The focus of this week’s edition of CNN African Voices is the role of expressive arts in driving the growth of entertainment on the continent, the programme sponsor, Globacom, has said.
According to the vignette of the episode released by CNN, the programme will cover dance, samba and slam poetry.
It will examine how “expressive artistes are unleashing powerful performances in Africa.”
“We start in Uganda with a daring dancer who seeks inspiration from across the continent to develop his craft and tackle social issues. In Nigeria, we meet a musician combining the roots of Brazilian samba with traditional Nigerian rhythms to empower youth. And in Rwanda, we follow a fearless poet who’s inspiring others to follow their creative path,” CNN stated.
The programme, which goes on air at 10.30am on Friday will feature Nigeria’s dancer Seyi Ajeigbe, Jonas Byaruhanga of Uganda and Rwandan poet, Eric Ngangare.
Globacom said viewers could also watch repeat episodes of African Voices at 2.30pm. on Saturday and at 12.30am and 7.30pm on Sunday.
Further repeats are broadcast at 11.30pm on Mondays and at 5.30am on Tuesdays.
The Nigerian, Seyi Ajeigbe, is the founder of Eko Samba School in Lagos. He returned to Nigeria from the UK years ago to set up the school and share the experiences he garnered from performing with many groups from the London School of Samba to samba reggae band, Eri Okan.
Jonas Byaruhanga is the founder and artistic director of Keiga Dance Company, which is based at the National Theater in Kampala. Since its inception, the Company has performed at various international dance festivals such as the Indian Ocean Choreographic Encounters (France) and the Kunsten Festival Des Arts (Belgium).
The third guest who will be profiled is Eric Ngangare, a spoken word artist and poet known as Eric One-key. The Rwandan is expected to further espouse his belief that “of all forms of expressions out there, poetry is what resonates with the voice within for now”.
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