Seun’s Talking Drum British and West African
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<p>Stories about white families fostering African children, identity, language and jollof rice lead Seun Matiluko to ask is it possible to be authentically British and west African?</p>
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February 21, 2024
1. It's Seun Not Sean!
<p>Seun Matiluko is a “zillenial” and a British-Nigerian journalist. She has a large and vibrant family – who won’t stop sending her messages in the group chat! Seun’s grandfather was a diplomat who studied in England in the 1950s but went back to Nigeria on the dawn of independence. Due to political and economic turmoil, Seun’s parents immigrated to the UK – where Seun was born. </p><p>But is it possible to authentically be both British and West African? Seun decides to speak with other British-West Africans to find out, including Radio 1 DJ Melvin Odoom and playwright Matilda Feyiṣayọ Ibini. </p><p>Matilda suggests that looking to history might help…Seun begins her journey in the 16th century with John Blanke. She meets Independent historian Michael Ohajuru who tells her more about Blanke, the first Black person in British history for whom historians have located both a name and an image. </p><p>She then looks to the 17th and 18th centuries, and West African abolitionists like Olaudah Equiano with the help of Professor Gretchen Gerzina. </p><p>Finally, Seun chats with spoken word artist Tuggstar Togoboh who recently discovered his Ghanaian great-grandfather stowed away on a ship to Britain in the 19th century.</p><p>Producer and Presenter: Seun Matiluko. Supervising Producer: Jessie Bland. Researcher: Richard Ampeh. Theme music: Richard Olatunde Baker. Sound design: Kalua. Artwork: Tinuke Fagborun. A Three Arrows Media production for BBC Sounds Audio Lab. Commissioning Editor: Khaliq Meer.</p>
February 21, 2024
2. Fostered
<p>British-Nigerian journalist Seun Matiluko unpacks the term “farming” used to describe a period between the 1950s and 1990s when tens of thousands of West African children were privately fostered in the UK. </p><p>Can you authentically be both British and West Africans when you’re brought up by non-West Africans?</p><p>In this episode, Seun speaks with three adults who were “farmed” as children: former Olympian Kriss Akabusi, British Blacklist – founder Akua Gyamfi, and musician Ric Flo alongside his white foster parent Denise. Some details in stories have been changed to protect individual's identities.</p><p>Corrections: Akua Gyamfi was first fostered between the ages 0-4 in Portsmouth. Her surname is pronounced "JAM-FI."</p><p>Seun also speaks with a West African parent who fostered their child – Nobel Prize winner Wole Soyinka.</p><p>Finally, Seun speaks with an academic expert, Professor Jordanna Bailkin from the University of Washington.</p><p>If you've been affected by any of the issues in this episode, please contact support organisations in your own country. For a list of organisations in the UK that can provide support for survivors of child abuse, go to bbc.co.uk/actionline. </p><p>Producer and Presenter: Seun Matiluko. Supervising Producer: Jessie Bland. Researcher: Richard Ampeh.</p><p>Voice actors: Ozioma Ihesiene, Aishat Adebisi and Eniola Promise. Theme music: Richard Olatunde Baker. Sound design: Kalua. Artwork: Tinuke Fagborun. A Three Arrows Media production for BBC Sounds Audio Lab. Commissioning Editor: Khaliq Meer.</p><p>With special thanks to Nursery World who will celebrate their hundredth anniversary in 2025.</p>
February 21, 2024
3. Hubs
<p>In episode two, British-Nigerian journalist Seun Matiluko learned that thousands of West African children were privately fostered up and down the UK, including in many rural locations. </p><p>Seun wants to find out more about different West African communities that exist across the UK. She travels across the country to find out how the community around you can help shape your identity.</p><p>She eats the best kind of jollof rice – Nigerian jollof – at the Flygerians restaurant in South London! </p><p>She travels up Peckham Rye with entrepreneur Kenny Imafidon and looks out across the bay at the Cardiff Docks. </p><p>She learns about Cape Verdean and Liberian seafarers in 18th century Liverpool with the help of National Museums Liverpool. </p><p>She speaks with Glaswegian Championship footballer Azeem Abdulai, treks around Edinburgh with YouTuber Vanessa Kanbi, and chats with filmmaker Tolu Ogunware in Belfast. Correction: Vanessa first went to Ghana at the age of 2. She later visited the country, at the age of 16, without her parents.</p><p>Producer and Presenter: Seun Matiluko. Supervising Producer: Jessie Bland. Researcher: Richard Ampeh. Theme music: Richard Olatunde Baker. Sound design: Kalua. Artwork: Tinuke Fagborun. A Three Arrows Media production for BBC Sounds Audio Lab. Commissioning Editor: Khaliq Meer</p><p>With special thanks to Professor Michael Boyle and Dr Diane Frost who provided guidance on the Liverpool section of this episode.</p>
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