Tribe of Two

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Growing up in Devon’s sleepiest market-town, Mari has never felt she belongs. There’s the day-to-day trials that come with being a mixed-race kid in noughties rural England. And then there’s Baba, her larger-than-life Zimbabwean father – a local celebrity on the world music festival circuit. Baba is desperate for Mari to learn his songs and follow in his footsteps, and Mari plays along. Literally. But she feels little connection to a country and a culture that Baba has always been strangely reluctant to talk about. All that changes one blissful, teenage summer, when a daring distant cousin comes to visit from Zim. A fuse is lit in Mari that will blow the familiar certainties of her old life apart. When she swaps her dad’s world of festivals for uni in Plymouth, the town’s straight-talking, rough-edged gay scene offers a fresh sense of identity. But will Mari’s new-found strength be enough to confront a dark family secret? A story of multifaceted identities and what it means to truly make your own kind of music. By Malaika Kegode Mari ..... Mae Munuo Makenda ….. Mogali Masuku Baba ..... Cyril Nri Mum/Chrissie ..... Mary Woodvine Ben ….. Nay Oliver Murphy Salt Peter/Hippy ….. Stephen Kennedy The Jess’s/Form teacher ….. Jade Matthew Lad ..... Flynn Hallman Other voices played by the cast Composer, Harry Wrigley Mbira player and composer, Otto Gumaelius Sound design, Adam Woodhams Mix, Steve Bond Executive producer, Nicolas Jackson Director/Producer, Jesse Fox An Afonica production for BBC Radio 4