In the latest episode from free-surfer and filmmaker Laure Mayer, viewers get special exploration of the local surf culture of Senegal in the aptly named People of Surfing series.

Having already documented New Zealand and Brazil, Laure, who created the series, invites friend and legendary Basque explorer, Kepa Acera, to get a true look at what’s happening in the biggest hub of West African surf culture. “For us, it was the friendliness of the people that really stuck. Everyone in the street stops to ask you how you are. Not a just a simple hi , but a genuine how are you ?”

Set to an epic soundtrack of classic-to-modern African music, drum-filled beats and lyrics in multiple languages, the two score fun-sized and dreamy waves in multiple spots along the vastly under-explored coastline.…