Maciré Sylla, whose family belongs to the Soussou ethnic group, was born in Conakry, Guinea. Her mother was a very young artist when she was born, so Maciré’s upbringing was entrusted to her maternal grandmother, who lives in Tayiré. This village of a few hundred inhabitants lies on the edge of a lush forest and overlooks a vast flood plain with rice fields stretching as far as the eye can see. In… Read more in Amazon's Macire Sylla Store