memories

Imagine stepping into a room in Minneapolis, where the air is thick with anticipation and cultural melodies. A group of Somali musicians, bonded by shared heritage, encircles a trove of instruments. Among them is Ahmed Ismail Yusuf, their passionate leader. They play tunes steeped in emotions as deep as the Indian Ocean, a rhythm echoing the nostalgic cafes of Mogadishu. This is "Somali blues," a sound as soulful as it is historic. "The lyrics are just showing you what it means," Ahmed muses, his voice a tapestry…

An Emotional Journey: Uncovering the Legacy of Guillermo Vieiro A remarkable story surfaced recently, intertwining the threads of memory, loss, and discovery that so often accompany the legacies of those we love. Two daughters of an Argentine mountaineer, who met with tragedy over forty years ago, embarked on a transformative quest. Their mission? To fetch their father’s backpack from the icy mountain peak where he perished, revealing pieces of his life through the remnants left behind. Guillermo Vieiro was only 44 when…

"Memories of slavery are memories of the abyss," explains Nicola Lo Calzo, who for more than ten years has photographically documented the remnants of four centuries of trade between Africa, Europe and the American continent. This summer, this monumental work pays homage to several exhibitions and a book. Cham, says the Bible,…

An entire continent had celebrated one of his son's victories during the election of Barack Obama as President of the United States in 2009. The first volume of his memoir as head of state, "A Promised Land (Fayard), however, confirms the anecdotal nature of Africa, in its universe as in its experience. From the beginning of his long history, more than 800 pages,…