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Poetry in Ghana
Poetry and publishing in Ghana - is it a business or art form?
Good Parts for African Actresses
Alexandra Duah in conversation with Ghanaian filmaker Kwaw Paintsil Ansah
Style, Fashion, Music
Thumb pianist Stella Chiweshe and using colour in Nigerian fashion design
Beauty and Grooming
Exercises to get fit, plus hair styling and products
The Blues and Gospel Music
The origins of soul, jazz and rap all lie in Gospel music
What if? Journalism
Panellists take on the roles of fictional characters - and respond to the twists and turns
Dreams and Their Significance
What do dreams mean? How dreams affect our lives and their significance
Africans in America
What the Eritrean Club in Washington means to the people who go there
Female African Musicians
Interviews with Belize-born composer Errollyn Wallen and Benin singer Angelique Kidjo
What if? The Poverty Gap
Panellists' wit, invention and gamesmanship is tested on the subject of the poverty gap
The Oud
Profile and exploration of the stringed musical instrument played in North Africa
On The Fringe
The making of a radio play called Bridge - a look behind the scenes
Teaching English Through Rap
"The accented syllables are really emphasised so much through rap"
Malian Singer Oumous Sangari
Mali musician Oumous Sangari; Griot singer Fanta Damba and the fashion of Colonel Gaddafi
Performers
Flute player David Kitururu and the London Ritual Theatre Arts Company tackle Shakespeare
Speak Easy Special
Opinions on dreams, mothers, kissing, school days and women
Musician Vusi Mahlasela
Singer, musician and poet Vusi Mahlasela, musician from South Africa
Body Language
Let your body do the talking with non verbal communication
Writing in Creo
Writer Earnshaw Palmer and Nigerian glass sculptor Maria Amidu
Opinions on the subjects of power, traffic jams and babies
Traditional Wodaabe Dancing
In northern Niger during the Gerewol young men dance for young women
How Taboos are Restricting Women in Africa
Marginalisation because of the things women have or haven't done
Angelique Kido
The Benin singer Angelique Kido now lives in Paris
Ahmadu Jarr and The Highlife Orchestra
Interview with the pan-African band based in Sweden
Opinions on the topics of crowd mentality, growing old and flying
South Goes West - Ghana
Ghana as seen through the eyes of South African journalist Phangisile Mtshali
South Goes West - Ivory Coast to Nigeria
South African journalist Phangisile Mtshali travels from Ivory Coast to Nigeria
South Goes West - Ghana to Ivory Coast
Journey through Ghana and Ivory Coast.
South Goes West - Goodbyes
Phangisile says her goodbyes to West Africa
From the Kremlin to the Cape
Russian foreign policies in Africa, aid, education and love
Mbira
Zimbabwe's Stella Chiweshe on being an internationally acclaimed thumb piano player