Socafro: Afro-Caribbean Cooking from Jollof to Jerk Indigenous Fibre Art or that the brown basilisk

or that the brown basilisk reptile can run across water

The novel teems with extraordinary characters – the outcast saviour Elias Smith

In a small back alley in Tokyo

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Socafro: Afro-Caribbean Cooking from Jollof to Jerk Indigenous Fibre Art or that the brown basiliskach recipe in Socafro, from Afro Trini macaroni pie to Alistair Jeje's take on jollof rice, tells a story reminiscent of his childhood memories, reflecting his West African and Caribbean dual heritage. The word Socafro is a mash up of Alistair Jejes two favourite types of music: the rhythmic beats of Soca from Trinidad & Tobago and the soulful lines of Afrobeat from Nigeria. This combination reflects Alistairs own dual heritage and its also the name