Good Read: The Girl With The Louding Voice - Abi Dare

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  In this remarkable story, Adunni, the main character, depicts ambition fuelled with a burning desire to succeed despite all odds. Tales of this type still abound in Lagos, and they are portrayed in the media daily. Adunni is hailed as the poor girl with a rich mind, "Sherlock Holmes," who never stops asking intelligent questions, a child-bride, and a strong-willed girl who grew up fast due to the circumstance her parents put her through. However, she had the guts to pursue the life she wanted. - An education by any means necessary.  Adunni finally got her groove back after reading such an easy book, I could relate to the characters there. the harsh and despicable reality of Lagos till date. I would recommend this book to my friends and would love to see it turned into a film.
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Reggae Artist, Alpha Blondy Swaps Reggae For Storytelling

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Alpha Blondy Swaps Reggae For Storytelling
The Ivorian reggae artist has swapped his love for reggae music to become a storyteller on his own radio station based in Abidjan. His real name is Seydou Kone, the 62-year-old musician and activist in March 2015 launched Radio Livre, a nightly programme whose name in French means "book radio". 
Alpha Blondy whose music career spanned 30 years as a reggae artist, wants to inspire young people to learn to love books. He said of the radio station...
Alpha Blondy radio station, ivory coast
"At least those who don't know how to read know how to listen. This is our goal: to encourage young people to read," said Ivory Coast's best-known musician and its former UN ambassador for peace.
"If we can kill two birds with one ston, entertain them while we educate them then we're doing something useful," he added.
Every evening, listeners tune in to hear Blondy read from "The Alchemist" by Brazilian author Paulo Coelho, "Allah is Not Obliged" by fellow Ivorian Ahmadou Kourouma, or "Houseboy" by Cameroonian Ferdinand Oyono.

 For upcoming programmes on Alpha Blondy FM, the singer has already pre-recorded readings of Nigerian author Chinua Achebe's globally acclaimed "Things Fall Apart" and "The African Child" by Guinean Camara Laye.

 Radio Livre kicks off every evening at 9:00 pm (2100 GMT) and runs for two hours.

 One of his reggae songs: Wish you were here - enjoy.



Photo credit: AFP/Sia Kambou

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