Tokunbo: Conversations with Nigerian Storytellers in the Diaspora
Jola Naibi
11 episodes
5 months ago
Send us a text Kola Tubosun is a Nigerian poet, linguist, writer, translator, publisher, and documentary filmmaker. He is the curator of YorubaName.com, the first crowd-sourced dictionary of Yoruba names. His published work include Esu at the Library, Edwardsville by Heart, and Igba Ewe: Translated Poems of Emily R. Grosholz. He recently directed Ebrohimie Road, a documentary focusing on the small bungalow on the campus of the University of Ibadan that played a strong role in the life and wor...
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Send us a text Kola Tubosun is a Nigerian poet, linguist, writer, translator, publisher, and documentary filmmaker. He is the curator of YorubaName.com, the first crowd-sourced dictionary of Yoruba names. His published work include Esu at the Library, Edwardsville by Heart, and Igba Ewe: Translated Poems of Emily R. Grosholz. He recently directed Ebrohimie Road, a documentary focusing on the small bungalow on the campus of the University of Ibadan that played a strong role in the life and wor...
Episode 2: Helon Habila in Conversation with Jola Naibi
Tokunbo: Conversations with Nigerian Storytellers in the Diaspora
54 minutes
7 months ago
Episode 2: Helon Habila in Conversation with Jola Naibi
Send us a text Helon Habila is an award-winning Nigerian novelist and poet. His books include, Waiting for an Angel, Measuring Time, Oil on Water, and Travelers. In this conversation with Jola Naibi for the Tokunbo podcast series, he talks about how the political situation in Nigeria influenced his writing and the challenges and advantages of being a Nigerian writer living in the diaspora. He also provides advice to aspiring Nigerian writers who want to explore their cultural heritage in thei...
Tokunbo: Conversations with Nigerian Storytellers in the Diaspora
Send us a text Kola Tubosun is a Nigerian poet, linguist, writer, translator, publisher, and documentary filmmaker. He is the curator of YorubaName.com, the first crowd-sourced dictionary of Yoruba names. His published work include Esu at the Library, Edwardsville by Heart, and Igba Ewe: Translated Poems of Emily R. Grosholz. He recently directed Ebrohimie Road, a documentary focusing on the small bungalow on the campus of the University of Ibadan that played a strong role in the life and wor...
