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Arts and Africa

This programme is a unique exchange between the artists of Sierra Leone and an English city, and the new African music which continues to take London by storm. 

Arts and Africa - BBC African Sevice, London

This edition looks at the work of Alhaji Dan Maraya, who is one of the best known and most highly regarded of Nigerian musicians. Mostly concentrating on a traditional musical form at the service of a very contemporary message.

Arts and Africa - BBC African Sevice, London

This document looks at the politics of theatre in South Africa.

Arts and Africa - BBC African Sevice, London

Seven African bands are taking part in a festival of African music in London. The aim is to dal with the isolation felt by Africa's contemporary artists. They are in need for wider exposure and anxious for contacts with artists in different parts of the world.

Arts and Africa - BBC African Sevice, London

This edition is about a traditional music by Alhaji Dan Maraya, one of the best known and most highly regarded of Nigerian musicians. He is a Hausa from the north of the country.

Arts and Africa - BBC African Sevice, London

This edition covers the modern Zairean music whis has become so persuasive and influential. Jim Fish visited the National Theatre of Zire in Kinshasa and spoke with Director, Citoyen Diyabanza.

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.

Arts and Africa - BBC African Sevice, London

This edition is about news of an original play for children, photography and Masquerades.

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.

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.

Arts and Africa - BBC African Sevice, London

Jimmy Katumba one of the best known voices from Uganda opened this programme with a song called 'Tube Bafumbo'.  Then the programme speaks with two people who have been attending the exhibition that is called "The Art that Survives: Uganda 1960's to 1980's.

Arts and Africa - BBC African Sevice, London

This is a visit to the Africa Centre Art Gallery in London where a rather extraordinary exhibition is taking place. Ethiopia is photographed and filmed as a land of famine.

Arts and Africa - BBC African Sevice, London

Arts and Africa had the pleasure of speaking with Afewerk Tekle, Ethiopia's outstanding and internationally acclaimed artist, who was givin the honourary title Maitre Artiste returned home to Addis Ababa from a tour of the United States where he was raising funds for famine relief in Ethiopia.

Arts and Africa - BBC African Sevice, London

This programme is about a month long season of events focusing on the Islands of Mautatius, the Seychelles and the Indian Ocean which covers many aspects of the region's culture including music at London's Africa Centre.

Arts and Africa - BBC African Sevice, London

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Arts and Africa - BBC African Sevice, London

This programme is about the regular guest on the programme, John Collins from Ghana who talks about his new album and his music.

Arts and Africa BBC African Service, London

Arts and Africa leaves the studio for the experience of African Village life, just out into one of London's parks called Holland Park which is the setting for a three week festival descriptively called "African Music Village"

Arts and Africa BBC African Service, London

Alex Tetteh-Lartey talks to Hukwe Zawose, a man with a remarkable ability, with him came fellow Tanzanian, Emmanuel Makala. Hukwe Zawose play the Maramba, the largest sanza or thumb-piano. he has been playing together with his fellow musicians from Bagamoyo College in Tanzania. 

 

Arts and Africa BBC African Service, London

Alex Tetteh-Lartey in this programme had the opportunity to spend some time chatting with a visitor from Khartoum - Farah Eissa Mohammed, tape librarian in the University of Khartoum's Institute of African and Asian Studies. His particular interest is traditional music. 

Arts and Africa BBC African Service, London

Alex Tetteh-Lartey in this programme had the opportunity to spend some time chatting with a visitor from Khartoum - Farah Eissa Mohammed, tape librarian in the University of Khartoum's Institute of African and Asian Studies. His particular interest is traditional music. 

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