Jumoke Fashola interviews Tshaka Campbell on BBC Radio in May 2013, as part of National Poetry Month (UK)
Civic Nation project
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the one made by arsonist trying to set even ashes on fire
According to West African culture, a griot is one of the most prominent repository of the precious oral tradition and a key-figure of a community as he doesn't only hand down the most ancient cultural treasures and teachings of ancestors (sometimes fundamenteal for the preservation of some African countries past knowledge, if you consider the fact that many West-African countries, such as Senegal, Mali, Ghana or Nigeria, has no written documents of the glorious ancient ages...), but also have an influence on community's life as he normally combines its eloquence with singing skills for making satire or political comments, being quite close to the key-figure of the bard in European Middle Age historical memories. Even pop culture had sometimes celebrated griots, but the inspired spoken words of the talented Tshaka, whose work could be associated to the one made by arsonist trying to set even ashes on fire.
Interview: Brown Eyes Magazine
I have gotten from them that we are rich, strong and beautiful people and nothing is gained that is worth keeping without work. Read more of the interview here
- Justin Thomas, Brown eyez magazine (Mar 01, 2012)
The Speakers Corner
This gifted lyricist’s performance that dealt with the fears associated with love. Three poems were dispatched in fine style, each intricately plied with rich analogies, devastating metaphors and language
- Alex Saunders
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