Music, art and culture on the African continent
World Service,路209 episodes
"We are on the brink of a youth cultural revolution". A look at the arts scene in Kenya
A report from the Sauti Za Busara Swahili Music Festival in Zanzibar
A look at artistic interpretations of the horrific events of the Rwandan genocide
An exploration of the folk music of Egypt
Adapting Ibsen at the Zimbabwean International Arts Festival
Meeting South African singer songwriter Thandiswa Mazwai as she embarks on her solo career
The Africans who are helping to shape and enrich the cultural landscape of Rome, Italy
Telling the history of slavery and civil war in Sierra Leone through a play for children
Why has the Democratic Republic of Congo banned home and foreign rap music?
A discussion between the writers on the Caine Prize 2004 shortlist
A summary of arts news from around Africa featuring George Weah and Ng农g末 wa Thiong'o
How are the arts in Zimbabwe being affected by the current social and economic upheavals?
Kora player Toumani Diabate and his fears for the future of traditional African music
Why is an art gallery in Cape Town exhibiting Dutch Masters paintings back to front?
A review of the film "Project Daddy" directed by Judy Kibinge
Why writer Venance Konan fears for the future of the C么te d'Ivoire
Kibaara Kaugi and the film causing a stir before it is even released
The work of the Asni Arts Gallery in Ethiopia
Profile of the Turner Prize nominee Yinka Shonibare
How do writers and actors tackle difficult and traumatic subjects such as baby rape?
In search of the real Fela, a look at the life and work of African musician Fela Kute
Ethiopian singer Tsedenia Gebremarkos talks about her music
Exploring the classical Arabic music form of Tarab in Zanzibar
Reactions to the Oscar nominated film 'Hotel Rwanda'
Celebration of the life and work of Bob Marley in the year he would have been 60
A visit to the Africa Remix art exhibition in London
A report from FESPACO 2005 as a South African film wins the top award for the first time
Can jokes bring down a government? A look at South African comedy and politics
An examination of comedy in post-apartheid South Africa