Perspectives on Kano City from Maje Amin & Fiona Lovatt

"Kano City is a bustling and lively metropolis that unites the traditional and the modern into a fusion that makes it a deserved center of commerce and trade. With a rich history spanning centuries, the city is home to the Kano Emirate which is one of the most flamboyant and regal of the Hausa-Fulani empire that once existed before the arrival of the British colonialists. 

As the backbone of the Trans-Saharan trade routes that stretched as far as Egypt and Algeria the rich cultural heritage that it has bequeathed to it's inhabitants can still be seen today and the constantly evolving infrastructures which merge the old with the new as well as the local with the global are a testament to its time-honored tradition of adaptation and cosmopolitan nature."

Maje Amin

"Be sure to employ a local guide and enter the labyrinth of Kurmi market where the treasures of antiquity jostle with modern goods. Handspun cotton textiles and leatherwork, a bow and arrows, handmade ink, frankincense and perfumes from the sahel routes, hand-copied books in fine calligraphy collectible enamelware, pure black soap and Shea butter have their own quarters in the quaint and curious mixture of structures that remind the traveller of centuries of commerce on the site. 

Take a close inspection of the tack and livery that will adorn the 5, 000 horses in the pageantry of durbar. Allow several hours for the traders to bring forth the items tucked into their shelves, offering you a seat and full attention as you make a selection and learn the story that comes with the work of an artisan."

Fiona Lovatt

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