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Spice Taxi

Out and about in Africa with the Spice Taxi

World Service,146 episodes

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African Writers' Inspirations
Ama Ata Aidoo, Chenjerai Hove and Cyprian Ekwensi talk about what inspires them to write
25 Apr 1991,29 mins
Storytelling Through Film in Africa
Filmaker Sadiq Balewa "Great stories make great films"
02 May 1991,29 mins
Cultural Links in Music
How cultural links can be forged with music
11 May 1991,29 mins
Sounds African Winners
Competition winners are drawn out of the hat
16 May 1991,29 mins
Poetry in Ghana
Poetry and publishing in Ghana - is it a business or art form?
25 May 1991,29 mins
Good Parts for African Actresses
Alexandra Duah in conversation with Ghanaian filmaker Kwaw Paintsil Ansah
31 May 1991,29 mins
Style, Fashion, Music
Thumb pianist Stella Chiweshe and using colour in Nigerian fashion design
06 Jun 1991,29 mins
Beauty and Grooming
Exercises to get fit, plus hair styling and products
11 Jun 1991,29 mins
The Blues and Gospel Music
The origins of soul, jazz and rap all lie in Gospel music
20 Jun 1991,29 mins
What if? Journalism
Panellists take on the roles of fictional characters - and respond to the twists and turns
28 Jun 1991,29 mins
Dreams and Their Significance
What do dreams mean? How dreams affect our lives and their significance
04 Jul 1991,29 mins
Africans in America
What the Eritrean Club in Washington means to the people who go there
12 Jul 1991,29 mins
Female African Musicians
Interviews with Belize-born composer Errollyn Wallen and Benin singer Angelique Kidjo
18 Jul 1991,29 mins
What if? The Poverty Gap
Panellists' wit, invention and gamesmanship is tested on the subject of the poverty gap
24 Jul 1991,30 mins
The Oud
Profile and exploration of the stringed musical instrument played in North Africa
26 Jul 1991,29 mins
On The Fringe
The making of a radio play called Bridge - a look behind the scenes
09 Aug 1991,29 mins
Teaching English Through Rap
"The accented syllables are really emphasised so much through rap"
16 Aug 1991,29 mins
Malian Singer Oumous Sangari
Mali musician Oumous Sangari; Griot singer Fanta Damba and the fashion of Colonel Gaddafi
22 Aug 1991,29 mins
Performers
Flute player David Kitururu and the London Ritual Theatre Arts Company tackle Shakespeare
29 Aug 1991,29 mins
Speak Easy Special
Opinions on dreams, mothers, kissing, school days and women
05 Sep 1991,29 mins
Musician Vusi Mahlasela
Singer, musician and poet Vusi Mahlasela, musician from South Africa
19 Sep 1991,29 mins
Body Language
Let your body do the talking with non verbal communication
26 Sep 1991,29 mins
Writing in Creo
Writer Earnshaw Palmer and Nigerian glass sculptor Maria Amidu
05 Oct 1991,29 mins
Speak Easy Special
Opinions on the subjects of power, traffic jams and babies
11 Oct 1991,29 mins
Traditional Wodaabe Dancing
In northern Niger during the Gerewol young men dance for young women
17 Oct 1991,29 mins
How Taboos are Restricting Women in Africa
Marginalisation because of the things women have or haven't done
24 Oct 1991,29 mins
Angelique Kido
The Benin singer Angelique Kido now lives in Paris
31 Oct 1991,29 mins
Ahmadu Jarr and The Highlife Orchestra
Interview with the pan-African band based in Sweden
09 Nov 1991,29 mins
Speak Easy Special
Opinions on the topics of crowd mentality, growing old and flying
16 Nov 1991,29 mins
South Goes West - Ghana
Ghana as seen through the eyes of South African journalist Phangisile Mtshali
23 Nov 1991,29 mins