African Expressive Cultures : African Appropriations : Cultural Difference, Mimesis, and Media

242 african appropriations

figure 8.3

Mzungu Kichaa and Kenyan singer Dela, 2012. Photo by Kreks Carter. Courtesy

of Espen Sørensen.

Nitakwama hapa hapa, niliyotaka

sitapata

I will get stuck right here; I will not

get what I want

Ujuzi na uwezo wa kupita miamba The skill and capacity to skirt the

rocks

Nisingeyajua, si tayari

ningekwama

If I didn’t know them, wouldn’t I

have got stuck already?