Every part of shoreline in Africa has its personal distinctive surf tradition–a mix of historical past, group, music and magnificence–propped up by the bevy of waves surrounding it. Within the newest installment of “Sonic Souvenirs”, South African fashion whiz Mikey February visits one among these distinctive coastal communities–the coast generally known as Cote d’Ivoire–alongside fellow Vans staff riders Alex Knost and Lee-Ann Curren.
“West Africa is fairly particular,” says Mikey within the edit above. “Ghana, Nigeria… There’s wonderful music that comes from there, there’s additionally some actually epic waves. The attraction of the Ivory Coast was that it hadn’t been documented very a lot.” All through their time in Cote d’Ivoire, the Vans trio meets with native legends, samples their wave-rich sizzling spots and is welcomed with open arms into the Ivory Coast’s tightknit surf group. Every little thing about this edit–from the fashionable browsing to the epic music–will make you need to dive deeper into Africa’s wealthy historical past of wave-riding.
