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Franco Luambo Makiadi

Celebrating Zairean guitarist and songwriter Franco on the 10th anniversary of his death

• 31 mins

Ablade Glover Interview

A look at the new exhibition by the Ghanian artist who uses a palate knive as a brush

• 29 mins

Creative Children

The creative, musical and artistic endeavours of young people in Africa

• 29 mins

Artistic Children

What is it about children which makes them so creative?

• 29 mins

An Arts and Africa Retrospective

A look back at how the programme 'Arts and Africa' covered African artistic achievement

• 30 mins

African Films about Power

How recent African films have approached the subject of power

• 29 mins

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