Some nice Handicraft Shops near Place de la Mairie and rue Colbert ( soubique : nice little fiberbasket), woodcarving and marqueterie, boulier made of colorful stones, rafia animals.
The best locals T-Shirt brands are MAKI, BAOBAB and CARAMBOLE
Jewellery consist mainly of gold or silver necklace, rings, earrings. Creole earring is a must for all native beauties (gold big round circles the biggest possible of course)
Some stones : mainly saphire, we are in a district where saphire is quite abundant
Local rhums are quite famous, the best brands : DZAMA and MANGOUSTAN
Local cigarettes : BOSTON and GOODLOOK incredibly cheap.
In Diego Suarez Airport you can find a duty free shop with very valuable prices.
 Music here is a way of living ; local music is called SALEGY it is an hypnotic rythm, very syncopic with crossing percussions, a single song can last twenty minutes, if you want to suceed to dance till the end of the song, you need some training and good physical conditions (usually no air condition is available on the dance floor, it will much too confortable and you won’t sweat enough, specially on Friday and Saturday nights where the two main discotecs are crowded.
The other days of the week, they are frequented only by female dancers looking for valuable adventures….
Some Casinos with slot machines, even one with Poker, Roulette and Blackjack tables.
L’ALLIANCE FRANCAISE is sponsoring some good artists from time to time in its wonderful Baltard Theater(Old 1920 Iron Market)(inquire at the tourism office.
L’HOTEL LA NOTE BLEUE is providing some jazz and bossa nova concerts, LE GRAND HOTEL performs also some defilé de modes.
And Don’t Miss the Big DIEGO STREET CARNIVAL on june 21st 2008.
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