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South African Sailing
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±«Óãtv 1Xtra airs the first of its documentaries specially made
for Africa Lives On The ±«Óãtv in July.
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1Xtra will air an African based documentary once a week
in July, and once a month thereafter until November.
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To kick off, Emma Beck hosts South African
Sailing. Yachting used to be for the white middle
class. That was until South Africa decided to enter the America's Cup
in 2007, which is the equivalent of the Grand Slam of the yachting world.
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Team Shosholooza have recruited young black men from the
streets of South Africa's townships, where life before professional sailing
meant no running water or electricity and learning how to survive in the
'hood.
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A real-life rags to riches story.
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Afro Hip Hop
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Dionne St Hill takes listeners to Nigeria,
the home of late Afrobeat great, Fela Kuti.
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Rather than sitting in the shadows of American hip hop
artists 50 Cent, Nas and even Fela himself,
an exciting mix of Nigerian rappers, DJs and Afrobeat musicians are mixing
the sounds of their forefathers.
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Infectious beats, potent political opinion and the hottest
sounds from overseas combine to create their own unique sound, Afro hip
hop.
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The documentary captures the vibrant music scene in Lagos
and reveals the major young Nigerian Afrobeat, hip hop and fusion artists.
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DJ
Edu - DestiNation Africa
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DJ Edu, the host of 1Xtra's African show,
kicks off the station's live outside broadcasts from the African subcontinent.
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Edu hosts a very special edition of his show DestiNation
Africa live from his homeland Kenya.
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1Xtra's African specialist goes home to find out what
is happening in the music scene there - with interviews and performances
from special guests.
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Hands To Mouth
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Each month, young Africans in Britain queue to send money
to their families back home - but where does this money go? Who is it
helping? And how does it feel to have the responsibilities of sharing
your hard-earned cash?
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Billions of pounds are sent back to Africa every year;
some reckon it adds up to a quarter more than rich countries are giving
to Africa in economic aid.
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Andrea Rose takes listeners to Ghana
to hear the story of Cecilia Daldy, a young Ghanaian resident in London
who travels to Accra in Ghana to meet her eight-year-old daughter and family
who are on the receiving end of the money she sends home.
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Africa 1X
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1Xtra holds an incredible live three-city broadcast on
22 July from noon till 5.00pm, a first for the station's listeners.
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The first city will be Accra, Ghana, hosted by Iyare
- who is one half of the breakfast show duo Jason & Iyare.
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Saturday afternoon presenter Jenna G hosts
the South African side of the broadcast.
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And Iyare's co-presenter Jason Mitchell
will anchor the broadcast live from 1Xtra in London.
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There will be interviews, performances and exclusives
from some of the hottest African talent in the three cities right now.
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Original Fever
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From 7.00pm on 22 July, Rodney P and
Skitz host a very special edition of Original Fever, their acclaimed
Friday night hip hop show.
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The duo promise listeners the very best of hip hop from
Johannesburg.
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They will be looking at the local scene and the impact
of the western hip hop scene in Africa.
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1Xtra Live
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On 23 July at 11.00pm, 1Xtra closes its live outside broadcasts
from the African continent with a special African edition of 1Xtra
Live.
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DJ Edu hosts the live club broadcast
from his homeland Nairobi, Kenya, and will be introducing some of Kenya's
hottest DJs and MC talent live from Club K2 in Nairobi.
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Ras Kwame 100% ±«Óãtvgrown
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On Sunday 24 July at 5.00pm, Ras Kwame
comes from the ±«Óãtv's famous Maida Vale studios to host a ±«Óãtvgrown African
Special edition of his acclaimed show - which showcases some of the best
UK talent in black music today.
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Joining him for some live and exclusive performances and
interviews will be some exciting UK musicians of African descent from
the genres of UK hip hop, grime and soul, among others.
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Soldier Boy
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On 27 July at 5.00pm, Barney Rowntree meets
Emmanuel Jal, a former starving child soldier who contemplated
suicide and cannibalism 12 years ago.
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Now he is a rap star whose music tops the charts in his
adopted home of Kenya.
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Like many other child soldiers, Jal had been recruited
to the Sudanese People's Liberation Army while he was living in a refugee
camp in Ethiopia. He learnt to fire an AK-47 before
he was eight.
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Jal became one of several thousand of the so-called "lost
boys" of Sudan who escaped their forced military service. He was eventually
rescued and smuggled into Kenya.
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Five years ago, Jal embarked on a music career in Nairobi.
He raised money for street children and recorded his first album last
year.
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Described as a Christian rapper from the south, Jal and
Abdel Gadir Salim (a Muslim musician from the north)
have joined forces on a new album.
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Both musicians, though of different faiths, have been
scarred by the violence in Sudan and are committed to a peaceful reconciliation.
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