Inspiration......Sports and Arabs...

What comes to your mind when you think of Sports and Arabs....? What comes to your mind first, when you hear the word POLO...probably Ralph Lauren and the polo shirts and maybe Lacoste (if you are into fashion and the arts), and if you are into sports, the sport of Polo itself and possibly Tennis.... With all that said, very few people know that Polo (the sport) originated in Persia and that it was a very popular sport in Iran. In time polo became an Iranian national sport played normally by...

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So We Are Finally Back From Summer...

 ....and the lack of posting does not mean we have not been engaged in a lot of activities. Contrary to that thought we have been quite busy. Maali in collaboration with our friend Bariats Brushstrokez Makeover had the annual sales party at the Maali store in Abuja about two months ago (pictures will be posted below). I (Alheri) resumed school and have a pretty intense semester as it shall be my last. I am taking a couple of hard courses, as well as my project which deals with Dimensionality...

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Get A Life: A Vivienne Westwood Campaign

SHELL MUST USE ITS PROFITS TO CLEAN UP THE NIGER DELTA "Shell has been extracting oil in the Niger Delta area of Nigeria for over 50 years. They are the major operator there and have made billions and billions of dollars out of the country. And what have the people of the Niger Delta received in return? For the vast majority, they have been subjected to grinding poverty, little access to clean water, a polluted environment and ongoing violence and conflict." Vivienne Westwood Blog Watch Amnesty...

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Day 3.. New World Nigeria Showcase

We did not get to stay to the end of the third day but this last day was the most  musically fulfilling. It included performances by Bez Idakula, Keziah Jones and King Sunny Ade. We came a little bit late (dragging our feet at Portobello Road market) so we missed part of Bez's performance. We managed to watch him perform 'That Stupid Song' (Linda posted the video some time ago, watch Here) and 'Super Sun' (watch live performance Here) both off his Album Super Sun. Next up was...

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Only Love

 Bluesy folksy song...Ben Howard...Only Love ...

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Day 2.. New World Nigeria Showcase

The second day of the show included performances by Wiz Boy, Waje, Tiwa Savage, M.I and King Sunny Ade. Before that night, I had little knowledge of Wiz Boy and Linda had none whatsoever, but he managed to get us on his fan team. Linda is now officially a major Wiz Boy fan. We sat with  Zel ( Mrs. Chocolate City)  and it was so funny and amazing how she knew the lyrics to all the Wiz Boy songs (which were Ibo and highlife-ish). Linda and I loved every bit of it...watch this space for...

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