Videos August 20, 2019

Video Playlist: French Afro-Colonial Memories

<p><iframe loading="lazy" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/videoseries?list=PLZkFL0SqZb8KuptBawGf05v2txMCxetlf" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" width="640" height="360" frameborder="0"></iframe></p> <p>Want to hear the songs from <a href="https://afropop.test.ejaedesign.com/audio-programs/closeup-french-afro-colonial-memory-and-music" target="_blank">this week's Closeup</a> podcast in their entirety? Check out this video playlist, compiled by Afropop producer Elodie Maillot, which has great music celebrating Cameroon's independence as well as a mini-documentary on Blick Bassy's new album, <em>1958.</em> Turn the volume up (and the subtitles on)!</p>

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Closeup: French Afro-Colonial Memory and Music
Closeup August 20, 2019

Closeup: French Afro-Colonial Memory and Music

In this CloseUp we look at the legacy of French colonialism in West Africa, Cameroon in particular, and the musicians who are uncovering what some wish to forget.

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