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