Episode 3
Maya dates Sheikhali, a rich trader from Mali, but cannot accept his proposition. Starring Pippa Bennett Warner.
Maya continues her quest to assimilate into Ghanaian life.
She hires a boy whose true identity takes her by surprise, and when she dates a rich Mali trader, Sheikhali, there鈥檚 a clash of cultures.
The fifth volume of Maya Angelou鈥檚 extraordinary memoirs.
Dramatised by Patricia Cumper.
Narrator, Maya ...... Adjoa Andoh
Maya ...... Pippa Bennett-Warner
Sheikhali ...... Danny Sapani
Kojo ...... JP Opong
Otu ...... Cyril Nri
Kojo鈥檚 Grandfather ...... Ben Onwukwe
Director: Pauline Harris
First broadcast on 大象传媒 Radio 4 in January 2019.
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The Amazing Maya Angelou
Joyous and haunting, mysterious and memorable - her life story is incredible.
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Wed 9 Jan 2019 10:41大象传媒 Radio 4- Wed 9 Jan 2019 19:45大象传媒 Radio 4
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