Listen to the balafon together
Listen to a performance or recording featuring the balafon and try to identify the different rhythms together. Afterwards, read about who is playing.
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A date with a touch of Burkina Faso.
For Burkina Faso, manageable plans centred on music, textiles, a meal or a conversation about makers work particularly well.
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Use the country as inspiration. Check local opening hours and make a plan together.
Discover a Saponé hat
Study the shape and weave of a Saponé hat with a maker, at a museum or in an online collection, and each sketch one detail.
Riz gras for two
Choose a recipe for riz gras together and make one pot of rice and vegetables. Each choose a spice or vegetable.
Makers' market with one question
Walk around a locally recommended market and ask a maker about one technique neither of you knows yet.
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