Ada Yang

Ada Yang } When Sierra Leone meets China} ART BLOOMS 

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Ada Yang is literally the oddest and yet real down to earth being i've encountered in the last couple of months. I use the word odd in celebration. She is Sierra Leonean, married to a Chinese artist who was apparently looking for an African Woman for a muse and wife and the 'odds' that he  would find a Sierra Leonean woman who fits the bill and who too is an artist is all very 'odd'. And as a sucker for romance, i also find this story very sweet. Ada is calm in person, soft spoken and one can tell that she truly has become a blend between her roots and her new home. It is evident in her art, in the clothing collection she put together and in the way she presents her self. Odd i tell you, oddly refreshing. 

I attended her fashion show at Bintumani last week and had a ball! The truly heart warming part of it all was when Ada spoke chinese then krio and expressed her love for her country in the most sincere and non threatening manner. Her humility was refreshingly odd. I find Ada ODD, and in that absolutly beautiful.

Fambul dem, this is how we do....

Artist: CeCe

TV Host: Ellen Keister

GOOGLE pays homage to Soul Queen of Africa, Miriam Makeba

" Everybody now admits that apartheid was wrong, and all i did was tell people who wanted to know where i come from and how we lived in South Africa. I just told the world the truth. And if my truth then becomes political, i can't do anything about that" -- Miriam Makeba


 

 These were the women i grew up listening to, Yvonne Chaka Chaka, Brenda Fassie and of course our beloved Miriam Makeba. My mother adored her style, i was young and enthralled by her music. The older i got the more appreciated her music for the truth, soul behind it.  Google Doodle did a good job in celebrating her legacy. These are our  Africa sheros.

ITS FRIDAY KIDS

my clients spoil me and i absolutely love it..yes i am vain and narcissistic like that. Really though, i truly thrive on mutual respect and sincere support from my clients because my intention is to give it right back, like the incomparable Ms. Hill once said in on my favourite songs EX-FACTOR, "who  do I have to be To get some reciprocity"? The little gifts and support are important to say the least, especially when one chooses to pursue their passion in the creative industry. So in celebration (everyday should be celebratory..but i digress), of FRIDAY,  and this lovely maxi dress by MARYZO, to welcoming in the second month of this year - FEBRUARY, and in remembrance of BLACK HISTORY MONTH and the awfully and yet faithfully over-commercialised love day or what perhaps you may know as valentine's day i of  thefatoublog says: 

  stay blessed

  stay true to self

  stay dedicated to nourishing spirit

  stay prayerful

  and...

  keep it moving.

The kids this morning made my day as i shamelessly had Amizo of MARYZO take photographs of the new dress she made for me. THANK YOU DARLING.

fambul dem this is how we do...

the kids who decided watching us take photographs was super interesting + the shop keeper