Annie Caulfield - Almost Always African

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“Music may go or come but almost always it is African.

Gambian musician, Moses Biama is invited to London to make an album with fading English rock star, Frank. But the recording doesn't work out the way Frank has planned...

Annie Caulfield's comedy drama about cultural cross purposes and the Music Industry.

CAST:

Moses …. LENNY HENRY

Frank …. BILL NIGHY

Moses's Brother …. CURTIS WALKER

Binta …. Joy Elias-Rilwan

Fatima …. Donna Croll

Tara …. Joanna Myers

Jack …. JAMES GREENE

Journalist …. MARK STRAKER

Music composed by Dominique Le Gendre and played by Trevor Francis, Amadou Saho and Chuku Modo.

Hit single written by Neil Arthur and Joe Hagan.

Director: PAUL SCHLESINGER.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1991.

Gambian musician Moses Biama is in London to record with fading English rock star, Frank.

Gambian musician Moses Biama comes to London to record with fading English rock star Frank. Stars LENNY HENRY and BILL NIGHY.

A famous Gambian musician comes to London to record with a fading English rock star.

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First Broadcast	Repeated	Comments
19911128	20130816 (BBC7) 20130817 (BBC7) 20160205 (BBC7) 20160206 (BBC7) 20220504 (BBC7) 20220505 (BBC7)	“Music may go or come but almost always it is African. Gambian musician, Moses Biama is invited to London to make an album with fading English rock star, Frank. But the recording doesn't work out the way Frank has planned... Annie Caulfield's comedy drama about cultural cross purposes and the Music Industry. CAST: Moses …. LENNY HENRY Frank …. BILL NIGHY Moses's Brother …. CURTIS WALKER Binta …. Joy Elias-Rilwan Fatima …. Donna Croll Tara …. Joanna Myers Jack …. JAMES GREENE Journalist …. MARK STRAKER Music composed by Dominique Le Gendre and played by Trevor Francis, Amadou Saho and Chuku Modo. Hit single written by Neil Arthur and Joe Hagan. Director: PAUL SCHLESINGER. First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1991. Gambian musician Moses Biama is in London to record with fading English rock star, Frank. Gambian musician Moses Biama comes to London to record with fading English rock star Frank. Stars LENNY HENRY and BILL NIGHY. A famous Gambian musician comes to London to record with a fading English rock star.