Turn on, tune in, and don’t cop out of this podcast that takes you on a musical journey through the works of new and classic authors. Host, Sarah Ozo-Irabor chats with notable writers and literary tastemakers on their work and the music that has shaped their craft, literary journey, and overall sense of self. An accompanying playlist of curated songs is available in each episode description.
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Books & Rhymes: The Podcast is created, produced, and hosted by Sarah Ozo-Irabor
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Turn on, tune in, and don’t cop out of this podcast that takes you on a musical journey through the works of new and classic authors. Host, Sarah Ozo-Irabor chats with notable writers and literary tastemakers on their work and the music that has shaped their craft, literary journey, and overall sense of self. An accompanying playlist of curated songs is available in each episode description.
Find and follow us: @Booksandrhymes on Twitter and Instagram.
Subscribe to the mailing list: http://eepurl.com/gr0kD5
Books & Rhymes: The Podcast is created, produced, and hosted by Sarah Ozo-Irabor
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Remy Ngamije's Short story, The Neighbourhood Watch, a narrative of five disenfranchised people on their quest for survival on the margins of society has been shortlisted for the 2022 AKO Caine Prize. We use the music of Hugh Masekela, Salif Keita, Yemi Alade, Lady Smith Black Mambazo - as selected by Rémy to unpack the intricacies of the story. We address poor representations of female characters in fiction written by men, while Rémy opens up about the triumphs and challenges of spearheading DoekLitMag.com, a literary journal expanding the reach of Namibian literature.
We continue our special one-to-one interview with the shortlisted writers for the AKO Caine Prize for African Writing with Remy Ngamije, a Rwandan born, Namibian writer, editor and photographer whose story, The Neighbourhood Watch is vying for the £10,000 prize.
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The song you heard in the intro and outro of this podcast is titled: Reset by Meakoom the song is available on Bandcamp
Books referenced in this episode:
The Silver Sword by Ian Serraillier
African Book of Short Story Writing – edited by Helon Habila
Little Family – by Ishmael Beah
Literary Journals Referenced:
Doek Lit Mag, Lolwe, Bakwa Magazine, Brittle Paper, Johannesburg Review of Books,
Songs referenced this episode:
Tomorrow – Salif Keita
Sound Check - The Muffinz
Stimela – Hugh Masekela
Mbube - Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Africa – Salif Keita
Africa – Yemy Alade ft. Sauti Sol
Make The Road by Walking - The Menahan Street Band
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