Artbeat Episodes Episode guide
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Music and Politics
A discussion on the role of music in the politics of Africa
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Zimbabwean Music
Examining the mood in Zimbabwe through its music
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Miriam Makeba
'The Empress of African music' - a profile of South African singer Miriam Makeba
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Malawian Music
What music means to the people of Malawi
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Taarab Music
To Zanzibar and Mombasa in search of Taarab music from Tanzania and Kenya
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South African Music
Exploring the role of music in South Africa today and the new sounds of the townships
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Fiction in the City
How writers and readers tackle the urban landscape in crime writing fiction
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African Hairsyles
Exploring the artistry and political significance of African hairstyles
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Songs and Soldiers
What role has music played in the poltical changes happening in Cote D'Ivoire?
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The Island
The revival of South Africa's most famous political play, 'The Island'
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Arts and the Mozambique Floods
After the floods in Mozambique, what is the relationship between hardship and creativity?
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South African Identity
What it's like to be identified as 'coloured' in South Africa
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African Drama
How easy is it to survive as a dramatist or actor in Africa?
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African Performance Companion: Rwanda
Discussion on the obstacles and challenges young people are facing in Rwanda
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Charles Mulekwa
An interview with playwright Charles Mulekwa
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NSO South Africa
The troubles facing the National Symphony Orchestra of South Africa
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Saworoide
A review of the Nigerian film 'Saworoide'
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Arts and Politics
How the arts in Africa can be used or abused to promote a political or social agenda
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Manu Dibango
Special edition of the programme looking at the music of Manu Dibango
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Sileshi Demissie's Mission for Addis Ababa
An Ethiopian musician's campaign to clean up Addis Ababa and make it a better environment
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Ethnomusicology in Zimbabwe
Teaching Zimbabwean traditional music at university
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African Films about Power
How recent African films have approached the subject of power
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An Arts and Africa Retrospective
A look back at how the programme 'Arts and Africa' covered African artistic achievement
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Artistic Children
What is it about children which makes them so creative?
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Creative Children
The creative, musical and artistic endeavours of young people in Africa
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Ablade Glover Interview
A look at the new exhibition by the Ghanian artist who uses a palate knive as a brush
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Franco Luambo Makiadi
Celebrating Zairean guitarist and songwriter Franco on the 10th anniversary of his death
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Yoruba Culture in Trinidad
A look at how Yoruba culture survives in Trinidad
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Yoruba People of Nigeria
The art and culture of the Yoruba people of Nigeria and the African diaspora
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Twins Seven Seven
Exploring the art of Twins Seven Seven, the Nigerian painter, sculptor and musician
