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Aug 2022
59 m

From Cry Freetown to Sing Freetown

Vickie Remoe
About this episode

Host Vickie Remoe is in conversation with two of Sierra Leone’s most celebrated storytellers; award-winning playwright and founder of Freetong Players Charlie Haffner, and Emmy, BAFTA, and Peabody-winning journalist Sorious Samura.

Show Notes

Listen to Doniie Major’s Freetown City: https://bit.ly/3PaVtHB

Ship to Sierra Leone from the USA with Dot Bleu

Find your next outfit at The Doll House Boutique

To make Sierra Leone better for women and girls in Salone better support the Asmaa James Foundation https://bit.ly/3ybDLz5

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