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For those that wondered how I jam along to music I love with my violin – here is a sample – please note that this is no professional recording – I just picked up the violin and played along to a Freshlyground tune.

Hope you enjoy – and remember to send me your music if you play as well

I blog about Africa because I was raised by one of her tribes. And because here things that are ragged are patched and cherished. Because sub Saharan thunderstorms are so deafening you have to believe in heaven. And mostly I blog about Africa because I want you to come, and fall in love. – Kari

Okeee so Kari tagged me -  let me write some more about it though not easy to write after reading Kari’s post …. so few words saying so much …. and I agree about thunder storms

Africa is limitless source of magic – I know this because I started my discoveries when I was about 18 and I still feel today that I haven’t even started.

I find magic not so much in the things one sees – the shockingly beautiful photos one sees in a travel brochure – though there is breathtaking scenery here in South Africa or Tunis ( I spent one year there) …. – I am sure you agree – there is a big difference in looking at photos or standing right there with my feet in the ocean playing my violin for the waves – or walking into Kippies jazz club just past the “director of pizza” who was selling delicious pizzas right outside the club – only to be welcomed by Sipho “Hotsticks” and his big smile.

One gets completely addicted – just try – you will see …. in the meantime I keep blogging some more

Loomnie asked me to answer this question (here is his answer to the above) – so here goes …..

I think probably my post called Africa studies says lots, have a look if you have a sec…

… basically just like all of us as we grow up we realise that we are interested in some things and not so much in other things …

I figured out that I really enjoy learning languages spoken on the continent and listen to music played here and so I decided to devote more time to this ( a lot more :0) … and so what happened was – I invented my own version of “Africa studies” which I preferred to the traditional ways of sitting in lecture halls and taking exams …… -  I decided to learn through drinking tea with people, walking down streets and jam along with whoever I met.

One gets richer with every cup of tea, with every jam session and I just felt like .. I could share these discoveries with whoever reads my blog. You probably noticed that I don’t write much – I prefer posting videos – this is because my Hunglish (= Hungarian English) is really poor when it comes to trying to describe and report about the things I see and then also because I am completely convinced that what ever we try to say can be said much better with music so why say anything hehe …

…. and so after a while one forgets why blogging …. the music just carries on …