In Africa, English is the official language of 20 countries, and it is spoken by at least 200 million people. Many artists, whether they are singers, actors, writers, or musicians, express themselves and create in this language. Notable examples include Abdulrazak Gurnah from Tanzania, Nobel Prize in Literature in 2021, and Sona Jobarteh from Gambia, the first professional female kora player. Yet, English-speaking Africa remains largely unknown in France.
To help you discover artists from this part of the world, the students of 2nde1 and 2nde4 have created radio portraits of artists, musicians, rappers, writers, and singers from this region.
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En Afrique, l’anglais est la langue officielle de 20 pays, et elle est parlée par au moins 200 millions de personnes. De nombreux artistes, qu’ils soient chanteurs, acteurs, écrivains, musiciens, s’expriment et créent dans cette langue. On peut notamment citer Abdulrazah Gurnah de Tanzanie, prix Nobel de littérature en 2021, ou Sona Jobarteh de Gambie, première joueuse professionnelle de kora. Pourtant, l’Afrique anglophone reste largement méconnue en France.
Pour vous permettre de découvrir les artistes issus de cette partie du monde, les élèves de 2nde1 et 2nde4 ont réalisé des portraits radiophoniques d’artistes, musiciens, rappeurs, écrivains, chanteurs issus de cette partie du monde.
- K’Naan, rapper and songwriter (Somalia, Canada) :
by Antoine Liouville and Baptiste Ferreyrolles.
- Lucky Dube, singer and musician (South Africa) :
by Chadia Benhra, Mathilde Lemos and Léo Martinol.
- Johnny Clegg, singer and musician (South Africa) :
by Clément Pasquet and Gabriel Panaud.
- Manu Dibongo, saxophonist and songwriter (Cameroon) :
by Samirah Kenmeni Domgueu, Sara Gonçalves Silva, Innes Duff and Manon Corsi-Vedrenne.
- Ckay, singer and songwriter (Nigeria) :
by Maëly Chaput and Charlotte Grange.
- Aṣa, singer and songwriter (Nigeria, France) :
by Enzo Lopez and Rose Jacquelin.
- Master KG, musician and producer (South Africa) :
by Félicien Bony and Lilou Javion-Rueda.
- Burna Boy, singer and songwriter (Nigeria) :
by Tayna Caillat and Valentine Dumas.
- Muthoni Drummer Queen, rapper (Kenya) :
by Daphnee Brugière and Anaïs Texeira Da Mota.
- John Boyega, actor (England, Nigeria) :
by Léo Ragonnet and Noa Canuto.
- Sona Jobarteh, singer and kora player (England, Gambia) :
by Aurélien Péron and Maxime Boutonnet.
- Abudlrazak Gurnah, writer (Tanzania) :
by Louis Aubert and Flavio De Almeida.
- Omar Victor Diop, photographer (Senegal) :
by Khamy Intavong and Balthazar Normandin.
- Fela Kuti, musician and activist (Nigeria) :
by Adèle Treille, Félicie Goncalves and Lison Bernon.
- Abdullah Ibrahim, pianist and composer (South Africa) :
by Eulalie Brousse, Ninon Perrin and Louise Damblant.
- Chinua Achebe, writer (Nigeria) :
by Jean Lavorel, Samuel Bergeon and Lucien Marie-Céline.
- Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, writer (Nigeria) :
by Léa Maximo-Senetaire, Léonie Becker and Camille De Magalhaes.
