Category Archives: Amazing People Along the Way

Swahili Bride

Posted on January 13, 2013 by leratomogoatlhe

Wearing a crown of jasmine flowers and her hands, shoulders and feet adorned with henna.

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Hitching to Pemba

Posted on September 26, 2012 by leratomogoatlhe

Meet Mohammed. He gave me a lift in his truck after I missed my bus to Pemba because transport in Mozambique leave stations at dawn. I over slept, a friend I met while waiting for the bus offered me a … Continue reading →

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Sangare the Song Bird

Posted on September 26, 2012 by leratomogoatlhe

Oumou Sangare doing what she does best on stage at the annual festival sur le Niger in Segou Mali.  Oumou Sangare’s stage presence is phenomenal. She commands the stage.  She has the audience eating out of the palm of her hand … Continue reading →

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