The Jelly People

Alpha Yaya Diallo and Jacquie Assombé with distinguished host of Radio Arts Middlebury, the Doctor Professor Colin T. Foss

You might think Vancouver is a strange place to go if you’re looking for World Music, but you’re apparently mistaken. Alpha YaYa Diallo – a songwriter and musician originally from Guinea – has set up shop in the British Colombian metropolis. His music, at once traditional and modern, made the journey to North America with him. Mr. Diallo will speak with us about his music, his life, and his new home. Ever wonder what happens to your genes after you have a clone made? So does playwright Caryl Churchill. Director Cheryl Faraone will talk us through an upcoming performance of Churchil’’s play “A Number” – one of the few plays in which one actor can realistically play three roles. “Realistically” of course, only if cloning were real.

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Many thanks to Gaby Shorr, our most distinguished photo editor. And of course, it was a great honor to have Alpha and Jacquie on the show, and the whole staff of R!A!M! would like to thank them for their cheery dispositions. Much power to the jelly people!