Sunday, February 22, 2009

2 SISTERS FROM NIGERIA AND KENYA ON CYCLE 12 OF AMERICA NEXT TOP MODEL!!



Miss Aminat

Miss Sandra

2 African sistas , 2 different types of beauty

I'm excited hoping to see these 2 African sisters steal the show:
  • Sandra Nyanchoka is from Kenya, she's a 19 years old student and she resides in Maryland.
  • Aminat Ayendi is from Nigeria, she's 21 years old and she resides in Jersey
Show airs March 4th, excited looking forward to it all the way from Dakar Senegal via youtube lol..

Here's a preview:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMqbOhyO6YA

Djaa my African sistas sont dedans:)
Eyee Wayee::)

KORTO MOMOLU AT BET RIP THE RUNWAY 2009!



Tocara working it

Korto at Show w/the Dream and models

So every year BET hosts a Fashion Show, this year presented by Derek Luke and Joy Bryant and among the designers presented this year, Miss Korto Momolu (I was about to say winner) because there were so much noise around here, was presenting her collection..

Interview of Korto/Post Show:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahVSklBG_mk
Rip the Runway webbie :(of course since the show hasn't aired u wont be able to see the new collections):
http://www.bet.com/specials/rtr08/

Djaa my sisters from Liberia sont dedans:)
Eyee Wayeee:)

IN LOVE WITH AFRICAN INSPIRED WALL GRAPHICS!


So Nice

This could be fun for children's playroom

They're so creative..bringing live to ur home

Nice non...

This comes in different colors

African Safari in your homes

Nice color
I love this mum/daughter duo graphic line is gorgeous...:)
They have other great wall styles but I wanted to focus on their African inspired wall graphics
Elaine and Nelly sell wall graphics that are adhesive,poster and prints..:)
It's a great idea to make your homes cozy...
They are working on a line of textiles and clothe...

Here's their webbie:
http://www.ellynelly.com

Djaa we can decorate our homes African style:)
Eyee Wayee:)

DR HALIMA BASHIR SPEAKING FOR COUNTLESS OF YOUNG GIRLS RAPED DURING THE DARFUR GENOCIDE!





Dr Halima Bashir was born in the Zaghawa nomadic tribe , her family was considered rich. As a teen she was intelligent and was later sent to Khartoum where she studied medecine.
She returned village to practice her profession unfortunately it was right at the time when the genocide broke. The Janjaweed militia was attacking villages ; raping young girls and women..
Revolted by this weapon of war she Dr Halima spoke against it to local journals and ONG'S, that resulted in the rebells attacking and raping her as well. She found refuge in the UK and I know that some non profit orgs are working at giving her American citizenship. She was last year invited by Former President Bush , a great opportunity to speak against the genocide..

I haven't read her memoir yet but there are so many great reviews of her book "Tears of the Desert" ..I don't think I'll do the book justice by reviewing it so I'll let you read the review of fellow blogger Bookworm (Click on the link to see her blog)

Tears of the Desert by Halima Bashir is a poignant memoir capable of producing copious empathetic tears. During the first part of the book, the author recounts her childhood and family life growing up in a village in South Dafur. She establishes a beautiful picture of the Zaghawa tribe culture, her feelings, her aspirations and how she relates to all family members. An extended family surrounds her, most importantly, a father who adores her and her feisty Grandma Sumah, a traditionalist with an iron will. As the pleasant images of her upbringing unfold there are also some which are considered barbaric in other cultures. However, involving the reader in this way she makes you a captive caring companion to her feelings and ideas. During the next part of the story, she shares the tragic atrocities that were inflicted upon her. She details her eyewitness account of horrors of death and suffering in her village and country. Several times during the retelling of her brutal beating and gang rape by the Sudanese Government supported army, Halima prays for death, prays for an end to her suffering. She would rather die than live. A Memoir of Survival in Darfur, the book’s subtitle really is her survival from despair, hopelessness, and the dark depths of depression. She now believes she survived to be a messenger, to be able to share her personal tragedy with the world community. As the book concludes, you reflect on this story of survival, courage and tenacity of will few of us can even fathom. The atrocities she witnessed and the torture she endured are graphic and uncensored. This is a reality that every world citizen must face. Her hope is that her story will shed more light on the situation in Darfur so that the international community will help end the pain, suffering and genocide.

If you want to read more blogs on Darfur:
http://blogfordarfur.org
You can buy the book new or used on Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/Tears-Desert-Memoir-Survival-Darfur/dp/0345506251/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1235320145&sr=1-2

Djaa we need to salute the courage of our Sudanese sistas:)
Eyee Wayee:)

Friday, February 20, 2009

UGANDAN SINGING TRIO BLU3!



