Day 12 | Gindungo: 23 to go

Good morning Mi Gente. I know, it’s about noon. I started my day with this amazing quote “That’s the problem with putting others first: you’ve taught them you come second”. Stop trying to please people, my people, and try to please yourself much more often. Our differences are the things that make each one of […]

Day 127 | Some Good News!

Good day Montreal! It’s Wednesday. You already know that we have our Kizomba classes starting at 6:30pm. You already know that all my Montreal people can come and join Dr. Kizomba for a free class starting at 8:30pm, mixing up with the Kitaba social, and we’ll finish at midnight… ish. Alright. We got some great […]

Day 19 | Gindungo: 16 to go

19! We almost at day 20 of soberness. Poor Malenfant. We had to wake up at 5o’clock in the morning to go and get some paperwork done in Quebec city. We drove 3 hours. I had to stand OUTSIDE, a long waiting line. Thank you US 🇺🇸embassy, making a nigga stand in the wind and […]

Day 2.3 | Kitaba Tonight

Good afternoon. I didn’t have time to do no daily post today because I was playing video games until 4 o’clock in the morning today, and I woke up at 11 something and I had to get ready for a private at 12 oclock with my people. I had to prepare with my brother JP […]

Day 22 | Gindungo: 13 to go

“We can’t become who we want by remaining who we are.” Sober day 22, smoking-free day 22. Let me tell you a funny story about yesterday. Your boy went to Moka, another beautiful place where we dance old school Cuban Salsa and Bachata. It’s actually a legendary place because most of the folks that go […]

Day 25 | Gindungo: 10 to go

Good day Mi Gente! I’m going to be a little bit personal with this post, and since today is Revelation Wednesday aka my social is today by the name of Kitaba, the Great Angolan Peanut Butter. I was having a funny and hard Angolan debate with my brother Nunes Da Costa last night on Facebook. […]

Day 31 | Gindungo: 3 days to go

Good afternoon Mi Gente, I woke up in the morning but I waited till noon to drop you this note because I know most of you guys are on break right now. Today is day 31 of soberness, alcohol free, weed free, all the detox is marinating in my melanine and shining shining shining. Yesterday […]

Day 32 | Gindungo: 2 pre-parties to go

Good day good day good day! Day thirty-motherfucking-two. Gindungo is here. Booze free and smoke free. And I am gonna give it up to my festival, because I made some promises to some people that I gotta keep. It’s not about me anymore but it’s about my people, I gotta do it for them. My […]

Day 33 | Gindungo: 1 pre-party to go

Good morning Mi Gente, We had an amazing Kitaba Gindungo night. With DJ Paraiso, DJ Do Marcal, DJ Fofo Jah doing what they do best. We regularly don’t finish at 1oclock but oh well, since it is Gindungo week, indeed we finished at 1am. Talked all night long, accommodate the guests in our best way. […]

Day 39 | Baltimore: 1 day to go

Good morning Mi Gente, Good afternoon. Good morning again, because its noon.⏰ I will start with my quote of the day “A person who feels appreciated will always do more than is expected”. On that note, Facebook is motherfucking going crazy, man! In a good motherfucking way. All I see is Gindungo Gindungo Gindungo Gindungo […]

Day 40 | Baltimore: Early Flight

Put my shades on, didn’t sleep after Kitaba, packed my bags, sold 3 leggings, had 14 pairs with me, now have 10-11 with me. Got my Asics bag, packed all my leggings at the bottom like a smuggler, put all my clothes on top to make it a little normal. Get to the airport, flying […]

Day 45 | Calgary: 3 days to go

#qotd: “Talk to yourself like you would to someone you love”. Self-love is really important my people because no one will love you more than yourself, regardless of the situation you are in. Wassup wassup wassup Mi Gente? Slept late, woke up semi early, that’s how day 45 feels, being sober alcohol and smokes free, […]