**Bessie Head (1937-1986)**

Autrice sud-africaine

Bessie Head est une écrivaine de langue anglaise, née à Pietermaritzburg (Afrique du Sud) en 1937 et décédée en 1986 à Serowe, au Botswana.

Elle est considérée comme une des grandes autrice du Botswana et de manière générale, du continent africain.



**Liens**

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bessie_Head

https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bessie_Head

https://www.lemonde.fr/afrique/article/2021/08/14/marou-un-drame-qui-confronte-les-societes-d-afrique-australe-a-leurs-propres-demons_6091413_3212.html?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1628926108

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZ4_l2cjeso

https://open.spotify.com/episode/2bYWyabwuIFCyCkJk8N7mu?si=17d37932191142f9

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Botswana

https://www.sahistory.org.za/people/bessie-amelia-head

https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/bessie-head-at-the-international-writing-program

Discours de Kwame Nkrumah (1963) : ttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iA3nlWYfRoI&t=14s

https://encyclopedia-womannica.simplecast.com/episodes/storytellers-bessie-head-xKKuax0Y



**Musiques**

Soweto Gospel Choir - UMBOMBELA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-HqO-EojS4&list=RDEMbodgmJUONEst7tMpB1iENQ&index=6

Abdullah Ibrahim – Maraba Blue https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5CGq4ZIsME

Soweto - Abdullah Ibrahim https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWbLi3l9mto

Water From An Ancient Well - Abdullah Ibrahim https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qaQHKPuVP5Q



Pause musicale : Gil Scott-Heron - Johannesburg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-KkQiCMdMH4



Sweet Honey in the Rock Improv Time! - Georgia Red Clay https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwDA70rxfXU

Traditional music of Botswana i am happy https://www.youtube.com/shorts/MesA9J2VzgI

Tswana, Tlholwe Le Mutle: Tlholwe Le Mutle https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nAVRE31w7rE

Zulu, Encome: Encome (Zulu) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ph-MTuag_cI

Sitengena solo: "Rain Song" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1IZuVTFvhYU]

Botswana guitar only https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBtaF6aI2JA



Pause musicale : Sweet Honey In The Rock - Motherless Child https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFvDtzMpPM0]



Phalafala · The Elite Swingsters · Dolly Rathebe https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pyi_O-TwIQ8

Abdullah Ibrahim - Blue Bolero https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lltF0b-oYRY

Dollar Brand ‎(Abdullah Ibrahim) - Mannenberg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-irE1AEH8Qg]



Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika de la South African National Anthem https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPWmscbTzk0



**Biblio**

Maru de Bessie Head - Editions Zoé (2016)

Question de pouvoirs de Bessie Head - Editions Zoé (1995)

The Road of Peace of Mind : a Critical Appreciation de Joyce Johnson - Editeur University of Delware Press (2008)



**Extraits**

14:06 Discours de Kwame Nkrumah 1963 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iA3nlWYfRoI

30:28 Extrait du Ted Talk de KT Gorique : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngqKb5W-Iok

36:26 Extrait lu par Mark Holmes [“Well educated men often come to the crossroad of life”, he said. “One road might lead to fame and importance, and another might lead to peace of mind. It’s the road of peace of mind that I’m seeking.” ] Mark Holmes

45:27 Extrait lu Jenny Kaplan lors de son épisode de Womanica : par “I am building a stairway to the stars , I have the authority to take the whole of mankind with me. That is why I write.” https://open.spotify.com/episode/4cSWLdl6GVhZepmQjsooO7?si=6bc3749a3d984c4e



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