Tribal Soul

Africa is a magnificent and fascinating continent.

The Ashanti Empire was an Akan empire and kingdom from 1701 to 1957, in what is now modern day Ghana. Their currency in days gone by were sea shells,in fact, the Cowry shell was used in transactions. Gold bars were their next currency. An ancient culture in the Sub-Saharan region that has intrigued many writers.

Swahili is derived from the Arabic language and it means ‘of the coast’. This language is spoken by the Swahili people still today and I first got to hear it in Mozambique, my native country.

I was born free and wild in Africa.

Swahili has 16 to 20 percent of loan words from Arabic.

Amazingly it is spoken from Zambia to Zanzibar. Malawi to Kenya and Uganda.

It is believed that many tribes in the Sub-Saharan region speak Swahili.

I love the richness of Africa, the Orange sunsets, the infinite Savannah, the creative spirit of the people that still make their baskets and their pottery in the traditional way.

My heart belongs to the conservation of wild animals.

The game lodges are stunning with interiors designed by local artists and artefacts handmade by the local community

The resources are all around us and a bush kitchen is so simple and effective.

A blazing fire made with coals and wood is created in order to barbecue some delicious local fresh fish and shellfish that was caught by the local fishermen early that morning.

LIFE IS SIMPLE AND THE RHYTHMS OF NATURE FILL OUR TRIBAL SOULS

The Sea and the Bush are two places where we flirt with the elements without any immediate consciousness of our senses. Drums are a soothing sound, the birds sing in a constant lullaby and unexpectedly an elephant comes to drink from the pool.

This is Africa!