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World Service,01 Jun 2012,18 mins

01/06/2012

The Strand

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The best of the world's arts, film, music and literature brought to you every day. Presented by Simon Pitts. On today's programme: A Festival of West African art and music called We Face Forward and interviews with artists Emeka Ogboh, Pascale Marthine Tayou, Barthélémy Toguo and curator Maria Balshaw; Joydeep Roy Bhattacharya talks about his latest novel, The Watch. Photo Credit: by Jonathan Greet, Courtesy of October Gallery, London. Part of the We Face Forward: Art from West Africa Today exhibition, across Manchester from 2 June until 16 September 2012.

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