"... porque las estirpes condenadas a cien años de soledad no tenían una segunda oportunidad sobre la tierra""

, originally uploaded by Kija.

Mascarade previews

Videos posted on Facebook about the Masquerade(Mascarade)project.

Mascarade

Mascarade, originally uploaded by Kija.

One of the pictures of Mascarade, the exhibtion I'm working on.

Last year, I have to keep from myself too much issues. I have to be nice with people who don't deserve it.
So I decided to let everything out.

The Mascarade series is about the need we have to let our masks in the closet and show the world who we really are.

The make-up artist is Warren Samuelsen, a brillant guy from La Reunion.

© Jacky KIJA Gotin

, originally uploaded by Kija.

A O K I

Sa Majesté AOKI rencontre les Jackson. ENJOY!

A Rainy Sunday Afternoon

The Unknown Beauty of a Rainy Sunday Afternoon, originally uploaded by Kija.

My friend Clarys walking in the streets of Pointe-A-Pitre. It was raining.

Never 2 much

Last week I was on Diese blog. There was a mix of very nice songs made by Olaze from the collective Emmanuel. First song of the selection was this remix of Never too much.
Enjoy!!
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La semaine derniere je visitais le blog de sa majesté Diese.
Il y avait un mix d'Olaze, du collectif Emmanuelle.Le mix est tres bon et il commence avec un remix hypnotisant de Never 2 Much de Mr Luther Vandross.
Si le mix est toujours chez Diese je vous encourage vivement a le télécharger.
En attendant je vous mets la video du remix by ODahls.

Série en préparation // Work in Progress

Let's blog!

I decided to give this blog another direction.
I will share my influences, the music I like and put some interesting links. And of course I keep posting my pictures.
:-)

I would like to introduce my friend Meemee Nelzy. She's from Guadeloupe and she sings nu-soul songs. This is the video of her song L'Essentiel from her debut album Ame Nouvelle.
Enjoy!

Sade New video "Soldier Of Love"

Quatre x F

Quatre x F
Originally uploaded by Kija

Expo Photo de Kija
10 janvier 2010.
La Terrasse, Gosier, Guadeloupe.

La Femme AfroExentriK

La Femme AfroExentriK, originally uploaded by Kija.

Anais Verspan, créatrice de la boutique AfroExentrik.
http://www.myspace.com/afroexentrik

Soul by KIJA

Soul by KIJA
Originally uploaded by Kija

Teaser for the HHLS party featuring Kija's pictures.

Strange things happen in the subway

We saw an angel, originally uploaded by Kija.

Playlist

5 songs for the week:

De Cara a La Pared - Lhasa
Amor I Love You - Marisa Monte
Why Want You - Tassel & Naturel (Fillet of Soul)
Solos - Raul Paz
Sister - Emily Loizeau

You can listen these songs on Deezer

Hermann is gone

Hermann "Hermosdef" Deza, photographe de genie, HipHop activiste, ami.

Au bout du...

" Et nous sommes debout maintenant, mon pays et moi, les cheveux dans le vent, ma main petite maintenant dans son poing énorme et la force n'est pas en nous, mais au-dessus de nous, dans une voix qui vrille la nuit et l'audience comme la pénétrance d'une guêpe apocalyptique.
Et la voix prononce que l'Europe nous a pendant des siècles gavés de mensonges et gonflés de pestilences, car il n'est point vrai que l'œuvre de l'homme est finie, que nous n'avons rien à faire au monde, que nous parasitons le monde mais l'œuvre de l'homme vient seulement de commencer et il reste à l'homme à conquérir toute interdiction immobilisée aux coins de sa ferveur et aucune race ne possède le monopole de la beauté, de l'intelligence, de la force et il est place pour tous au rendez-vous de la conquête et nous savons maintenant que le soleil tourne autour de notre terre éclairant la parcelle qu'a fixée notre volonté seule et que toute étoile chute de ciel en terre à notre commandement sans limite ".
Aimé Césaire, Cahier d'un retour au Pays Natal.

Chocolate Factory

Chocolate Factory, originally uploaded by Kija.

Miss Queen P.

Isadora

Isadora, originally uploaded by Kija.

We're still running looking for peace of mind.
Maybe we should stop
and go along with our lives.

Sister I.

Sister I., originally uploaded by Kija.

La Indhira.

Young and D. (Prince de la Ville)

Young and D., originally uploaded by Kija.

On est jeunes et ambitieux
Faut qu'tu te dises que
Tu peux être le prince de la ville si tu veux
Où tu veux, quand tu veux

Every Girl for Herself (Chacune pour soi)

Every Girl for Herself, originally uploaded by Kija.

And I wanted to give you something

And I wanted to give you something, originally uploaded by Kija.

Sometimes it's just great to receive something special from someone you really appreciate.
This picture is dedicated to this kind of moments, when you don't expect something and someone gives it to you.

Peace.

it's going up. so it must be heaven

it's going up. so it must be heaven, originally uploaded by Tsunami Notes.

This picture was taken a few years ago by a friend of mine Paolo Ippoliti.



"It's going up so it must be heaven...but it isn't. it's merely a view of the lousy place i dwelled during last dawn, insomniac and full of aches and twisted by a strong storm of coughing. somehow i think i should get a life. a different one."
Paolo Ippoli.





I'm still trying to get a life, Paolo, a different one. Even though life seems to be happier than years before.It isn't.
I keep coming back to this picture and these words. I keep trying.

Till' the end of time

Never too late for a dance, originally uploaded by Kija.

So today let's be romantic. This is my tribute to romance.

Sky high! Fly!

Nouvelle (New), originally uploaded by Kija.

I gotta testify, come up in the spot looking extra fly
For the day you die, You gonna touch the sky.

Kayne West and Lupe Fisco, Touch the Sky

Life Oh Life!

Black, originally uploaded by Kija.

So after all's said and done
I know I'm not the only one
Life indeed can be fun
If you really want to
Sometimes living out your dreams
Ain't as easy as it seems
You wanna fly around the world
In a beautiful balloon


Life, oh life
Oh life, oh life
Life, oh life
Oh life, oh life

Des'ree, Life

Back to...

Year: ended., originally uploaded by Kija.

J'ai posté 2 photos et articles en 2007 ce qui est vraiment peu. J'essayerais de faire mieux cette année.

Only 2 posts in 2007, I'll try my best to post more this year.

By the way, this is Clarys a very good model and a friend of my sister Keke.

Miss L.

:-), originally uploaded by Kija.

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