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The Blues and Gospel Music

The origins of soul, jazz and rap all lie in Gospel music

• 29 mins

What if? Journalism

Panellists take on the roles of fictional characters - and respond to the twists and turns

• 29 mins

Dreams and Their Significance

What do dreams mean? How dreams affect our lives and their significance

• 29 mins

Africans in America

What the Eritrean Club in Washington means to the people who go there

• 29 mins

Female African Musicians

Interviews with Belize-born composer Errollyn Wallen and Benin singer Angelique Kidjo

• 29 mins

What if? The Poverty Gap

Panellists' wit, invention and gamesmanship is tested on the subject of the poverty gap

• 30 mins

The Oud

Profile and exploration of the stringed musical instrument played in North Africa

• 29 mins

On The Fringe

The making of a radio play called Bridge - a look behind the scenes

• 29 mins

Teaching English Through Rap

"The accented syllables are really emphasised so much through rap"

• 29 mins

Malian Singer Oumous Sangari

Mali musician Oumous Sangari; Griot singer Fanta Damba and the fashion of Colonel Gaddafi

• 29 mins

Performers

Flute player David Kitururu and the London Ritual Theatre Arts Company tackle Shakespeare

• 29 mins

Speak Easy Special

Opinions on dreams, mothers, kissing, school days and women

• 29 mins

Musician Vusi Mahlasela

Singer, musician and poet Vusi Mahlasela, musician from South Africa

• 29 mins

Body Language

Let your body do the talking with non verbal communication

• 29 mins

Writing in Creo

Writer Earnshaw Palmer and Nigerian glass sculptor Maria Amidu

• 29 mins

Speak Easy Special

Opinions on the subjects of power, traffic jams and babies

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Traditional Wodaabe Dancing

In northern Niger during the Gerewol young men dance for young women

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How Taboos are Restricting Women in Africa

Marginalisation because of the things women have or haven't done

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Angelique Kido

The Benin singer Angelique Kido now lives in Paris

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Ahmadu Jarr and The Highlife Orchestra

Interview with the pan-African band based in Sweden

• 29 mins

Speak Easy Special

Opinions on the topics of crowd mentality, growing old and flying

• 29 mins

South Goes West - Ghana

Ghana as seen through the eyes of South African journalist Phangisile Mtshali

• 29 mins

South Goes West - Ivory Coast to Nigeria

South African journalist Phangisile Mtshali travels from Ivory Coast to Nigeria

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South Goes West - Ghana to Ivory Coast

Journey through Ghana and Ivory Coast.

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South Goes West - Goodbyes

Phangisile says her goodbyes to West Africa

• 29 mins

From the Kremlin to the Cape

Russian foreign policies in Africa, aid, education and love

• 29 mins

Mbira

Zimbabwe's Stella Chiweshe on being an internationally acclaimed thumb piano player

• 29 mins

Taxi Driving in Johannesburg

Taxi driving in Johannesburg and a guide to life in Soweto

• 29 mins

Southern Spice

The Spice Taxi travels to South Africa to find out about Apartheid

• 29 mins

Southern Spice

Cape Town - a look at the rap scene, the suburb Sea Point and Beverley Mitchell

• 29 mins