An Audience with Ama Ata Aidoo at the Royal African Society's annual literature festival

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  • Опубликовано: 13 сен 2024
  • 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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  • @GMM1879
    @GMM1879 4 года назад +72

    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
      @kimlee7260 4 года назад +1

      3 words black star liner

  • @ngobolamuyembe8029
    @ngobolamuyembe8029 4 года назад +57

    This is the real African mother and when you visit her house, you will enjoy all the cooking and stories.

    • @lafuptv5064
      @lafuptv5064 4 года назад +4

      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
      @philipogoe6352 3 года назад

      Hahahaha, I bet u would

  • @akosuaagyeman8218
    @akosuaagyeman8218 4 года назад +48

    We all have to make her famous....such an asset

  • @nwachukwuohameje8570
    @nwachukwuohameje8570 3 года назад +15

    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.

  • @vibesbynae4860
    @vibesbynae4860 4 года назад +20

    Her children must be soooo proud , just seeing their humble ,wise loving mother being recognised by intellects and audiences around the world 🥺❤️❤️❤️

  • @emilyappiah1505
    @emilyappiah1505 Год назад +4

    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.

  • @edengarden3568
    @edengarden3568 Год назад +2

    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

  • @goldfinger4967
    @goldfinger4967 3 года назад +8

    I haven't read any of her works...but I'm going to now. Intellectual and funny. Totally enjoyed this.

  • @aubreybraithwaite1155
    @aubreybraithwaite1155 4 года назад +21

    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.

  • @umoruabdul2701
    @umoruabdul2701 4 года назад +26

    She is a woman of transculity and a mother of the new Africa

  • @royexcellentalexander8308
    @royexcellentalexander8308 4 года назад +10

    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..

  • @nikitantuma5596
    @nikitantuma5596 3 года назад +7

    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.

  • @kimlee7260
    @kimlee7260 4 года назад +30

    She's a truth teller mother Africa

    • @graceeasmon2048
      @graceeasmon2048 4 года назад +1

      She is such an inspiration to women. I am very proud to have attended the same school she did. An old girl.

  • @millicentquartey3498
    @millicentquartey3498 3 года назад +5

    I laughed throughout ....happy free-spirited woman !!

  • @deanking6105
    @deanking6105 4 года назад +19

    The interviewer could not believe she is interviewing her idol and she became overwhelmed

  • @Esi153
    @Esi153 4 года назад +31

    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
      @Esi153 4 года назад +6

      @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
      @abduljalilmahama5682 4 года назад +3

      @Cohen Davis dont be rude

    • @abduljalilmahama5682
      @abduljalilmahama5682 4 года назад +1

      @Cohen Davis apologies accepted

    • @Nana-ur7nh
      @Nana-ur7nh 4 года назад +1

      That sounds so cool.

    • @V21IC
      @V21IC 4 года назад +2

      My children's mom went to WGHS but in a different country and many decades after!😂😂

  • @BabyGirl-nb9kk
    @BabyGirl-nb9kk 4 года назад +15

    I love this lady she speak the truth

  • @emmavilakazi630
    @emmavilakazi630 4 года назад +28

    What a wonderful great African women

  • @mikirose2598
    @mikirose2598 2 года назад +4

    WOW! Blacks really are wordsmiths! They are a gifted people. Oral histories told through stories - Big brained people!

  • @nolacruz
    @nolacruz 4 года назад +15

    She is an amazing woman. Superb.

  • @abdouj7116
    @abdouj7116 4 года назад +10

    I never had of her before but is privilege to know now to..!!!

  • @desmondampofo764
    @desmondampofo764 4 года назад +7

    Uplifting of spirituality💪🏿 #thank you Mama Ama 🦅#Gh Africa🇬🇭 #PAAHPAAHPAAH🇬🇭🔥🔥🔥

  • @justinanthenge619
    @justinanthenge619 3 года назад +5

    I just heard of Ama a month ago and I am excited reading her work

  • @damejazesoul
    @damejazesoul 4 года назад +8

    She's a great woman.
    With a great sense of humor. 💕

  • @itscomplicated...
    @itscomplicated... 3 года назад +9

    Why are there people who don't look like us, who are "Head of African Studies"?

    • @DrJiles-gm8ks
      @DrJiles-gm8ks 2 года назад +1

      Same thing I was thinking. And that scene from the play's rehearsal......#Sigh🤔

    • @itscomplicated...
      @itscomplicated... 2 года назад +1

      @@DrJiles-gm8ks it's disheartening 😡

  • @emakua5
    @emakua5 3 года назад +6

    such a natural storyteller

  • @peacheskong2245
    @peacheskong2245 4 года назад +9

    Let's all learn from this interview people! Preparation is like 90% of the job on itself.

  • @edwina1111
    @edwina1111 4 года назад +10

    I read her book when I was in school. " The dilemma of a ghost".

  • @hemingway9479
    @hemingway9479 4 года назад +10

    She is one of the greatest writers of Africa....the gold of Africa....

  • @omemaskema9012
    @omemaskema9012 4 года назад +11

    The introoo tooo long omg!!! Ama I love u n u're work spot on..

  • @akanibaone7082
    @akanibaone7082 4 года назад +10

    She's absolutely amazing.

  • @moniquecambero7635
    @moniquecambero7635 3 года назад +3

    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.

  • @peacheskong2245
    @peacheskong2245 4 года назад +9

    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 !!

  • @matthewakorly1278
    @matthewakorly1278 4 года назад +4

    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.

  • @DannyGirl0013
    @DannyGirl0013 7 лет назад +35

    She is too funny! What a pleasure to listen to her.

    • @emefred
      @emefred 4 года назад +5

      why funny? english is not her language! i hate speaking english!

