Episodes 1-4 Ghana, Episodes 5-7 Senegal, Episodes 8-10 Cameroon
In Discovering West Africa: Ghana, Senegal, Cameroon, you will take a 10-episode tour across three West African countries. Nathan Fluellen, known as "World Wide Nate," will be your expert guide. A traveling documentarian, avid adventurer, and seasoned global citizen who has traveled across Africa to discover his own roots, he is well-equipped to guide you through new and unfamiliar terrains. Moving through the nations of Ghana, Senegal, and Cameroon, you will join Nate and a mix of local artists, chefs, musicians, entrepreneurs, sportsmen, and other locals. You will not just see West Africa, you will experience what it has to offer, while you immerse yourself in the everyday aspects of the region as if you were there in person, collecting and cooking its most traditional dishes; playing its cherished and ancient sports; and studying its history and culture through natural landscapes, small museums, elaborate monuments, vibrant naming ceremonies, spoken word poems, and local art. The people of West Africa tell their stories through the lives they live, the farms they tend to, the textiles they make, the art they create, and the stories they have chosen to elevate. And as you accompany Nate on this West African adventure, the extraordinary citizens of West Africa will guide and teach you about the places they call home.
In 10 breathtaking episodes, join "World Wide Nate" as he hikes mountains, admires lakes and waterfalls, zips through jungles, and explores major capital cities. Leave no stone un-turned and no place unexplored, as you move effortlessly between luscious farmland and sprawling urban landscapes, undeveloped beaches and historic towns, and nature preserves and concrete skate parks. But that's not all.
With Nate as your eyes and ears, your adventure will also investigate West African culture, leisure, and history in each country.MUSIC: Hang out with music producers mixing and matching genres to create an authentic Ghanaian sound. Learn how to drum with ancient Cameroonian instruments. And see how one Senegalese artist is using rhythm and spoken word to tell her country's story.FOOD: Cook with Cameroon's famous penja pepper. Make garden egg stew in Ghana. And see how one chef is making Yassa, a traditional chicken and rice dish, gourmet in Senegal.ART AND FASHION: Explore how Kente cloth is made in Ghana. Spend a day touring the island workshop of a renowned Senegalese artist. And observe how film is not just made but celebrated in Cameroon.SPORTS: Do "kemetic" yoga, an ancient practice being revived in Ghana. Spend time with Senegalese boxers, pro wrestlers, and off-road race car drivers. And hike Mount Cameroon, the tallest mountain in West Africa.BUSINESS AND INNOVATION: Talk to Senegal's only female textile factory owner. See how chocolate is made and marketed in Ghana. And accompany one small business owner as she supplies ingredients for, makes, and sells bouillon in a stall in Cameroon.THE PAST: Scale the stunning African Renaissance monument in Dakar. Visit the W. E. B. DuBois Centre in Ghana to explore the life of Dr. DuBois and his wife after they moved to Africa. And see Cameroon's especially complex history revealed at the Reunification Monument.
