Prince Nico Mbarga, born in Nigeria in 1950, was a highlife musician, renowned for his hit song “Sweet Mother”, which he recorded with his band Rocafil Jazz in 1976. It […]
Series: Afroscene
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This edition of the programme is dedicated entirely to female circumcision. There are interviews with several experts from Africa on this practice, why it is done and efforts to stamp […]
Veronica Wilson speaks with couples, both African and Dutch, about the impact their choice of a partner has had on their relationship, their families, their lives and the difficulties of […]
In this programme, John Hammond (1933-2012) looks at male circumcision in Africa, which sometimes goes horribly wrong. He interviews a Dutch doctor who explains how this operation should be performed […]
Veronica Wilson’s studio guest is Del Richardson, lead singer and lead guitarist with Osibisa, the first African (pop) band that had a world-wide impact in the 1970’s. He talks about […]
These interviews with African writers, produced and presented by John Hammond (1933-2012) and Veronica Wilson, were first broadcast in “Afroscene” in 1984. Veronica Wilson meets Nigerian writer Buchi Emecheta (1944-2017), […]
The weekly Afroscene programme frequently featured African music. The 1984-1985 season was no exception. Here’s a selection of some of the people John Hammond (1933-2012) and Veronica Wilson interviewed. John […]
Highlights from the 1985 Afroscene season: John Hammond (1933-2012) lists all the (attempted) coups in the continent that year – November 1985 Reverend Beyers-Naudé, Secretary General of the South African […]