The Africans: A Radio Play in Three Acts
Based on The Trial of Christopher Okigbo, a novel by Ali Mazrui
Written and directed by Christian Nyampeta, with the assistance of Shariffa Ali
Voiced by Phindile Dube, Prince Joshua Botongore, Moya Michael, Otobong Nkanga, Obi Okigbo, and Mohamed Toukabri, and a guest appearance of Appau Jnr Boakye-Yiadom
Original musical compositions by Julien Simbi
Produced by Sofia Dati and Helena Kritis
Recording by Johan Vandermaelen
Interns: Nathan Ishar and Sophia Attigui
Based on The Trial of Christopher Okigbo, a novel by Ali Mazrui
Written and directed by Christian Nyampeta, with the assistance of Shariffa Ali
Voiced by Phindile Dube, Prince Joshua Botongore, Moya Michael, Otobong Nkanga, Obi Okigbo, and Mohamed Toukabri, and a guest appearance of Appau Jnr Boakye-Yiadom
Original musical compositions by Julien Simbi
Produced by Sofia Dati and Helena Kritis
Recording by Johan Vandermaelen
Interns: Nathan Ishar and Sophia Attigui
Writing Circle: Shariffa Ali, Hannah Black, Rahima Gambo, Emmanuel Iduma, and Andros Zins-Browne
Additional sources include More Brilliant than the Sun: Adventures in Sonic Fiction by Kodwo Eshun; and
Women and the Nigeria-Biafra War: Reframing Gender and Conflict in Africa, edited by Gloria Chuku and Sussie U. Aham-Okoro
Commissioned by WIELS Centre for Contemporary Art, Brussels, in the frame of the exhibition “Risquons-Tout”, curated by Dirk Snauwaert, Zoë Gray, Devrim Bayar, Helena Kritis and Sofia Dati in 2020
Additional sources include More Brilliant than the Sun: Adventures in Sonic Fiction by Kodwo Eshun; and
Women and the Nigeria-Biafra War: Reframing Gender and Conflict in Africa, edited by Gloria Chuku and Sussie U. Aham-Okoro
Commissioned by WIELS Centre for Contemporary Art, Brussels, in the frame of the exhibition “Risquons-Tout”, curated by Dirk Snauwaert, Zoë Gray, Devrim Bayar, Helena Kritis and Sofia Dati in 2020
Co-commissioned by Ntone Edjabe at Chimurenga Library’s Pan African Space Station
With the special support of the Flemish Government, Mondriaan Fonds, Africalia and The Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
With thanks to: Lisa Akinyi May, Mai Abu ELDahab, Laïla Bouquet, Eric Cyuzuzo, Benoit De Wael, Mariama Errami, Elisabeth Severino Fernandes, Mwanza Goutier, Zen Jefferson, Emma Kamau, Lissa Kinnaer, Nicole Bongo Letuppe, Adams Mensah, Kristin Rogghe, Anjalika Sagar, Oussama Tabti, Cees Vossen, Mary Wang, and Xiaoyu Weng
With the special support of the Flemish Government, Mondriaan Fonds, Africalia and The Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
With thanks to: Lisa Akinyi May, Mai Abu ELDahab, Laïla Bouquet, Eric Cyuzuzo, Benoit De Wael, Mariama Errami, Elisabeth Severino Fernandes, Mwanza Goutier, Zen Jefferson, Emma Kamau, Lissa Kinnaer, Nicole Bongo Letuppe, Adams Mensah, Kristin Rogghe, Anjalika Sagar, Oussama Tabti, Cees Vossen, Mary Wang, and Xiaoyu Weng