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It was bright sunny day and pretty much hot but still, something was wrong and I couldn't get what it was. Than I realized, not many people were on the beach and almost nobody in the water. OK, the sea-water wasn't very calm but the waves were pretty low and enjoyable for swimming and diving. In such a day and under those conditions the beach resorts in my country would be crowded by the swimmers.
I've asked Italian lady, bar-holder on the beach, why locals do not enjoy in swimming and she told me coz not much of them are able to. Leave a Comment
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I am not quite sure wheter this tribe belongs to Giriamas or Teitas, both of them are pretty small communities situated in the southern part of Kenya nearby the ocean. Teitas are known for their women who even nowadays practice topless.
Anyway, the welcoming dances were almost spectacular and we enjoyed alot.
This people have rhytm in their blood, no doubt about that. I had chance to watch two of their performances and each one was different, with lots of improvisations, although the basic moves were always the same. Leave a Comment
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The village is very small, no more than 15 or so huts and looks poor, however, the people there is relaxed, friendly and full of joy. There are so many kids in the village and all of them are very beautiful. It's amazing how big and beautiful their dark eyes are. Leave a Comment
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There is a small village, right next to the Gedi museum, absolutely a must see. We had to negotiate the price of visiting first and finally agreed to pay 300 shs each, which included traditional dancing performance.
The cheaf of the village send his assistant (guy dressed in red) to ask me weather I want to take the picture of him and his hut and I accepted it very gladly. His hut is, of course, the biggest one in the village and the more beautiful. Leave a Comment
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I was in particularly fascinated with this village boyz, their instruments look almost primitive and very simple and yet, they performed a very good music. The rhytm section was just perfect and am sure one cannot learn it, they were born with it having that rhytm in their blood.
Couldn't find out why those women with kids stand behind the band, must be some kind of support or perhaps they are just family. Leave a Comment
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 men playing recycled "dama" by call_me_rhiaLeave a Comment
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 photo courtesy of some young
chappie on Flickr by muguruki
Nothing else is done to the sap it is just sold as it comes from the tree usually by the litre bottle. I used to buy 3 bottles and that was enough to get me off my face. The traditional way of drinking it is by pouring some into a gourd and then drunk through a straw (mboko) with coconut fibres on the bottom to stop all the small dudus (insects) getting sucked up the straw. I found it a lot easier to pour it into a glass through a tea strainer easy peasy.
In December 2008 the going rate for a bottle of mnazi was 30 bob. Leave a Comment
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