The former trio w/Cindy

The Current Trio


Aight people , this Ugandan trio is called the "DC 3 "from Uganda...The original group as people was introduced to since 2003 was made of Liliane, Jacky and Cindy (people's former fav)who left the group and was replacey by Mya...
They are sassy girls with nice voices on fun beats..I like them:)
Here's their webbie:
www.myspace.com/blu3music
Here are a couple videos :
Nsanyanka
Hitaji

Djaa my Ugandan sistas sont dedans aussi:)
Eyee Wayee:)

WRITER FROM IVORY COAST-VERONIQUE TADJO!





If you've never read a writer from that part of Africa, Veronique Tadjo is a good start..
She's the result of the union btw a French mother and a father from Ivory Coast..
Being as free as a bird, travelling through various African countries are natural things to do for her..
She's passionate about black history and have a doctorate degree in the matter..
She's a very complex ecrivaine , in the few artists I've read about her the interviewers seem to always have a hard time to define her or to close her in a social box ..she refuses!
Her books relate parts of our history, the social challenges that we encounter in our men/women relationship, the feeling of equality, the gap btw generations, chaos, despair, Rwandan crisis ect...

Some of her book titles are:
  • Reine Pokou
  • L'ombre d'Imana
  • Champs de bataille et d'amour

Here's a great interview:
http://www.africultures.com/php/index.php?nav=article&no=2582
Here's her webbie:
http://www.veroniquetadjo.com

Djaa we have great ecrivains from Ivory Coast:)
Eyee Wayee:)

I'M SO IN LOVE WITH IMISOCERAMICS DIRECT FROM SOUTH AFRICA!



Isn't this gorgeous

Their pieces look beautiful pieces you want to take good care of

Nice

Chetetete I haven't been in love w/ beautiful pieces in a long time..but I could look at these pieces and if I owned them I would kill anyone who would break them lol..
The company was by 4 young SA entrepeneurs: Andile Dyalvane, Abongile Matabane,Zizipho Poswa and Charles Mayosi..When they first started all that they have was a dream to make it, the will to make it and a couple of samples to show at a trade show in Jo'Burg..Basically they were broke but had the will to make it..love this type of story!!
Today their products are sold in Paris, in the States at the chic Anthropology shops..ect ..
Their products are very high end, artsy but in "a clean line " type of way.speaks to me volume:)

Their webbie:
http://www.imisoceramics.co.za

Djaa my people from SA sont dedans:)
Eyee Wayee:)

Thursday, February 19, 2009

MISS GEORGIE BADIEL FOR NY FASHION WEEK 2009!



This dress is the business
S.Burrows 09



Badiel for Rachel Roy 09
Badiel for Adam 09
Badiel for Jacobs

Badiel and Chanel Iman
Badiel for Reese 09
Badiel for Pollini 09
Love this hairstyle on her

A very interesting look for Vuitton 09

Interesting..rite

Badiel for M.Scwab 09
Love the Burrows Collection, I have 2 say
Badiel for G.Black 09
Very Mrs Obama

Badiel for Paul Smith 09

Miss Badiel for S.Burrows 09

Former Miss Africa 2005 from Burkina Fasso(Word up Binta) is just everywhere ...She's been working hard at all major fashion shows, is doing NY Fashion Week and I'm sure we'll be touring the world to do some more shows..
She's signed w/Muse Management in NY and as u can see she does the Vuitton and the Renta of this world..She's appeared in Biba, Vogue/Russia...ect.
go on w/ur "mauvaise self" lol

See her walk it, this past week at NY Fashion Week
(click on link)

Djaa les gos du Burkina sont dedans meme koi:)
Eyeee Wayeee:)

SLAM & SOUL MEET IN THE YING YANG DUO OF AKOMA AYA!



Allez les gos

Love this pic

And they have male chorists..I love it
Refreshing to see two beautiful black sisters of African blood doing their thang as a duo..
Mayi is the slam empress, listening to the lyrics of "Voyage d'une flamme"..talk about the strength of a real black woman..
Sissy Divina who has malian roots is the soul empress..her "humming " is nice, her range tone =pretty
It's really hard for me to usually get into french NeoSoul and R& B, but these two Fabulafricanas got me listening..and Im loving it..
They are set to perform this coming March5th at Bercy Paris w/Gospel pour 100 voix
Voyage d'une flamme Live Performance
Their webbie:
www.myspace.com/akomaaya

Djaa my Fabulafricana sistas are coming for you:)
Eyeee Wayeee:)