DJRIBO, vol 1: La Petite histoire pour galvaniser les troupes of Ama Ouattara, author and photojournalist.
The title DJRIBO means ''story'' or ''fable'' in the Niger-Congolese languages*, more precisely in Kru.
DJRIBO explores the social and community engagement of people of African descent and their allies in the National Capital Region from the lower town neighborhoods through the Vanier Museopark. It thus highlights the leading role played between 2018 and 2020 by the French-speaking organization Mosaïque Interculturelle in the promotion of Afro-Canadian cultural and intangible heritage in all its forms.
This album is published as part of the United Nations International Decade for People of African Descent (2015-2024). An original and poetic text joins 64 color photographs and 2 archival paintings that celebrate the Afro-Caribbean diaspora in Ottawa. In short, a beautiful ode to the artisans of change and a beautiful tribute to African heritage.
Ama has notably published Social Entrepreneur from Ghana to challenge the Status Quo, one children’s book at the time.
* The Niger-Congo languages, is a family of languages of Africa, which in terms of the number of languages spoken, their geographic extent, and the number of speakers is by far the largest language family in Africa. (SOURCE: Encyclopædia Britannica)
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$36,50 (CAD)
Perfect Binding
8,75 x 5,75 / 118 pages / 64 color photographs
2 paintings and 1 poem
ISBN : 978-2-9819400-0-1
Release Date: October 29, 2020
Design and Publishing : Ama Ouattara