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Essakane/Tombouctou/Timbuktu Festival au désert, continued 2.

That's us This Fab Trek

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Monday, January 16 2006

1 year, 5 month, 25 days

Essakane, Mali

Navigation.

About.

Travel the world, as an independent photographer, imagine life.

Learn, understand, tolerate, enjoy, live - inhale different conceptions of life (all that TV [and the web] cannot give).

An Amazigh saying from the Moroccan Atlas: Those who rush are already dead. And Alain de Botton in The Art of Travel: Journeys are the midwives of thoughts. Take time and ponder - is from myself.

Land Rover Defender 6x6
Link to Foley

The prime vehicle is a cool 6-Wheeled Land Rover Defender, Foley's made, which needs a lot of caring attention. Some times we use other transport, however - with fuel prices up and shortages to come maybe we switch entirely, - some day.

The idea, adventure, project had been growing in my head for years. This feeling inside, the desire to leave and live a different life, it made it too easy to give up a job, give all other stuff away and hit the road. 22nd of June 2004.

In May 2005 I meet Hasna, Moroccan, she comes along! We are married, have two twin boys, Daniel and David. This Fab Trek continues. Photography and Journey, Story of Life Around the World.

I love Music, Art, Festivals and photography there off.

This is us.

Hasna, Manfred, Essaouira
Manfred in the desert of the Western Sahara
Hasna Essaouira
Hasna wedding Austria
Daniel left and David right
Daniel David, in Land Rover 6x6x, beach in Djembereng, Casamance, Senegal
Daniel and David on Bonnet of Land Rover 6x6x, on way to Casamance Senegal, eating Bananas.
Daniel and David with nanny Aisha, the best we ever had, black African Woman carrying white twin babies, in Bamako, Mali.

Land Rover 44,051km

Trekking 305km

Ferry 694km

Train 150km

Other cars 5.336km

The Journey
as it happens.

Fcontains Festival/Art photography.

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Khaïra Arby

or some say Haïra Arby. She is from the desert, north of Timbuktu/Tomouctou. The "Nightingale of the North", she was named. Born into a family of mixed ethnics she sings Songhai, Arabic, Tamashek, and probably some others. All on Afropop.

She is a Diva, a praise singer, poet, story teller. To me she is what Malian female artists are all about. Voice of incredible range and pitch, and songs that seem to last forever, as if she has a lot to say. Khaïra is a grande dame, she is important, at one stage she says "they all started out with me - now they're famous".

Khaira Arby
Khaïra Arby, grande dame.
Khaira Arby
thinks, chants in many languages.
Khaira Arby
Khaïra Arby, nightingale, ...
Khaira Arby
... voice like a dream.

Khaira Arby
A Diva ...
Khaira Arby
... greets,
Khaira Arby
... waves.

Old lady that came on stage joins the ranks of background voices., she must be famouse herself
A Lady enters, kisses the boss ...
Old lady that came on stage joins the ranks of background voices., she must be famouse herself
kisses the boss ...
Old lady that came on stage joins the ranks of background voices., she must be famouse herself
... and joins in.
Young beautiful dancer, staring in the distance
Beautiful young dancer.
Warrior dancer with sword
Warrior dancer.

Khaira Arby
Khaira Arby
Khaira Arby
Khaira Arby

Khaira Arby stage
In no way she thinks of leaving the stage, she is important.
Khaira Arby stage
She would sing (tell the stories) forever.

Khaira Arby stage
Khaïra Arby and background singers.
Khaira Arby stage
The girl in the middle has her solo act.
Khaira Arby stage
Amazing! It's Khaïra's school.

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Swedish Itch.

Dragan Popovic and Janna Erikson, progressiv, brutal, avant-garde, goes straight for your heart. Surprise! They are quite well received even by the Touareg and black audience, a sign of tolerance and acceptance of something new. P.S. Sep 2007 they change their name to MITROPA. (myspace).

Dragan Papovic
Dragan Popovic
Janna Erikson
Janna Erikson ...
Janna Erikson
... has voice.

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Bassékou Kouyaté is on again

Bassékou Kouyaté (myspace), master of the ngoni/n'goni is on again. Read more about him on mali-music.

Bassekou Kouyate
Bassékou Kouyaté.
Bassekou Kouyates' chanteuse
Chanteuse.
Bassekou Kouyates' chanteuse
Amy Sacko.
Bassekou Kouyate and Chanteuse
Chanteuse and Master.

She the singer this evening for Bassekou Kouyate
Bassékou's wife Amy Sacko.
She the singer this evening for Bassekou Kouyate
the band before start.
She the singer this evening for Bassekou Kouyate
Bassékou's chateuse.

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He can dance and sing.
and rock and roll.
Celebrated by Tiris.

I wish I remembered the guy's name, if you do, send me an email.

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