An Audience with Ama Ata Aidoo at the Royal African Society's annual literature festival
Ama Ata Aidoo, leading author, poet, playwright, academic and former Minister of Education in Ghana at the Royal African Society's annual literature festival 'Africa Writes'. Ama Ata Aidoo headlined the festival on Saturday 12th July 2014, in conversation with Wangui wa Goro, critic and translator.
This three-day festival was organised in partnership with the British Library and took place from the 11th - 13th July 2014.
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People don't want to talk about the past because an atonement has not been done and the injustice still continues on silent mode. 🖤🙏🏿👏🏿✊🏿Ama Ata Aidoo!!
@kimlee7260
4 жыл бұрын
3 words black star liner
This is the real African mother and when you visit her house, you will enjoy all the cooking and stories.
@lafuptv5064
4 жыл бұрын
I am in Accra, thanks to the lockdown. i have been writing a story and again stumbled on her work...it would be nice to visit the real African Mother. I love stories and food, any lead?
@philipogoe6352
3 жыл бұрын
Hahahaha, I bet u would
We all have to make her famous....such an asset
@thabisomaluleka4162
2 жыл бұрын
totally agree
Ama Atta Ado is a very unique woman. One of Ghana and Africans pride. We honor you may your beautiful soul rest in perfect peace
Mama Ata Aidoo is a indeed a rare gem and rock, an icon, mentor, legend, Pan-Africanist, and many more to mention. I so much appreciate your contributions to Africa and the entire global community.
Her children must be soooo proud , just seeing their humble ,wise loving mother being recognised by intellects and audiences around the world 🥺❤️❤️❤️
Mama Ama Atta Aidoo, a Real AFRICAN TREASURE. Mama Africa 🌍 and Ghana 🇬🇭 Salute You. May Your Beautiful Soul Rest in Perfect Peace. Your Legacy Lives On.
It was like listening to my grandmother who raised me. My rapt attention was held by her oratory skill and cleverness. Her unique style of humor, delivered mostly in historical African context, makes me want more. I am a now a fan and will be supporting her. You should too.
She is a woman of transculity and a mother of the new Africa
Listen to mama Ama Ata Aidoo is refreshing. She invites you to listen to her and she is always comfortable. I am amazed by her.
I haven't read any of her works...but I'm going to now. Intellectual and funny. Totally enjoyed this.
I laughed throughout ....happy free-spirited woman !!
She's a truth teller mother Africa
@graceeasmon2048
4 жыл бұрын
She is such an inspiration to women. I am very proud to have attended the same school she did. An old girl.
I love this lady she speak the truth
WOW! Blacks really are wordsmiths! They are a gifted people. Oral histories told through stories - Big brained people!
I read her book when I was in school. " The dilemma of a ghost".
The interviewer could not believe she is interviewing her idol and she became overwhelmed
What a wonderful great African women
@essorquarshie7200
4 жыл бұрын
She is very great women
She is an amazing woman. Superb.
She went to Wesley Girls High School with my mother. She was a little older, but apparently, she my mother and another girl used to put their monthly allowance together and use it to buy food and essentials to share. That warms my heart.
@Esi153
4 жыл бұрын
@Cohen Davis I can tell you that this is true. My mother is in her late seventies and she is from Cape Coast Ghana, originally. They were at the same school, but not in the same year. My mother told me the story years ago and I remembered and called her. We had a lovely chat about it. You don't have to believe me for it to be true. You also don't have to be so rude.
@abduljalilmahama5682
4 жыл бұрын
@Cohen Davis dont be rude
@abduljalilmahama5682
4 жыл бұрын
@Cohen Davis apologies accepted
@Nana-ur7nh
4 жыл бұрын
That sounds so cool.
@V21IC
4 жыл бұрын
My children's mom went to WGHS but in a different country and many decades after!😂😂
I never had of her before but is privilege to know now to..!!!
I just heard of Ama a month ago and I am excited reading her work
She's a great woman. With a great sense of humor. 💕
such a natural storyteller
Let's all learn from this interview people! Preparation is like 90% of the job on itself.
The introoo tooo long omg!!! Ama I love u n u're work spot on..
She's absolutely amazing.
Never heard of this great African woman before and I'm 70yrs old from the islands why? Where was this woman all the time been a pleasure to follow up her uploads and her daring history..
