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Better Know an African City: Mercer Cost of Living Survey 2012
Better Know an African City – Mercer Cost of Living Survey 2012 is part of an ongoing series of posts on African cities on Cherchez la Curl. The series aims to collate information on and expose the quirks, infrastructure and beauty of Africa’s cities so as to facilitate discussion that will help their leaders make them […]
Curly Africana + Inna Modja
April 22, 2011
Where is Inna Modja? Malian singer/songwriter Inna Modja has made waves over the past few years for reasons related to the beauty of her music and her hair. Both embrace the volume. She falls into that class of African that is the Afropolitan: born in Bamako (Mali) and currently residing in Paris, she has also […]
Curly Africana Khaira Arby
December 23, 2010
Khaira Arby – Singer/Songwriter, Musician via Mali I’m not quite certain, but I reckon Ms. Arby is natural underneath her gele. Watch a recent performance on NPR’s Tiny Desk Concert series, in which artists perform (literally on) All Song’s Considered host, Bob Boilen’s desk. Ms. Arby performs with a single backing singer and is accompanied […]
Curly Africana – Nana Keita
July 10, 2010
Curly Africana – Nana Keita via Mali When I was about 8/9 years old, I imagined I would become a fashion designer when I grew up (cliche alert!). I would watch Fashion File with Tim Blanks every Sunday, dream about showing in New York, and carry around a sticker-covered binder in which I would sketch my […]
Curly Africana – Aissa Maiga
June 28, 2010
Aissa Maiga Actress/Comedienne – Curly Africana via Senegal, Mali, Gambia and France The French New Wave – New York Times T Style Magazine (October 2008) From her first role in the 1997 thriller ‘‘Saraka Bô’’ to her head-turning part as a singer in the Malian political satire ‘‘Bamako,’’ the Paris-raised Maïga has become one of […]
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