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| George The Poet |
The award-winning podcast’s new Chapter was release on 29th September, and true to its essence, mixes spoken word and music to unpack pertinent issues.
About The New Chapter
As with previous chapters, the new season delivers a fresh take on inner city life through a mix of storytelling, music and fiction.
Chapter 4 opens with After Empire, the new stand alone series where he pieces together fragments of the African and Caribbean independence struggles by looking through the 60s, 70s and the 80s to really understand what happened between the time his parents were born and the time he was born, that led to Black life being in the condition he finds it in.
So far, three episodes have been released. The new chapter opens with episode 19 titled, ’Drama in Ghana Pt.1’ as George revisits Ghana’s freedom struggle through their first president Kwame Nkurumah while the 30th episode titled, ‘Lumumba Pt.1’ explores how DRC’s music thrived, yet didn’t ease its economic woes. The 31st episode dubbed ‘Lumumba Pt.2’ delves into why Lumumba's vision for Congo was halted by hidden agendas.
The podcast which is George’s way of echoing his thoughts through spoken word, drops a new episode every Friday on BBC sounds <here> is not one to be missed.
Concluding Thoughts
George’s work is a treat, his innovative and meticulous presentation makes it so easy to look forward to; the kind you cannot wait to immerse yourself into. I haven’t listened yet, but the first episode of the new chapter left me pondering: did Africa really break away from colonialism?
I am both excited and eager to hear his views on Ghana, but as someone whose dream for African Independence keeps deteriorating (because have you seen the Neo-colonialism / imperialism?), the idea of Ghana being a catalyst for African independence used to excite me, I loved hearing it all day everyday, however, with each African country’s Independence Day celebration, I can’t help but ask; what independence, where, how? Just like Africa Day, a lot of introspection on such days always leaves me with more questions than answers. Although you have to give it to Ghana for their effort of influencing other African nations, but what independence, abeg?
That said, I’m looking forward to the new season and the gems George will be sharing; as he always does. I also can’t wait to hear more about the Caribbean independence struggles and history as a whole.
Sources: BBC Sounds | George The Poet
Photo Credit: The Guardian
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