Photo Exploration Of Mali… Continued
TweetThe photographic exploration of the West Africa nation of Mali continues with today's selection of nine images. The initial motivation for traveling to Mali is my love of its music and artists such as Toumani Diabaté, Ali Farka Touré, Amadou & Mariam, to name a few well known ones. But beyond its wonderful music, it [...]
Women And Children, Mali
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TweetOn my way to Timbuktu (Mali), I came across this scene on the shore of the Niger river: a mother comforting a little girl with a handful of peanuts. Tweet
Woman At The Market, Markala, Mali
TweetA woman sits on the ground at the market in Markala, near Ségou, Mali. Markala is home to a Festival of Mask and Puppetry and Ségou hosts one Mali's largest cultural festival: Festival Sur Le Niger. You can see Tim Short's video of this festival here. Tweet
Daily Life On Mali’s Dogon Plateau
TweetIn the matrilineal society of the Dogon people - one of Mali's ethnic groups - the role of women is wide, varied and very busy: they harvest, care for children, weave and carry heavy loads. As I entered the village of Tireli in the heart of Dogon country, I came across a group of girls balancing heavy vessels [...]