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Travel
Images from Africa, Cuba, Spain, Venice. Please see the ‘Articles’ section for more on Cuba & the ‘Festival au Desert’ in Mali, and http://www.pbase.com/placesandseasons/zimbabwe for archived images of Zimbabwe
Gardens in the Desert (Update)
Food and Water security projects in Touareg villages, Timbuktu region See ‘Tombouctou – projects in Touareg villages’ for more images: http://www.placesandseasons.com/2010/05/travel-photograpy/ Note on current situation: Since writing this article, pre-existing difficulties for rural populations in the Timbuktu region have been exacerbated by the current security situation in northern Mali. In April 2012 Touareg rebel group [...]
Desert Festival images on show in Sweden – exhibition extended
Three of my images from the ‘Festival au Desert’ in Mali are on show at the Museum of World Culture in Göteburg, Sweden, in an exhibition entitled ‘Destination X’. The exhibition explores the various things that motivate people to travel and migrate, and what it is that we look for and hope to find when [...]
Group Inerane & Koudede: European Tour 2011
Exclusive photos from the first European tour of the ground-breaking KOUDEDE and GROUP INERANE; now in the ‘Music’ gallery: http://www.placesandseasons.com/2011/03/music-2/
African Festivals in France & Italy: ‘Lafi Bala’ & ‘Festival au Désert’
Photos: http://www.placesandseasons.com/2010/05/music-2/‘Festival Lafi Bala’ – Chambéry, France The Festival Lafi Bala this year celebrated 20 years of mutual cooperation between the towns of Chambéry – in the Rhône-Alpes region of France – and Ouahigouya in Burkina Faso, West Africa. For 3 days the Jardin du Verney in the centre of Chambéry was transformed into a [...]
Latest pictures – Timbuktu villages / Touareg wedding in Burkina Faso
My latest photography projects include documenting food and water security projects in Touareg villages in the Timbuktu region, and a selection of images from the wedding of Touareg friends in Burkina Faso. Please go to the ‘Travel’ gallery to view the photos: http://www.placesandseasons.com/2010/05/travel-photograpy/ More can be read about the food and water security projects and [...]
‘Festival au Desert 2011′ – Official Photos now online
My latest photos from the ‘Festival au Désert’ in Mali are now online in the Travel gallery – http://www.placesandseasons.com/2010/05/travel-photograpy/ I was commissioned this year as the festival’s ‘Official Photographer’, and had full access to the stage during the concerts; I was therefore able to capture completely exclusive images of the concerts and artists which will [...]
Music
Festival Gnaoua in Morocco and music/dance photography from London and elsewhere. Please see the ‘Articles’ section for my reviews of the 2010 & 2008 Gnaoua festivals, & the ‘Travel’ gallery for pictures from the ‘Festival au Desert’ in Timbuktu.
Festival au Désert, Mali 2010
This article appeared in ‘Canoe Africa’ magazine: http://www.canoeafrica.com/ (‘Mocha’ issue) Day one The familiar storming bass lines of ‘Amassakoul N’ Tenere’ ring out across the sand dunes as Tinariwen take to the stage in full Tuareg robes & shesh[1] headdress… The now legendary poet guitarists are greeted with rapturous excitement by the audience, as their [...]
Festival Gnaoua, Essaouira, Morocco 2010
Full photo coverage of the festival can be found in the ‘Music’ gallery: http://www.placesandseasons.com/2010/05/music-2/ My review of the 2008 Festival Gnaoua can be found here: http://www.placesandseasons.com/2009/05/festival-gnaoua-essaouira-morocco-2008/ © Alice Mutasa 2010 Day One – Thursday 24/06/10 “There’s a real breath of freedom in this music – because no one sings better of liberty than a person [...]
Interview with Amazigh Kateb
At the Festival Gnaoua et Musiques du Monde; Essaouira, Morocco, 2010 © Alice Mutasa 2010 Algerian musician Amazigh Kateb’s ground-breaking band Gnawa Diffusion blazed a trail across North Africa and France for over 15 years, with their highly original blend of Gnaoua, reggae, rap, funk, punk and traditional North African sounds, complemented by Amazigh’s charismatic [...]
Desert festival review in ‘Canoe Africa’ magazine
Read my review of the ‘Festival au Desert’ 2010 edition in the latest edition of ‘Canoe Africa’ magazine (‘Mocha’ edition). ’Canoe Africa’ is available in most anglophone African countries, and content can be viewed online: http://www.canoeafrica.com/index.html
