Cedo, numa certa manhã de Outubro de 2010, nas escadinhas da antiga Casa do Equador de São Tomé e Principe, conheci Alex-Keller Fonseca, o pintor. O seu trabalho prendeu a minha atenção logo ao entrar no espaço. Fiquei curioso por descobrir mais sobre as histórias por trás dos quadros. Jovens, mães, crianças, e famílias olhando para mim […]

Can Art Be a Marriage of Africa & Europe? René Tavares, one of the best known painters from Sao Tome & Principe talks about the nature of his work, and some of the challenges and inspirations he has countered on the way. Recorded while René was visiting Tallinn.

Xavier Muñoz Torrent, working out of Barcelona, Spain, posted this story on our Facebook. If you’d like to share your story from Sao Tome & Principe, you can do the same (or click the orange “Submit Your Story” button above). The Atlas Of Sao Tome & Principe – A collection of maps, charts and other […]

This is a carnival troupe performing on Mardi Gras in the town of São João dos Angolares. I had caught their act the night before, in the pink cultural centre of São Tomé. A power cut caused a delay, and I had tried to chat to them in French while we waited for the lights […]

This post part of a series, in which we try to understand the essence of theater in São Tomé e Príncipe. A lot of music and dancing in Santomean theater, almost to the point that for a moment I thought I was writing an article on Santomean dances – we will see why this is […]