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Festival sur le Niger, 2008, Segou, Mali.

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3 years, 6 months, 10 days

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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 56,608km

Trekking 335km

Ferry 1,514km

Train 238km

Other cars 43,399km

The Journey
as it happens.

Fcontains Festival/Art photography.

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Festival sur le Niger, 2008, 4th edition, Segou, Mali, sunset and pirogue.
Festival sur le Niger.
Festival sur le Niger, 2008, 4th edition, Segou, Mali, sunset and pirogue.
Pirogue, sunset.
Festival sur le Niger, 2008, 4th edition, Segou, Mali, sunset and pirogue.
Festival sur le Niger, 2008, 4th edition, Segou, Mali, sunset and pirogue.

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Habib Koité and Bamada.

Official page. There is a new CD, Afriki, since I have seen him 2 years ago. He is the comrade, the likable star here, and he goes off stage, unintendedly into the water, a near swim. His music Malian folksiness, jazzy, bluesy, all we have come here for.

Festival sur le Niger, 2008, 4th edition, Segou, Mali, Habib Koite, on stage.
Habib Koite.
Festival sur le Niger, 2008, 4th edition, Segou, Mali, Habib Koite, on stage.
Habib Koite.
Festival sur le Niger, 2008, 4th edition, Segou, Mali, Habib Koite, on stage.
Habib Koite.
Festival sur le Niger, 2008, 4th edition, Segou, Mali, Habib Koite, on stage.
Festival sur le Niger, 2008, 4th edition, Segou, Mali, Habib Koite, on stage.
Festival sur le Niger, 2008, 4th edition, Segou, Mali, Habib Koite, on stage.
Festival sur le Niger, 2008, 4th edition, Segou, Mali, Habib Koite, on stage.
Festival sur le Niger, 2008, 4th edition, Segou, Mali, Habib Koite, on stage.

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Boubacar Sidibe.

Second guitar to Habib Koité.

Festival sur le Niger, 2008, 4th edition, Segou, Mali, Boubacar Sidibe in Habib Koite's Bamada band, on stage.
Boubacar Sidibe.
Festival sur le Niger, 2008, 4th edition, Segou, Mali, Boubacar Sidibe in Habib Koite's Bamada band, on stage.
Festival sur le Niger, 2008, 4th edition, Segou, Mali, Boubacar Sidibe in Habib Koite's Bamada band, on stage.
Festival sur le Niger, 2008, 4th edition, Segou, Mali, Boubacar Sidibe in Habib Koite's Bamada band, on stage.
Festival sur le Niger, 2008, 4th edition, Segou, Mali, Boubacar Sidibe in Habib Koite's Bamada band, on stage.

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Mangala Camara.

He is really cool, has style. And his music is a big discovery for me this year, what a voice. There is a long interview in French on Maliweb. He is a griot.

Festival sur le Niger, 2008, 4th edition, Segou, Mali, Mangala Camara, on stage.
Mangala Camara.
Festival sur le Niger, 2008, 4th edition, Segou, Mali, Mangala Camara, on stage.
Mangala Camara.
Festival sur le Niger, 2008, 4th edition, Segou, Mali, Mangala Camara, on stage.
Festival sur le Niger, 2008, 4th edition, Segou, Mali, Mangala Camara, on stage.
Festival sur le Niger, 2008, 4th edition, Segou, Mali, Mangala Camara, on stage.
Festival sur le Niger, 2008, 4th edition, Segou, Mali, Mangala Camara, on stage.
Festival sur le Niger, 2008, 4th edition, Segou, Mali, Mangala Camara, on stage.
Festival sur le Niger, 2008, 4th edition, Segou, Mali, Mangala Camara, on stage.
Festival sur le Niger, 2008, 4th edition, Segou, Mali, Mangala Camara, on stage.
Festival sur le Niger, 2008, 4th edition, Segou, Mali, Mangala Camara, on stage.
Festival sur le Niger, 2008, 4th edition, Segou, Mali, Mangala Camara, on stage.
Festival sur le Niger, 2008, 4th edition, Segou, Mali, Mangala Camara, on stage.

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Abdoulaye Diabaté.

Griot, megastar in Mali.

Festival sur le Niger, 2008, 4th edition, Segou, Mali, Abdoulaye Diabate, on stage.
Abdoulaye Diabaté.
Festival sur le Niger, 2008, 4th edition, Segou, Mali, Abdoulaye Diabate, chanteuse, singer.
Festival sur le Niger, 2008, 4th edition, Segou, Mali, Abdoulaye Diabate, chanteuse, singer.
Festival sur le Niger, 2008, 4th edition, Segou, Mali, Abdoulaye Diabate, chanteuse, singer.

singing for him...

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Madina N'Diaye.

Blind female Malian kora artist/songwriter. (myspace)

Festival sur le Niger, 2008, 4th edition, Segou, Mali, Madina NDiaye, kora musician/singer.
Madina N'Diaye
Festival sur le Niger, 2008, 4th edition, Segou, Mali, Madina NDiaye, kora musician/singer.
Madina N'Diaye

A lot more from Segou, turn page.

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