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Manfred is creator of ThisFabTrek.com, photography and journey, a travel blog (since 2004).

Understand and tolerate, report and photograph, enjoy and live - inhale different concepts of life (all that TV [and the web] cannot give). Reject jealousy, animosity, bigotry. Be free.

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The mind, when pondering at night has always asked those questions. What are you doing in corporate wonderland, banking, university, office, church. Who is the other animal asleep inside, thinker, punk, creative, cowboy, vagabond, anarchist, healer, artist, writer, photographer, intellectual? Oh God dare you to think.

So when he sees the gamble, manipulations and lies he follows the old old dream, sets out for this journey that is called life, explore the world traveling overland.

Manfred is father of twin boys, Daniel and David.

ThisFabTrek is ongoing. Photography and Journey, Story of Life Around the World, Music, Art, Festivals and Love and Peace. Photography and articles are for sale.

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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.

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The vehicle of the Africa adventures, a Foley 6-Wheeled Land Rover Defender.

Land Rover 56,608km

Trekking 335km

Ferry 1,514km

Train 238km

Other cars 43,399km

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Salif Keita.

On universalmusic. Really we want more - now. M'bemba his last album was just out when I came to Mali for the first time 2 years ago. Since then how much have we listened to all of his albums? Days and days without ever changing. Moffou, Papa... But now we are longing for the greatest Salif ever produced. It seems though - that good things take time and we'll have keep waiting.

Salif Keita.
Salif Keita.
Salif Keita, Festival sur le Niger, 2008, 4th edition, Segou, Mali.
Salif Keita.

Salif Keita, yellow fog, Mali.
Salif Keita, microphone, Segou, Mali.
Salif Keita, blue fog.
Salif Keita.
Salif Keita Festival sur le Niger, 2008.
Salif Keita 2008, Mali.
Salif Keita, Segou, Mali.
Salif Keita.
Salif Keita.
Salif Keita.
Festival sur le Niger, 2008.
Salif Keita crop face.
Salif Keita detail face.
Salif Keita face microphone.
Salif Keita reddish face, eyes closed.
Salif Keita crop.

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Bassékou Kouyaté.

2 years ago there were 300 pages on Google mentioning great Bassékou, today some 40.000. Well - BBC's Lucy Duran just announced it in Segou that with Segu Blue Bassékou Kouyaté won the BBC world music album of the year 2008 award. He truly deserves it. As for me I am still hunting this CD from the world's lead ngoni (mali-music) player here in Bamako, that made me dance on the Segou festival stage. (his myspace)

Bassekou Kouyate smiles.
Bassékou Kouyaté .
Bassekou Kouyate, Segou, Mali.
Bassékou Kouyaté .
Bassekou Kouyate.
Bassékou Kouyaté .
Amy Sacko, 2008, Segou, Mali.
Amy Sacko.
Amy Sacko full of white light in background.
Amy Sacko.
Amy Sacko, Bassekou Kouyate blurred.
Amy Sacko, Bassekou Kouyate in back Festival sur le Niger.
Ami Sacko, Bassekou Kouyate, Segou, Mali.
Amy Sacko, Bassekou Kouyate, Mali.
Tamani.

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Cheick-Tidiane Seck.

Official page (in French). This is hot groovy, rythme and jazz stuff with his distinctive screaming keyboards. And isn't he from Segou? His Manding roots and beautiful voice he brings into something else a lot more jazzed and funked up. He has played for some 30 years with the greatest in music like Hank Jones, Carlos Santana, Joe Zawinul and many others, often more in the back than in front. Until, until he signed with Universal in 2002. Seck also taught at the University of California - Los Angeles to teach "African music meets Jazz". There is a Bio in English on his page. As for me I keep dancing on stage.

Cheick-Tidiane Seck on the Festival sur le Niger, 2008, 4th edition, Segou, Mali.
Cheick-Tidiane Seck.
Cheick-Tidiane Seck close.
Cheick-Tidiane Seck.
Cheick-Tidiane Seck.
Cheick-Tidiane Seck his keyboards synthesizer.
Cheik Tidiane Seck keyboards, 2008.
Cheik Tidiane Seck close up face magenta light.
Cheik Tidiane Seck synthesizer vituosi smiles.
Cheik Tidiane Seck synthesizer.
Cheik Tidiane Seck beautiful background singer yellow light.
Background vocals.

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Afel Bocoum.

Official page. Au nom du fleuve. In the name of the river Niger. Heir to Ali Farka Toure music.

Afel Bochoum on the Festival sur le Niger, 2008, 4th edition, Segou, Mali.
Afel Bochoum.
Afel Bochoum behind microphone stands.
Afel Bochoum.
Afel Bochoum.
Afel Bochoum and red steel string guitar.
Afel Bochoum band, Callabash, Festival sur le Niger, Mali.
Callabash, Niger in big letters.
Callabash, Mali.
Afel Bochoum, co buddy on second guitar, Segou.
Afel Bochoum, buddy.
Afel Bochoum, buddy classical guitar.
Afel Bochoum, buddy.

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Les Espoirs de Coronthie.

Their myspace.

Les Espoirs de la Corontie from Guinea Conakry on the Festival sur le Niger, 2008, 4th edition, Segou, Mali.
Les Espoirs de la Corontie.
Les Espoirs de la Corontie.
Les Espoirs de la Corontie Conakry, Callabash.
Les Espoirs de la Corontie.
Les Espoirs de la Corontie.

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Nainy Diabaté.

I saw her 2005 in Essaouira.

Naini or Nainy Diabate crop of larger picture, face, Segou, Mali.
Nainy Diabaté.
Naini Diabate on the Festival sur le Niger.
Nainy Diabate.
Naini Diabate.
Naini Diabate, Niger letters, 2008, Mali.

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Neba Solo.

nebasolo.net.

Neba Solo on the Festival sur le Niger, 2008, 4th edition, Segou, Mali.
Neba Solo.
Neba Solo.
Neba Solo balafon.
Neba Solo grand balafon, Mali.
Neba Solo female Dancer on the Festival.
Danceuse.
Female dancer, Mali.
Female African dancer on the Festival sur le Niger.
Neba Solo female singer.
Neba Solo dancer singer.

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Yoro Diallo.

Yoro Diallo on the Festival sur le Niger, 2008, 4th edition, Segou, Mali.
Yoro Diallo.
Yoro Diallo, Mali.
Yoro Diallo, 2008, Segou, Mali.
Yoro Diallo.
Yoro Diallo.
Yoro Diallo.

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Comments

Postings by readers don't necessarily represent my own views. I delete what I deem inappropriate. So be fair, don't swear. Discuss photography, travels, places, politics, whatever else faintly touches the subject of the page.

Salut, le professionnel alors je vois que vous avez fait un bon séjour au Mali. Bref je suis un jeune Malien avec d'autres qui est dans l'infographie et la publication locale alors on vient de développer un projet de journal des stars du Mali, il s'avère que dans votre site il y a des images de bonne résolutions sur nos Stars. Ainsi on vous annonce leur exploitation dans un but local afin de faire savoir au public tout le talent que ces artistes renferment.
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#1 - Cheick S Diarra - 11/04/2009 - 06:34
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