Mélanzé - a cultural structure anchored in Thiafoura
Creating differently
A regenerative culture lab in Senegal - publishing, music and community projects under the baobabs.
Mélanzé at a glance
Mélanzé is neither only a place, nor only a publishing house, nor only a project structure. It is an ensemble anchored in Thiafoura, able to host, publish, produce and implement projects elsewhere when they call for it.
The place
A place for work, residencies and hospitality on the Petite-Côte, where Mélanzé takes shape in daily life.
Publishing
Books chosen with care, between literature, poetry, field narratives and voices moving across several worlds.
Music
Som'One Music connects recordings, transmission, artistic collaborations and an anchor point in Thiafoura.
Projects
Mélanzé designs and delivers cultural and research projects with partners in Senegal and in other territories, as far as Kenya.
"Mélanzé is drawn to passages, encounters and places where disciplines answer one another. From Thiafoura, books, music and projects keep the same breath while circulating elsewhere."
The land
One hectare in Thiafoura, a village near Somone. Red laterite soil, centuries-old baobabs, birdsong at dawn. This is where Mélanzé takes root.
300 m² of sustainably built spaces in adobe, recycled wood and thatch. Fully off-grid for energy and water.
Discover the place →How to engage
From this site, several paths open up: support the place, propose a project, come in residence, or discover the books and music that keep Mélanzé in circulation.
Support
Help finance the building site, off-grid systems and artistic programs rooted in Thiafoura.
Collaborate
Researchers, artists, NGOs and institutions can shape grounded, useful formats together with the team.
Stay
Residencies, retreats, workshops and focused research time all fit the scale and spirit of the place.
Discover
Browse the publishing house, the shop and Som'One Music to discover Mélanzé through books, sounds and the place itself.
What Mélanzé connects
The place, the stories, the music and the projects move together. Thiafoura gives a base, but Mélanzé also unfolds through other contexts, partnerships and fields of work.
The place gives rhythm, material and continuity to the whole, without confining Mélanzé to one perimeter.
Books, voices, sound, residencies and fieldwork extend Mélanzé’s grounding far beyond the site itself.
Research, culture and cooperation meet in concrete formats, from Senegal to other partner territories.
By the numbers
hectare in regeneration
books published
YouTube views
m² of eco-built space
Right now
Construction of the Mélanzé Eco-Centre in Senegal: fusion of culture, science and sustainability on the shores of the Somone Lagoon.
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The place already exists. You can help open it wider, strengthen it and support what comes next.
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