Centre for African Literary Studies
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Arts and Africa - BBC African Sevice, London |
This programme talks about two different approaches to the role and provision of the arts in Uganda. |
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Arts and Africa - BBC African Sevice, London |
The National Theatre in Uganda with the help from the British Council, set up a community theatre workshopin the eastern town of Mbale.Teachers, health workers, social workers and civil servants came together for a month to work out techniques for making community theatre more effective. |
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Arts and Africa - BBC African Sevice, London |
The biggest event under the name, "New Directions in African Literature" with the sub title "Continuity and Change" was the most impressive gathering of some of Africa's best known writers. It included Novelists, Poets, Playwrights and Publishers. |
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Arts and Africa - BBC African Sevice, London |
Zimbabwean film-maker, Claude Maredza talks about his new film called "Harurwa". Harurwa is a rare incect found in the forests of the Bikitoarea in south east Zimbabwe. |
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Arts and Africa - BBC African Sevice, London |
This is a major conference called "New Writing in Africa" taken place in London under the joint auspices of the Commonwealth Institute and the Africa Centre. |
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Arts and Africa - BBC African Sevice, London |
This edition concentrates in events happened in Ghana. Firstly, a book launch which took place in Accra. It was quite an occasion; graced by fellow poets, , by music and the Secretary for Culture, the poet Kobena Eyi Acquah. |
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Arts and Africa - BBC African Sevice, London |
Drama and Theatre are well established in Nigeria. Dr, Biodun Jeyifo of the University of Ife published a book on African drama called "The Truthful Lie: Essays In A Sociology of African Drama". Dr. |
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Arts and Africa - BBC African Sevice, London |
In this programme Alex Tetteh-Lartey looks at two people who have taken on attributes from societies which are not their own. One is a novelist, Don Bloch writing about Kenya and the other is an operatic singer from Nigeria, Martha Ulaeto. |
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Arts and Africa - BBC African Sevice, London |
This is about a poem called, "Epitaph for Biafra" by a Nirerian playwright and poet, Ken Saro-Wiwa. The poem is part of the collection entitled "Songs in a Time of War", which largely about the Nigeria Civil War. |
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Arts and Africa - BBC African Sevice, London |
This edition looks at the diversity of different cultures i terms of music, paintings and sculptures in East Africa. |
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Arts and Africa - BBC African Sevice, London |
This program talks about the importance of preserving Africa's musical heritage. |
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Arts and Africa - BBC African Sevice, London |
This edition is about news of an original play for children, photography and Masquerades. |
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Arts and Africa - BBC African Sevice, London |
"Biko" by Peter Gabriel was a song about the South African Black Consciousness leader, Steve Biko. In 1982 he helped set up WOMAD, the festival of the world of Music, Arts and Dance. |
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Arts and Africa - BBC African Sevice, London |
Lucy Duran ofthe British National Sound Archives and Farah Eissa Mohammed a TapeLibririan in the University of Khartoum's Institute of African and Asian Studies talk about popular music in Sudan. |
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Arts and Africa - BBC African Sevice, London |
The title given to this ambitious programme of cultural events that have revealed the richness and viriety of the atrs of Africa, not only to Londoners but to many people from every part of Africa is 'Africa, Africa'. |
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Arts and Africa - BBC African Sevice, London |
This programme is aout the written word. Poetry, novels, their publishing, as well as their translating. |
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Arts and Africa - BBC African Sevice, London |
Songs that tell of brave deeds and fierce warriors who through the telling cease to be men and become giants were all part of the education of the temporary playwright, Tsegaye Gabre Medhin, who's been in London lecturing on a subject dear to his heart - the cultural expressions that he believes |
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Arts and Africa - BBC African Sevice, London |
Paddy Brew a Ganaian Poet who began writing poetry in 1975. He's been talking to Patrick Quarcoo about his style and why he has adopted it. While Neville Harms talks with Bai T. Moore from Liberia, who made his name with his dectective story 'Murder In The Cassava Patch'. |
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Arts and Africa - BBC African Sevice, London |
Alex Tetteh-Lartey argues that many of the most glorious creations by traditional African artists now live behind glass, on shelves in museums outside Africa; in Britain and in other European countries and in the United States. |
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Arts and Africa - BBC African Sevice, London |
This programme is about congratulating a Ghanaian actor David Ato Dontoh, who's been given the 1984 Best Actor Award by the Entertainners, Critics and Reviewers Association of Ghana. |