice ,nevertheless each experience is a blessing.I had a good week and it’s not over yet, but as each friday I wanted to thank God for everything, really everything, spending time with the little him in my life, the love of my parents, the friendships in my life, all these beautiful events I’ve been to, inhaling & exhaling..I don’t take anything for granted at all , I am truly thankful for today:) What about you what are you thankful for?Have …


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Good morning it’s around 1AM here, quite late or early in the morning but I had to share the pics I took @ the Jant Bi all women show, amazinggg:) The 9 Jant Bi Jigeen brought it & had us with them all the way:) Got to shout out my 2 friends within this dance company: Fatou Samb & Touty Daffe, you did a wonderful job.Jant Bi is the dance school founded by Madame Germaine Acogny @ Toubab Jallow , Senegal.This piece was amazing, the 9 dancers exuded pure feminity & grace and their bodies were on poiiint lol. Through their dancing, they explored the topics of polygamy, of low & high self esteem, the issue of immigration, the  beauty of friendship, the beauty of the body..bref we travelled through womanhood.I loved it because the whole audience got the message, the choreography was tight, their costumes were nice, the chemistry …


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Yessay that’s how you do a show, yes yes, yes it was lovely, it was inspiring , it was empowering ,loved it, loved it:) Fellow blogger and cultural activist ,Aicha aka “Ken” aka “wakhart”hosted a beautiful show over @ Just 4 You dakar and I was blown away by the gorgeous voices I just heard.Ken invited a few female chorists to be the stars for one night  & to show us what they are really about. Sista Ouly Sista Ouly opened the show with her reggae vibe and she was exceptional.Her lyrics were about children rights , life wisdom, yes she was dope. She’s def’ not a commercial artist but a real artist. Aicha Then Aicha took the stage, her music was a bit more religious she paid homage to her Mouride roots ,nice to hear a young lady representing for her religious convictions over jazzy soulful music. Khadija Right …


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Had a wonderful day Alhamdoulilah, got home was a bit tired but I didn’t want to go 2 bed before thanking God for being able to smile, laugh, write, talk, eat,ect..bref thank u Lord! Yaye


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Un amour de femme, just un amour de femme are  the words that come to my mind when I think of  this Senegalese painter, juste un amour de femme (don’t know what that  means, read this article entirely and you will say it with me “un amour de femme”:) While pregnant with her first child , this buzy bee just couldn’t stand the idea of staying home watching tv (I know! I know  some of you would kill for that lol)  she got up one day bought some paint , brush and a canvas not knowing if she could paint or not. Embroidery ok, pottery ok those are some of the crafty things she enjoyed doing while she lived in France but painting she just had no idea .As it turned out she had an intuitive ability for it, the result 20 painting in almost 2 months…Even though her family …


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Yesss Maryam finally published her beautiful coffee table book “Marrakesh by Design”.I’ve been a fan of her blog “My Marrakesh for a few years now and it’s awesome seeing her accomplish her goals . In her prior creative life, she worked in the humanitarian field while her hubby worked as an architect & they’ve travelled around the world. When it was time to find a  pied -a-terre , Marrakesh was it.Her millions of followers and I have been following the ups and downs of building her boutique hotel “Peacock Pavillions”.It’s been my dream to go spend a good week there, Inch’Allah one day non?:)In her blog and in her book, she’ll share  beautiful images of Maroccan beautiful interior design style, she’ll make you see little things like rugs, tea cups in a different way, she’ll make you appreciate color in a different way.Personally I feel that a successful bloger or …


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