Seun Matiluko travels across the UK to better understand British-West African identity. She meets many people along the way, including Championship footballer Azeem Abdulai.
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.
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.
She eats the best kind of jollof rice – Nigerian jollof – at the Flygerians restaurant in South London!
She travels up Peckham Rye with entrepreneur Kenny Imafidon and looks out across the bay at the Cardiff Docks.
She learns about Cape Verdean and Liberian seafarers in 18th century Liverpool with the help of National Museums Liverpool.
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.
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 ±«Óătv Sounds Audio Lab.
Commissioning Editor: Khaliq Meer
With special thanks to Professor Michael Boyle and Dr Diane Frost who provided guidance on the Liverpool section of this episode.
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Seun’s Talking Drum British and West African
Journalist Seun Matiluko takes a close look at Britain’s largest Black African group.