Uplifting of spirituality💪🏿 #thank you Mama Ama 🦅#Gh Africa🇬🇭 #PAAHPAAHPAAH🇬🇭🔥🔥🔥
She is too funny! What a pleasure to listen to her.
@emefred
4 жыл бұрын
why funny? english is not her language! i hate speaking english!
@asamkelokuhlengubane7049
3 жыл бұрын
there is nothing funny here
Mama Africa keep it on, tell us more Anasisem history from Africa - Ghana to be precise write more books for us before anything happens for you are amazing mama Ata.
Maame Ama, what a pleasure to listen to you.
Why are there people who don't look like us, who are "Head of African Studies"?
@DrJiles-gm8ks
Жыл бұрын
Same thing I was thinking. And that scene from the play's rehearsal......#Sigh🤔
@itscomplicated...
Жыл бұрын
@@DrJiles-gm8ks it's disheartening 😡
Wake up Israelites, we're scattered throughout the four corners of the earth. Our people are waking up and coming to the understanding that they're the true biblical Israelites in the bible. Great video.
Africa Art..thanks mama Africa Ama....u forever live
A Treasure!
She is one of the greatest writers of Africa....the gold of Africa....
Yeee...just for that introduction alone, they should have made a separate interview session. 😂 I'm 14minutes in and the actual interview still hasn't started.... The actual interview starts at 21:00 !!
Ama Ata Aidoo deserve flowers
Awesome Woman....Koga was here April 17, 2020
this was an HONOR
Ama Ata Aidoo is so sweet! Someone should make a meme out of "but why don't you GOOGLE!"
@ExquisiteEars92
4 жыл бұрын
Hahahaha a meme really 😂😂😂
@damejazesoul
4 жыл бұрын
Facts! Im just writing for it. Some people ask unnecessary questions when they can just Google lol.
Wow she understands some Kiswahili too. This is too much for me. I am a fan.
Mama Africa, originality is foundation...patwa kushantie
May God bless her
Aaah, that's my jam!
She is wonderful person
52min in! Best
Just great to listen to
Imagine if is réal all Africa’s country’s we have really freedom?? this amazing mama lady Africa could be ours highly protocols leaders
I love her so much
shes so cool..
Intriguing woman ✊🏽💪🏽❤️
thanks from Ama Ata Aidoo
Very smart 👌
I would really love to pay a visit to this iconic writer, i'm a Nigerian-comedian lockdown in Accra...any lead people?
Love this woman
Rest Easy Ama Ata Aidoo 🙏🏻
True greatness ❤
❤ Gem ❤
RIP Prof
❤️❤️❤️🤗
🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾beautiful soul
This planet 🪐 it’s non fare ? For Africa’s people’s imagine how intelligent is she 👌🏽
Let her be a Africa union leader she deserve.
The interviewer with her fake ridiculous wig. She's mind locked.
@sally9805
4 жыл бұрын
Yeah. The wig not looking nice. We need to learn how to look after ourselves in full. We got beautiful hair. We need to learn how to maintain our hair too.
Rest well soldier 🫡
After intro.. 15:36
Head of African and Asian history in Britain??........??
Corona fighters hit here🤔
Taxes! #CraigTown, 1999
RASTAFARI
She is very unapologetic though, I must say...
No personality my goodness or she just nervous? What’s going on? She needs more preparing and practice they chose her for a reason. Goodie I know you can do better
@theempressdesha
4 жыл бұрын
The lady in black interviewing AMA
@piarants3958
4 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂😴😴😴 ruined the interview
@sixpac20032010
4 жыл бұрын
Empress I agree with you, The introduction is too long, Shes nervous because, Theirs probably a majority white Audience, In uk black people act different in the presence of white people.
@peacheskong2245
4 жыл бұрын
@@sixpac20032010 stop that. why are you projecting inferiority on her like that? She's obviously very very nervous, stage fright is real. Black people in the UK are NOT immune to that.
@bl00dhoney
3 жыл бұрын
Her name is Wangui Wa Goro - GOOGLE HER. when you've accomplished what she has - come back and let us know.
Am a Kenyan from central. I will not accept that important name "THIONG'O " to be wrongly pronounced by you the host because of don't care altitude. Study kikuyu language and kindly pronounce African names appropriately