I've met the congaplayer from the : B.b.'groups ' like : The barbecues. Zé Manel, who I visited in his studio in Bissau. , I met Atchutchi, The Composer and Guitarist of Super Mama Djombo (Guinea-Bissau).
In my travels i always try to meet Artists who are still around, i met Moussa n'Gom, Laye n'Gom from Guelewar (Gambia) and more members from Ifang Bondi or super alligators etc. This is Me and El Rego His house near Cotonou. We met alot of people who once had records ! He had throwed them into a pit that they lighted up afterwards. sleeves :/, he throwed away the records and kept the sleeves as souvenir. Questioning : what would have been inside that collection that just went up in fire or was used as some kind of fr isbee for the children. Leading to sometimes very painfull moments, for the previous owner and for the digger :/ We met several people staring at a corner in their yards with fire remains on the walls saying : ooh damn, i just burned like 200 or 50 of them 1 month ago or 2 years ago, or 30 years ago. Most people gonna tell you that, Yes, they once had, but they have throwed them away, or burned them. When we walked around and asked several people if they still know who would still have records in his possession. Īs the first days went by also little by little Recordz were brought by people who got to hear that a "Yovo" (white guy) is looking to buy their old records. I took him in, to sleep in our hotelroom, on the sofa, he had a nice shower and good meal, and freshly washed clothes ''to big for him'' but anyway he felt cosy, we went out and bought a dvd with cartoons and heenjoyed anyway, it didnt affect alot of his life still :/ Sometimes we hold little tiny party's for some streetchildren in Lome, buying them a softdrink and some food. This boy i knew from last travel last year and i promised him when i come back i will try to do what i can for you. Impossible to come from Belgium and then go and try to sleep in a non airconditioned room was really not an option ! so we rented a nearby +-cheap hotel with AC and tried to survive the first week by spending alot of time in the hotel room ) and looking for old friends as the boy You could see in the foto, he is a streetkid, no family no house, just found him one day sleeping in some alley on the ground with his fellow friends.
When we had exit the plane, we felt like entering a terrarium, humid and HOT Togo ! We arrived 5th of may 2013 in Lome Airport and had a friend waiting. This year my Girlfriend and I went by air to Togo.
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