29. Drama in Ghana Pt. 1

Have You Heard George's Podcast?

BBC

Drama, History, Fiction

4.8 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 29 September 2023

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

Too many people don’t know that Ghana was the first African country to break free from colonial rule. Why does that matter? How could it not? Control of Africa’s resources keeps the rich world rich. What would happen if Ghana’s example set off an anti-colonial cascade across the continent? George revisits the country’s freedom struggle through the rise of Kwame Nkrumah, Ghana’s first president. Written by George the Poet. Produced by Benbrick and George the Poet. Original music by Benbrick, performed by the BBC Concert Orchestra. Sound Design by Benbrick.

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0:00.0	BBC sounds, music, radio, podcasts.
0:09.0	Hello and welcome to episode 29 of Have You Heard, Georgia's Podcast.
0:15.0	Oh, trust me, we're in the same vibe, bro.
0:17.0	Because again, we're getting older and it's not kids play anymore.
0:22.0	And also people are having kids, so we're thinking.
0:25.0	Anyone that's got kids is thinking like,
0:27.0	yo, what kind of world is my child going to be living in?
0:30.0	Do you know what I mean?
0:32.0	And if you're black, you know what the world of struggles you're going through.
0:37.0	And it's not getting better.
0:40.0	Listen, it's definitely not getting better.
0:42.0	You think it's getting better because your local environment makes you feel like that.
0:47.0	But when you leave, it's not that.
0:51.0	Yo, to all my youngins, what I'm about to say is probably baffling.
0:58.0	But you see when we were young, it wasn't cool to be Africa.
1:17.0	It's kind of strange how things have changed now.
1:20.0	I seen the negative image of African culture break down.
1:23.0	Or the racist stereotypes are getting phased out.
1:26.0	That's all played out.
1:27.0	And you got to give credit to the music because it's the waves now.
1:39.0	I said it on episode 26 over thousands of miles of migration.
1:43.0	Black people stayed connected through sounds and vibrations.
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