FACES OF MALI...BAMAKO TO SEGOU

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FACES OF MALI...BAMAKO TO SEGOU

The Malian people are handsome...the men are peacocks...and the women are too busy working...

The peoples of the Bambara, Dogon, Bozo, Bobo, Felani, Songhai, Tuareg... handsome all.

Welcome to the first instalment of "Faces of Mali".

I will show photos of the stunning scenery, scenes, events, in my 'Images of Mali' blogs.

Enjoy and regards,

Dancing Dave (who danced his way through Mali culminating in his Tuareg wedding at Timbuktu!!!)

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Photos

EMILE
Led us through the Grande Marche in Bamako...twice...on condition we bought the CD he played djemba on...Souleymane Sidebe "Badeya Foly".

DOGON
With Emile led us through the Grande Marche in Bamako..twice...then saw him again in Timbuktu!!!

MASTER CARVER
Artisan's Market...Grande Marche, Bamako.
Being a woodcarver in my previous life...I always get a buzz seeing their skills.

4 OF MY SOCCER SHIRTS HAVE NEW OWNERS
...and I have a brass Dogon mask...& 3 wooden ones....I'm in Mask Heaven

ALY & HAMMA...FROM TIMBUKTU
Aly will try to recover Mike & Ros'a luggage that did not arrive in our plane from Addis Ababa to Bamako...and Hamma will be our guide...all the way to Timbuktu

A FILEGREE SILVER TUAREG CROSS
...yes please

TWO VILLAGE BOYS
"I can see you..."

LETS TAKE EACH OTHERS PHOTO
Ros's speciality

THE ELDERS...RESTING...OF COURSE
pay them and you can view the village...and watch the women working.."we love work...we can sit & watch it for hours"

ELDER MULTI-TASKING
Can sit & watch the women working..& smoke his pipe..."someone has to do it!"

TWO TUAREGS
Segou Market

TWO STUNNERS
Old Segou

THE VILLAGE CHIEF
..who seems to think his Sacred Tortoise will run off if its not chained up!!!

...& THE WOMEN KEEP WORKING...
...grinding millet