Francophone Pt I

Series: Have You Heard George's Podcast? - After Empire

Publisher: The BBC

Episode number: 5

Length (minutes): 22

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The power of Western languages over African economies is undeniable, and nowhere is this more obvious than in Black music. Despite "Francophone” meaning French-speaking, across Africa, it signifies so much more. George looks at the power dynamics between the English-speaking world, the French-speaking world and the Africans forced to navigate both. How did these languages become so important? And what do they reveal about the legacy of colonialism?

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