The death of Chinua Achebe
Chinua Achebe obit; Joe Driscoll and Sekou Kouyate;
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Chinua Achebe
The acclaimed novelist and poet, known as the father of modern African literature, has died at the age of 82. The Nigerian writer and broadcaster Gabriel Gbadamosi pays tribute and tells me how influential Achebe has been.
Joe Driscoll and Sekou Kouyate
The sweet, sweet sound of a West African-American collaboration - or what happened when the Guinean kora player S茅kou Kouyat茅 met the New York musician, rapper and beatboxer Joe Driscoll. They perform "Lady鈥� from their album 鈥楩aya鈥� live in the studio.
Image: Chinua Achebe. Credit: Abayomi Adeshida/Getty.
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Chinua Achebe
The acclaimed Nigerian novelist and poet dies at the age of 82.
Duration: 07:16
Joe Driscoll and Sekou Kouyate
They perform "Lady鈥� from their album 鈥楩aya鈥檒ive in the studio.
Duration: 09:22
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- Fri 22 Mar 2013 20:32GMT麻豆社 World Service Online
- Sat 23 Mar 2013 03:32GMT麻豆社 World Service Online
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