Reggae legend swaps his beats for books
By Agence France-Presse in Abidjan | China Daily | Updated: 2015-04-16 07:50
His voice is warm, his reading poised. Adored by reggae fans everywhere, Ivorian superstar Alpha Blondy has now become a storyteller on his own radio station.
Born Seydou Kone, the 62-year-old musician and activist in March launched Radio Livre - a nightly program whose name in French means "book radio".
Long committed to social change, Cote d'Ivoire's best-known musician and its former UN ambassador for peace wants to inspire young people to learn to love books.
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