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Ethnomusicology in Zimbabwe

Teaching Zimbabwean traditional music at university

• 30 mins

Sileshi Demissie's Mission for Addis Ababa

An Ethiopian musician's campaign to clean up Addis Ababa and make it a better environment

• 29 mins

Manu Dibango

Special edition of the programme looking at the music of Manu Dibango

• 28 mins

Arts and Politics

How the arts in Africa can be used or abused to promote a political or social agenda

• 30 mins

Saworoide

A review of the Nigerian film 'Saworoide'

• 29 mins

NSO South Africa

The troubles facing the National Symphony Orchestra of South Africa

• 30 mins

Charles Mulekwa

An interview with playwright Charles Mulekwa

• 28 mins

African Performance Companion: Rwanda

Discussion on the obstacles and challenges young people are facing in Rwanda

• 28 mins

African Drama

How easy is it to survive as a dramatist or actor in Africa?

• 28 mins

South African Identity

What it's like to be identified as 'coloured' in South Africa

• 30 mins

Arts and the Mozambique Floods

After the floods in Mozambique, what is the relationship between hardship and creativity?

• 30 mins

The Island

The revival of South Africa's most famous political play, 'The Island'

• 30 mins

Songs and Soldiers

What role has music played in the poltical changes happening in Cote D'Ivoire?

• 29 mins

African Hairsyles

Exploring the artistry and political significance of African hairstyles

• 29 mins

Fiction in the City

How writers and readers tackle the urban landscape in crime writing fiction

• 28 mins

South African Music

Exploring the role of music in South Africa today and the new sounds of the townships

• 29 mins

Taarab Music

To Zanzibar and Mombasa in search of Taarab music from Tanzania and Kenya

• 29 mins

Malawian Music

What music means to the people of Malawi

• 29 mins

Miriam Makeba

'The Empress of African music' - a profile of South African singer Miriam Makeba

• 30 mins

Zimbabwean Music

Examining the mood in Zimbabwe through its music

• 30 mins

Music and Politics

A discussion on the role of music in the politics of Africa

• 31 mins

Chief Z.O.Oloruntoba

Artist Chief Z.O.Oloruntoba explains why his paintings are good for people's health

• 30 mins

Nikolai Gogol goes to Liberia

Why Gogol's play 'The Government Inspector' is so relevant for Liberia

• 28 mins

Edinburgh Festival

A visit to 'the largest international theatre extravaganza in the world'

• 28 mins

Swaziland

The music and culture of Swaziland

• 29 mins

40 Years of Independence in Nigeria

Celebrating the arts in Nigeria on its fortieth anniversary of independence

• 30 mins

John Collins - African Music Expert

An interview with the man described as 'an encyclopedia of African music' - John Collins

• 29 mins

Lagos Drama

What is the state of theatre in Lagos, Nigeria as the popularity of video is booming?

• 29 mins

Womex World Music Trade Fair

A report from the Womex world music trade fair in Berlin, Germany

• 29 mins

Patrice Naiambana

Actor Patrice Naiambana talks about his ambitions for his work and his new show in London

• 30 mins