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a school in kabala
© lloyd robson, 2007
in june-july 2007 lloyd joined an american film crew
as they visited sierra leone as
part of the finah misa kule
project, documenting the performances of the finah — the poets
and praise singers — of the kuranko language.
finah misa kule is a project of the new york-based people’s poetry
gathering (sponsored by city lore and the bowery poetry club)
and the endangered languages initiative.
lloyd was there to research, write and learn.
he managed all three, travelling from the capital, freetown,
to makeni and then the northern province villages of
kabala, bendugu, dankawali and yiffin.
he also presented a range of books generously donated by parthian
to the village elders at dankawali, whose library and school
had been destroyed in the civil war.
the official presentation of the library of wales collection
to the village elders, dankawali
photograph by robert penn
presenting the books to finah poet kewulay kamara
on behalf of the elders
photograph by robert penn
receiving two chickens as a sign of respect and gratitude
photograph by robert penn
the cliffs above kabala
© lloyd robson, 2007
the view from the only bar in town
© lloyd robson, 2007
the paramount chief’s compound, kabala
© lloyd robson, 2007
paramount chief ali and the elders
© lloyd robson, 2007
film crew and family load up
ready for the bumpy ride
to dankawali
© lloyd robson, 2007
the road into the village
© lloyd robson, 2007
a decision must be made
© lloyd robson, 2007
the tree at the heart of the village
dankawali
© lloyd robson, 2007
calm before the storm
dankawali
© lloyd robson, 2007
the green, green grass of leone
© lloyd robson, 2007
dinner
© lloyd robson, 2007
jungle massive
© lloyd robson, 2007
wicker bridge over the bagbe river
© lloyd robson, 2007
the wicker man
© lloyd robson, 2007
the lie of the land
© lloyd robson, 2007
sweet salone
© lloyd robson, 2007
lush leone
© lloyd robson, 2007
the boulders await their day
© lloyd robson, 2007
burnt ground
© lloyd robson, 2007
dead ferries at freetown
© lloyd robson, 2007
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