Great folks found in Dakar: Luc DaSilva, xaritufoto.org
Like a character in a classic Hollywood, like Casablanca, the Senegalese house of cuisine, Restaurant Le Bideew, played the backdrop of yet another memorable meeting. The French conversation at the next table eventually came our way and I found Luc DaSilva, president of XARITU FOTO, presiding over a world-class collection of photography. He was extremely gracious and generous, showing me photos of Louis Armstrong (with Luc’s father), Josephine Baker and a host of classic luminaries:
Translated by Google: “Nonprofit organization, founded August 31, 2010 in Dakar, Senegal, XARITUFOTO ‘Friends of the picture’ promotes [the] African photographer in his relationship to the memory and history of Africa.”