Africanist Voices
Africanist Voices
Podcast Description
Africanist Voices is a podcast dedicated to exploring Africa's political, socio-economic, and cultural landscapes, along with its connections to the global African diaspora. Through in-depth conversations with scholars, researchers, writers, artists, and activists, we create a space for critical engagement with African studies, literature, migration, gender, history, and more.
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The podcast delves into themes surrounding African politics, socio-economic issues, and cultural identity, with episodes like 'Theater, Decolonization, and Identity in Francophone Africa' that discuss how performance art serves as a form of resistance and cultural expression, while also examining literature, migration, and gender dynamics.
Africanist Voices is a podcast dedicated to exploring Africa’s political, socio-economic, and cultural landscapes, along with its connections to the global African diaspora. Through in-depth conversations with scholars, researchers, writers, artists, and activists, we create a space for critical engagement with African studies, literature, migration, gender, history, and more.
Dans cet épisode marquant, Malick Lo reçoit Ken Bugul, figure majeure de la littérature africaine francophone, pour une conversation à cœur ouvert. Autrice de romans puissants tels que Le Baobab fou ou Riwan ou le chemin de sable, Ken Bugul revient sur son parcours atypique, marqué par l’exil, la solitude, la folie — mais aussi par une force d’écriture rare et libératrice.
🌀 Exil, identité, aliénation
🔥 Féminité, folie, liberté
🌍 Transmission, littérature, engagement
Entre récit intime et analyse lucide, elle explore les failles de la condition postcoloniale, les silences du corps féminin, et la place de l’écrivain·e dans nos sociétés en mutation. Une voix radicale, indomptable, profondément humaine.
✨ À écouter absolument si vous vous intéressez à la littérature africaine, aux voix féminines, aux résistances postcoloniales — ou à ce que signifie vivre et créer depuis la marge.
🎧 Disponible sur Spotify, Apple Podcasts et toutes les plateformes.
📲 Suivez-nous sur les réseaux : @TheAfricanistVoicesPodcast
💬 Commentez, partagez, et rejoignez la conversation.
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🎶 Crédits musicaux / Music Credits
Cet épisode contient des extraits de musique ouest-africaine utilisés à des fins éducatives et de commentaire culturel. Toute la musique reste la propriété intellectuelle des artistes et de leurs labels respectifs.
- “Jarabi” – Toumani & Sidiki Diabaté
🎵 Écouter sur YouTube : https://youtu.be/-cLAwAOi-hA?si=6pP5MsgkC5oF_l09
- “Ndakarou” – Youssou N’Dour
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- “Repose en paix” – Toumani Diabaté
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🇬🇧 English Description
🎙️ In this powerful episode, Malick Lo welcomes Ken Bugul, internationally acclaimed Senegalese author, for an intimate and thought-provoking conversation. Known for groundbreaking works like The Abandoned Baobab and Riwan or the Path of Sand, Bugul reflects on a life shaped by exile, solitude, madness — and a fierce, liberating force of literary creation.
🌀 Exile, Identity, Alienation
🔥 Femininity, Madness, Freedom
🌍 Transmission, Literature, Commitment
Blending personal storytelling with deep analysis, she explores the wounds of the postcolonial condition, the silences imposed on the female body, and the writer’s role in societies in transition. A radical, untamed, and profoundly human voice.
✨ A must-listen for anyone interested in African literature, women’s narratives, postcolonial resistance — or what it means to live and write from the margins.
🎧 Available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and all major platforms.
📲 Follow us on social media: @TheAfricanistVoicesPodcast
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🎶 Music Credits
This episode includes excerpts of West African music used for educational and cultural commentary purposes. All music remains the intellectual property of the artists and their respective labels.
- “Jarabi” – Toumani & Sidiki Diabaté
🎵 Listen on YouTube: https://youtu.be/-cLAwAOi-hA?si=6pP5MsgkC5oF_l09
- “Ndakarou” – Youssou N’Dour
🎵 Listen on YouTube: https://youtu.be/oF_G3AFtUUA?si=XV9ZmQRsZuKXto0W
- “Repose en paix” – Toumani Diabaté
🎵 Listen on YouTube: https://youtu.be/oQk-nyEvEAk?feature=shared
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