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World Service,22 Mar 2013,18 mins

The death of Chinua Achebe

The Strand

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The best of the world's arts, film, music and literature brought to you every day. Presented by Anna McNamee. Chinua Achebe The acclaimed novelist and poet, known as the father of modern African literature, has died at the age of 82. The Nigerian writer and broadcaster Gabriel Gbadamosi pays tribute and tells me how influential Achebe has been. Joe Driscoll and Sekou Kouyate The sweet, sweet sound of a West African-American collaboration - or what happened when the Guinean kora player S茅kou Kouyat茅 met the New York musician, rapper and beatboxer Joe Driscoll. They perform "Lady鈥 from their album 鈥楩aya鈥 live in the studio. Image: Chinua Achebe. Credit: Abayomi Adeshida/Getty.

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