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EPISODE · Feb 4, 2026 · 1H 14M

Danjuma – Waka Waka: Documenting Contemporary African Life

from Dedicated Podcast avec Abi · host Dedicated Podcast

🇬🇧 ENGLISHIn this episode of Dedicated Podcast, I sit down with Danjuma, storyteller, engineer, and author of the photo book Waka Waka – Observations on Contemporary African Life, Culture, and Landscapes.Recorded in Geneva during the European leg of his book tour, this conversation dives into the origins of Waka Waka, a deeply human project built from over 20 years of travel across 16 African countries. Through photography, writing, and reflection, Danjuma documents everyday life, culture, movement, food, leisure, and memory — far beyond the clichés often associated with Africa.We talk about curiosity, storytelling as responsibility, documenting a continent in transformation, and why this book is not just a coffee table object, but a living archive. Danjuma also shares insights on self-publishing, collaboration, representation, and what it truly means to tell stories responsibly in today’s world.A thoughtful conversation about Africa, memory, history in motion, and the power of images to preserve what time tries to erase.Waka Waka book🎧 Episode in English.🇫🇷 FRANÇAISDans cet épisode de Dedicated Podcast, je reçois Danjuma, storyteller, ingénieur et auteur du livre photo Waka Waka – Observations on Contemporary African Life, Culture, and Landscapes.Enregistrée à Genève lors de sa tournée européenne, cette conversation revient sur la naissance de Waka Waka, un projet profondément humain, construit à partir de plus de 20 ans de voyages à travers 16 pays africains. À travers la photographie, l’écriture et le récit, Danjuma documente le quotidien, les cultures, les mouvements, la nourriture, le repos et la mémoire — bien au-delà des clichés habituellement associés à l’Afrique.On parle de curiosité, de responsabilité du storytelling, de la nécessité de documenter un continent en pleine transformation, et de pourquoi ce livre n’est pas qu’un simple coffee table book, mais une archive vivante. Danjuma partage aussi les coulisses de l’auto-édition, le travail collaboratif, la représentation et l’importance de raconter des histoires avec justesse aujourd’hui.Un échange profond sur l’Afrique, la mémoire, l’histoire en mouvement et le pouvoir des images face au temps.🎧 Épisode en anglais.Hébergé par Ausha. Visitez ausha.co/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

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