Exploring African Surf Culture in New Book, ‘AfroSurf’
The story of surfing in Africa has been told from foreign eyes. Since then, and aside from the rich surfing scene which has been flourishing in South Africa for decades, African surf culture has been conveyed through an outside lens. A new book hopes to change that narrative. AfroSurf, a 300-page tome of photos and stories documents surf and related street cultures throughout the African continent’s vast coastline – from Morocco to Somalia, Senegal to Mozambique, South Africa, and beyond. Selema, cofounder of a surf band Mami Wata in an interview states the impelling force behind the book. “The impetus for this book was how the world sees and defines surf culture. It’s through this very limited scope – mostly as a Southern California thing, or an Australian thing, and with a sprinkle of native Pacific Islander influence.” AfroSurf Book […]
