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Tales of Tyre-racing, Makis and M'zungus.
9 juillet 2012

M'biwi Contest

M'biwi Contest
On a Sunday at the end of last month, there was the 2nd M'biwi Contest. M'biwi is a ceremony which is generally practised during weddings or other big occasions. It's a women's ceremony. They sit on the floor and bang two pieces of bamboo together to...
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2 juillet 2012

Tyred flat out.

Tyred flat out.
On Saturday, there was the Grand Tyre Race in Mamoudzou. Hundreds of people had come to race and to watch, as this is THE big event of the year in Mayotte. The idea is to race for 2.2km through the capital city, driving a used tyre in front of oneself...
18 juin 2012

Black and White

Black and White
Last Friday, we went to a painting exhibition by two artists, one we'd heard of, one we hadn't. Exhibitions are extremely rare in Mayotte, as are any forms of what is pompously described as "culture". No theatre or drama representations, no cinema, very...
4 juin 2012

Radio Tour de l'Île ! Infos, quizz, musique, fun !

Radio Tour de l'Île ! Infos, quizz, musique, fun !
Over the Pentecost week-end, a friend of ours was participating in the Tour de l'Île, a sailing boat tour of the larger of Mayotte's two islands. He told us that he does this every year, and that he usually ends up being the only one playing music on...
14 mai 2012

Voulé on Sohoa Beach

Voulé on Sohoa Beach
We went to a barbecue on the beach the other day. These are extremely common here, there are always groups of people cooking things on any beach you go to. Traditional barbecue food here is chicken wings and green bananas, which are either cooked in the...
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7 mai 2012

Music in Mayotte

Music in Mayotte
We've been to a few concerts recently, to find out what the local music is like. First of all came Rossy, whose poster attracted P because of the accordion. Arrived at the concert a quarter of an hour before it was supposed to start, which seemed reasonable...
26 mars 2012

Dziani Dzaha

Dziani Dzaha
One really nice thing about Mayotte is that the distances are short, so you don't need to travel for a long time to go anywhere. The beaches are very close to the towns. Our nearest beach can be reached on foot. It's not a terribly nice one, so we usually...
22 mars 2012

My Granddaughter Went To Market And She Bought...

My Granddaughter Went To Market And She Bought...
We went to the market the other day. The big, covered market in the Place de la République in Mamoudzou. We'd never gone inside before, never really gathered that there was actually something in there, just seen the big pink building from the outside....
15 mars 2012

Stuck in the Mud

Stuck in the Mud
There has been so much rain lately that it has severely damaged the road leading down from our flat. Great holes, some up to 50cm in depth, have appeared in the road... which has already blocked more than one car from going up. We had a collection day...
19 février 2012

Mahabou and M'Gombani

Mahabou and M'Gombani
This Sunday afternoon was lovely and fine, so we set off to walk up and around the Pointe Mahabou, a cliff on the other side of Mamoudzou where the very first sultan of Mayotte, Adriansouli, was buried. Other cars were driving up, so I started driving...
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