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 3: Tope Fajingbesi Balogun in Conversation with Jola Naibi
Tokunbo: Conversations with Nigerian Storytellers in the Diaspora
53 minutes
7 months ago
Episode 3: Tope Fajingbesi Balogun in Conversation with Jola Naibi
Send us a text Tope Fajingbesi Balogun is an accountant, writer and farm owner. Her recently released memoir, A Mile in My Shoes. Nurah’s Diary II is a deeply personal account that explores the profound themes of grief, infertility, and identity. In this conversation with Jola Naibi, for the Tokunbo podcast series, she talks about using storytelling to foster dialogue across cultures and the joys and challenges of being a Black farm owner in the United States.
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...
