Lolaka ya Afrika/Voice of Afrika
Every Wednesday 8am-10am
WRFU-LP Urbana, 104.5 FM
http://lolakayaafrika.blogspot.com

special guests scheduled and unscheduled – check website for updates!

Schedule Spring 2008

January 29: Anthropology, Art and the SANKOFA movement with artist Betsem Atiback (Cameroon)
January 30: Street Children of Tanzania: a conversation with Michael Stewart, Founder of Liwalo na Liwe Foundation and director/producer of Watoto wa Mitaani. (TO BE RESCHEDULED AT DIFFERENT DATE - WE APOLOGIZE)

February 6: Black History - A Great and Mighty Walk - Dr. John Henrik Clarke (Documentary)
February 13: The Slave Trade & Spread of Islam to the New World with Sister Takeya and Sister Patsy from Daughters of Eve Saturdays 11am-12pm
February 20: American Jazz, Black Nationalism, and Africa
FEBRUARY 22-28 – AFRICAN FILM FESTIVAL @ BEVERLY CINEMAS
February 27: Afro-Futurism and African Fractals (a talk with Ron Eglash: African fractals, in buildings and braids)

The month of March will highlight a 4-part radio documentary about the destructive impact of US imperialism on Africa, featuring voices of African activists interviewed at the 2007 World Social Forum held in Nairobi, Kenya. These will be followed by discussion, guest commentary, listener comments and additional perspectives. BE part of the discussion 217.344.2536

March 5: part 1 Militarizing Africa
March 12: part 2 Economic War / also Eleni Gabre Madhin: Ethiopian Commodities Exchange (ECEX)
March 19: (Spring Break) part 3 Corporate Plunder / also Euvin Naidoo: Investing in Africa
March 26: part 4 African Resistance

April 2: Rupture, Repression, and Uprising I
APRIL 3-5 – RUPTURE, REPRESSION, AND UPRISING CONFERENCE @ AASRP UIUC
April 9: Rupture, Repression, and Uprising II (recap)
April 16: Jamaica: Maroons, Sam Sharpe, Marcus Garvey, the RasTafarians, & Reggae music
APRIL 21 – GROUNATION DAY
April 23: Life and Debt: Globalization in Jamaica (Documentary)
April 30: Cheikh Amadou Bamba, Lamp Fall, and the Mourides

May 7: PAZ PEACE AMANI KIMYA SALAAM JAMM (last show of semester)


The themes above provide the basis for each show, but every week you will also get updates on pan-African current affairs, political analysis, local Africa-related events, lectures, and happenings, and other surprises. Also, as always, anyone who has a particular interest in any of the topics for this semester is invited to come down to the studio and participate in discussion ON AIR. The radio station is part of the U-C Independent Media Center located at 202 S. Broadway in Urbana, in the old post office building next to Lincoln Square. Any bus that goes to downtown Urbana (ex. GREEN or LOOP) will stop right in front of the building. Also we love music at Lolaka ya Afrika and our view is that music is an advanced form of communication that can take people to higher levels of consciousness. Therefore you will always hear amazing, consciousness raising music every Wed. morning from Africa, America, the Caribbean, South America and everywhere African people and music are found. If you have any questions or comments please email us at lolakayaafrika [at] gmail [dot] com .