One day, I was blessed to meet mud cloth. From day one, I became fascinated with mud cloth. I could hear my ancestors calling to me through the mud cloth. Something said, “give away all of your present clothes and only wear Mud Cloth” officially changed your name, and your African roots will find you. Over a certain amount of time, I discovered that my DNA from my father’s side was 100% from the Obamba tribe of Gabon.

I was never a dashiki-wearing individual. Being a product of North Carolina, old schooled, I was always taught to blend in, be conservative in my manner, God fearing and in serious denial about my blackness here in America. During my college years I learned a lot about the world, who put it together, who decided to take charge.  In the process of learning all this information about world development, I became a social worker. 

I started a clothing line to bring me into further consciousness about who I am as a so-called Black man in America. It turned out that the clothing line for me and many others seems to be a “gateway to consciousness” about who we are which will let us to know where to go.

I am pleased to introduce you to Bogo L ani Bogo L Fashions (Mud to Mud Fashions) by The Doc Bongo®. Experience the freedom you have to express yourself and culturally express who you are.

For those that might want to move towards an image of themselves related to Africa in search of your real identity this may be the perfect clothing for you to start or continue that journey.

We offer custom made designs by master craftsmen, textiles that go back hundreds of years into your history, traditional materials fitted to invigorate your spirit, and new designs to take you into the future.

Grow your own African image here and now.  Africa is the mother of civilization, this applies to all of her children. All of our materials originate in African and our couture designs are made in the USA.

Designed to assist you with negotiating your environment as an African male and female. Hopefully inspiring you to look further into your history as being part of the African family. 

As I shopped around for the different kinds of mudcloth, I could actually see the cloth turning into a garment. It also did not matter what the garment looked like. They were my clothes and I had the right to choose what they look like.  They made me feel comfortable so the garments are produced without any dress code measure and is spiritually inspired to have a afrocentric futuristic look. I could actually see pictures of a piece of cloth turning into some kind of garment an over that period of time I decided to make those images come to life. As I began to design clothing,  I realized that I was actually making my own clothes.