    • @asamkelokuhlengubane7049
      @asamkelokuhlengubane7049 3 года назад +2

      there is nothing funny here

  • @freespirit7038
    @freespirit7038 4 года назад +10

    Maame Ama, what a pleasure to listen to you.

  • @ncwworld4129
    @ncwworld4129 2 года назад +2

    Africa Art..thanks mama Africa Ama....u forever live

  • @kiiesmira
    @kiiesmira 7 лет назад +14

    A Treasure!

  • @KOGATV1
    @KOGATV1 4 года назад +5

    Awesome Woman....Koga was here April 17, 2020

  • @bantumother2656
    @bantumother2656 4 года назад +3

    this was an HONOR

  • @unknownunknown3265
    @unknownunknown3265 4 года назад +3

    Mama Africa, originality is foundation...patwa kushantie

  • @Lunanilo
    @Lunanilo 4 года назад +4

    Wow she understands some Kiswahili too. This is too much for me. I am a fan.

  • @voyageurdumonde9483
    @voyageurdumonde9483 4 года назад +9

    Ama Ata Aidoo is so sweet! Someone should make a meme out of "but why don't you GOOGLE!"

    • @ExquisiteEars92
      @ExquisiteEars92 4 года назад +1

      Hahahaha a meme really 😂😂😂

    • @damejazesoul
      @damejazesoul 4 года назад +1

      Facts! Im just writing for it. Some people ask unnecessary questions when they can just Google lol.

  • @sunshineasamoah5547
    @sunshineasamoah5547 4 года назад +8

    Just great to listen to

  • @pyjames5627
    @pyjames5627 2 месяца назад

    Ama Ata Aidoo deserve flowers

  • @baafigideon2678
    @baafigideon2678 4 года назад +5

    May God bless her

  • @DannyGirl0013
    @DannyGirl0013 7 лет назад +9

    52min in! Best

  • @historynerd7549
    @historynerd7549 2 года назад +2

    She is wonderful person

  • @kelvingood2269
    @kelvingood2269 3 года назад +2

    I love her so much

  • @Amaxola
    @Amaxola 10 лет назад +5

    Aaah, that's my jam!

  • @Peaceandloveandhonestfriends
    @Peaceandloveandhonestfriends 4 года назад +4

    shes so cool..

  • @peterokalo9632
    @peterokalo9632 4 года назад +2

    Imagine if is réal all Africa’s country’s we have really freedom?? this amazing mama lady Africa could be ours highly protocols leaders

  • @kanyamagaraabdallah8300
    @kanyamagaraabdallah8300 3 года назад +1

    thanks from Ama Ata Aidoo

  • @lafuptv5064
    @lafuptv5064 4 года назад +1

    I would really love to pay a visit to this iconic writer, i'm a Nigerian-comedian lockdown in Accra...any lead people?

  • @Mediaann3rd
    @Mediaann3rd 4 года назад +2

    Intriguing woman ✊🏽💪🏽❤️

  • @ange6alexandra527
    @ange6alexandra527 4 года назад +3

    Very smart 👌

  • @karenm6665
    @karenm6665 3 месяца назад

    ❤ Gem ❤

  • @QBIX23
    @QBIX23 11 месяцев назад

    Rest Easy Ama Ata Aidoo 🙏🏻

  • @CultureoftheWorld
    @CultureoftheWorld Год назад

    Love this woman

  • @ghanacommunitynews8107
    @ghanacommunitynews8107 Год назад +1

    RIP Prof

  • @peterokalo9632
    @peterokalo9632 4 года назад +1

    This planet 🪐 it’s non fare ? For Africa’s people’s imagine how intelligent is she 👌🏽

  • @briancasa1054
    @briancasa1054 Год назад

    🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾beautiful soul

  • @freddydal2226
    @freddydal2226 Год назад

    True greatness ❤

  • @gbeye9608
    @gbeye9608 4 года назад +8

    The interviewer with her fake ridiculous wig. She's mind locked.

    • @sally9805
      @sally9805 4 года назад +3

      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.

  • @shanshine6767
    @shanshine6767 2 года назад +1

    ❤️❤️❤️🤗

  • @belinhaoliveira8566
    @belinhaoliveira8566 4 года назад

    Let her be a Africa union leader she deserve.

  • @blessingagbo8645
    @blessingagbo8645 4 года назад +1

    Head of African and Asian history in Britain??........??

  • @sally9805
    @sally9805 4 года назад +1

    After intro.. 15:36

  • @elizabethwiafe2892
    @elizabethwiafe2892 Год назад

    Rest well soldier 🫡

  • @bhekamazwanezwane2016
    @bhekamazwanezwane2016 3 года назад +2

    She is very unapologetic though, I must say...

  • @Random-eh8tr
    @Random-eh8tr 4 года назад +1

    Corona fighters hit here🤔

  • @dr_eghan
    @dr_eghan Месяц назад

    She has not been celebrated enough

  • @milkahwangui2353
    @milkahwangui2353 Год назад

    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

  • @rootsreggaeendorsements3379
    @rootsreggaeendorsements3379 3 года назад

    RASTAFARI

  • @Amaxola
    @Amaxola 10 лет назад +2

    Taxes! #CraigTown, 1999

  • @theempressdesha
    @theempressdesha 4 года назад +6

    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
      @theempressdesha 4 года назад +5

      The lady in black interviewing AMA

    • @piarants3958
      @piarants3958 4 года назад +3

      😂😂😂😴😴😴 ruined the interview

    • @sixpac20032010
      @sixpac20032010 4 года назад +4

      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
      @peacheskong2245 4 года назад +10

      @@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
      @bl00dhoney 4 года назад +7

      Her name is Wangui Wa Goro - GOOGLE HER.
      when you've accomplished what she has - come back and let us know.