African Renaissance
TV ShowReturning Series

African Renaissance

2020
1 season
3 episodes

Journalist Afua Hirsch explores how Kenya, Ethiopia and Senegal are becoming the powerhouses of African culture.

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Seasons

  • Ethiopia

    1.Ethiopia

    17-08-202059m

    Afua Hirsch looks at how Ethiopian's proud history of independence had informed its art - and how its time under empire saw it develop its own sophisticated method of "Wax and Gold...

  • Senegal

    2.Senegal

    24-08-202059m

    Afua Hirsch explores the emergence of Senegal from French colonial rule - and how the country expressed itself through art under its poet president Léopold Senghor.

  • Kenya

    3.Kenya

    31-08-202059m

    Afua Hirsch concludes the series with a look at how art emerged in Kenya in a period of post-colonialism. Subjects include both the spiritual significance of art, and its means to...

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