Is it known a lot, what is the coast of East Africa - one of the most powerful former centers of the Arabian culture? What are the things which the textbooks on the African history decorate as samples of woodcarving of masters of Zanzibar? What are the remains of one of the most ancient ancestors of the person found out in Tanzania, in gorge Olduvaj? That Bagamoyo, located on Tansanian coast, - a place, whence began if not everything, many great geographical expeditions of XIX century: and to the East - African lakes, and to headstreams of Nile which, by the way, too takes the beginning here, in East Africa. Also what in general is Kenya which in the beginning of XX century was called precisely « an infield of chamber of lords », has not sufficed all pair centuries to begin Australia, the republic of South Africa or even the States?..
East Africa is many-sided and many-sided. Dialogue with it is some kind of game in riddles, having solved which, apparently, you will know the main secret of life. For the first time it is necessary to peer into Africa as if through a prism of wide corner objective, incorporating all - and excitation of the cheetah, ready to dart off and be born on savanna, overtaking a wind, and strange, unusual for white has begun to smell villages of a tribe of masais, and a slow course of elefant herds, in a violet - crimson decline walking at foot of Kilimandjaro - great « mums Kiel », and a solemn gloom Zanzibar monument - a bitter reminder on times when Zanzibar was the center of trade of slaves … And still - odors of the Garden of spices and the African fish market, taste of amusing fruit "Mr. Dzhet" and a shish kebab from the crocodile, sounds of masais drums and «Jambo! Jambo bwana! Akoona matata! » born from everywhere.
Every ambassador "will shatter" the finished shooting film on separate staff, will print their big format, will start to examine steadfastly details and, probably, will understand, that the present Africa begins far from the blazed tourist tracks. However, what does it represent? What is drawn with fair brochures? About what do telecasts remove? No, all the same that was opened for yourself by you. Powerful or poor, hazardous or obedient, pacified or passionate, day time, green - brown, or evening, lylie-crimson - but only yours.