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Maya dates Sheikhali, a rich trader from Mali, but cannot accept his proposition. Starring Pippa Bennett Warner.

Maya continues her quest to assimilate into Ghanaian life.

She hires a boy whose true identity takes her by surprise, and when she dates a rich Mali trader, Sheikhali, there’s a clash of cultures.

The fifth volume of Maya Angelou’s extraordinary memoirs.

Dramatised by Patricia Cumper.

Narrator, Maya ...... Adjoa Andoh
Maya ...... Pippa Bennett-Warner
Sheikhali ...... Danny Sapani
Kojo ...... JP Opong
Otu ...... Cyril Nri
Kojo’s Grandfather ...... Ben Onwukwe

Director: Pauline Harris

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2019.

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14 minutes

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Thu 20 Jul 202302:15
BBC Radio 4 Extra

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  • Wed 9 Jan 201910:41
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  • Wed 9 Jan 201919:45
    BBC Radio 4
  • Wed 19 Jul 202307:15
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