I love the word ‘Dashiki’! It has power, kinda like Shakka Zulu; which all brings me back to the black power era.It also reminds me of Oromigna as well as a little bit of hip hop, we can put it all together.
Akam Jirta Jirta, I am coming at you with my Dashiki’s, & kick your mozerfukin ass with my Dula! Black Power Baaby!
Oh shucks! Maybe that’s why black people are seen as threatening; our words are so in your face. Aydel?
Seriously though I am thinking about buying a Dashiki , I am thinking it might inspire me to learn more about the West African culture. My sister spent a whole year in Senegal a few years back, and lets just say her taste in music had greatly expanded by the time she returned; not to underestimate her palate.
The problem is that the Dashiki design is very complex and colorful. How can I wear it and be comfortable?
A girl I dated long ago was showing pictures of when she was a little girl and poor girl had to wear lots of decorations on her hair and hair. A bunch of little clips in many different colors, among other gadjets which I could not explain on paper.
She said that the kids use to tease her saying “Christmas tree!”
So no ‘Christmas tree‘ for me. I am looking for the simplest Dashiki in the whole wide world. Let me know where I can find it?
Published by June 6th, 2008 in African and Design.
i LOVE dashikis!!
Interestingly enough, in addis, the women are using the material from the dashiki and turning it into dresses, skirts, nice shirts! I thought it was a great idea!
Shop online Nolawi! Or ask your sister
eiche atrebim eko! – when you ask for something people say google it… why did i ask you in the first place.!
Exactly Nol….A few weeks ago I had a fight with three friends. I sent them an e-mail asking them to tell me what their favorite blues songs are. They sent me websites, internet radio stations, and advices. Duh….
i just got this tie-dye dress from zanzabar!!! i love it. i can so see you in a dashiki nolawi. your sister is a good bet no?
” I am thinking it might inspire me to learn more about the West African culture.” Really? let us know.
ere sinesre’at nolawi! ineh kebabir!
Nolawi, don’t u have African stores in DC. I know it would be the obvious place to look first. We have a couple here where they have all that stuff, jewlery minamin.
I got mine at the annual African Nights Festival in my city. BeTam Xmassy yalhonut, I think, the burgundy and dark blue ones. Honom the fwa yalu colors is what makes it nice & you can get away with it.
Nolyey…you’re crazy! I can’t believe you said
“Akam Jirta Jirta, I am coming at you with my Dashiki’s, & kick your mozerfukin ass with my Dula! Black Power Baaby!”
Anyways I will help you find a Dashiki when I come visit in a few weeks.
did u take the picture? nice..!!!
I think, the color complexity made it “Dashiki” … no compromise…
I have similar costume cloths and I never wear them. they don’t fit on me but i keep them in the closet to look at them sometimes.
yes i took the photo but i did make the depth higher through photoshop- since i never got the small depth of feild type of photo I wanted to take… if you notice the top right corner of the photo its you can tell I darken the background and made it blurry so that the clothing would stand out.
So its not really a good photography- just decent photo shopping.
ebay – I can’t vouch for their quality but some of them look kind of fly.
Excellent excellent C! i will use it and write about the progress~!
Hi guys, I love your sight its great in raising awarness of Ethiopia and Africa, your T-shirts are getting a name for itsellf here in the UK and wondered if you can tell the BBC the about the work you know. I dont know if you know but the BBC website have something against Ethiopia the news they cover on front line headlines of Ethiopia Ethiopia is hungry and straving and are fighting so and so. I somehow wish we could collectively tell the BBC other good things such as the Ethiopian Businesses around the world. The guardian is another exaample there is a journalist who writes other crap her name is Xan Rice. Please visit this website and choose the world section and you will be so annoyed about their patronising stupid bordering articles
http://www.bbc.co.uk
http://www.guardian.co.uk
the more complaints these website especially the BBC websites gets as they piss me off the better!
Xan Rice in Nairobi The Guardian, Saturday June 14 2008
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A boy shivers in the rain as villagers carry sacks of maize received from the Red Cross in the Volayta region of southern Ethiopia. Photograph: Radu Sigheti/Reuters
Ethiopia has appealed for $325m (£167m) in aid after drought and crop failure more than doubled the number of people needing emergency assistance to 4.6 million.
Poor rains have affected much of southern and south-eastern Ethiopia since last year, significantly cutting harvests. The shortage of local cereals has sent prices soaring, while the cost of imported food has also risen sharply because of the global food crisis and increased fuel prices.
Aid agencies say that hundreds of thousands of the country’s poorest families can no longer afford to buy enough food to sustain themselves. According to the UN, which issued the appeal to donors yesterday together with Ethiopia’s Disaster Prevention and Preparedness Agency, 75,000 children are suffering from acute malnutrition and illness.
“The urgency of this launch cannot be overstated,” said John Holmes, the UN’s emergency relief coordinator. “Limited resources are hampering the efforts of both the government and its humanitarian partners to help those in need.”
The food insecurity is the worst since 2003, when 13.2 million people required emergency assistance, and it took the government and aid agencies largely by surprise. In April it was estimated that $68m would cover the country’s humanitarian requirements. But the failure of the rains increased the need dramatically.
The worst affected areas are Oromia, the Southern Nations, Nationalities and People’s Region, and the Somali region, where the government has restricted aid access because of a rebel insurgency. Lack of water and pasture has killed livestock in all three areas. Unicef warned last month that up to 6 million children were at risk of malnutrition.
THIS IS THE WORST HORRIBLE PATRONISING ARTICLE EVER HOW DARE THE GUARDIAN PRINT THIS? GROSS MVCING EXAGERATION ECONOMY DESTROYING ARTICLE EVERY one PLEASE COMPLAIN TO HE GUARDIAN AND TELL THAT COW Xian Rice to shut up and eat some rice
Many thanks for making the sincere effort to write Dashiki : bernosâ„¢ | African T-Shirts. I feel terribly robust about it and would love to find out more.