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Maadai-Kara
4 Extra Debut. Poet Daljit Nagra chooses Maadai-Kara, an ancient Siberian tale from oral folklore, presented by Benjamin Zephaniah. From January 2009.
Poet Daljit Nagra revisits the BBC's radio poetry archive with Maadai-Kara - an ancient epic Siberian poem with an oral tradition.
Described as an altai poem which involves throat singing - Benjamin Zephaniah goes on a journey to learn more about the epic, and about the great reciters of the poem.
Producer: Kevin Dawson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2009.
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