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Afro-Gaidheil

Episode 1 of 13

Gaelic speakers of African heritage. Luchd-labhairt na G脿idhlig aig a bheil dualchas Afraganach.

Anns a' phr貌gram aithriseachd 霉r seo, th猫id an t-seinneadair, Cass Ezeji, air chuairt a鈥� coinneachadh ri luchd-labhairt na G脿idhlig aig a bheil dualchas Afraganach. Mar bhoireannach 貌g le dualchas 脿 Nigeria agus Alba, bha coimhearsnachd na G脿idhlig a鈥� faireachdainn fad air falbh bhuaipe nuair a bha i a鈥� f脿s suas. Ged a tha G脿idhlig gu le貌r aice, cha robh i riamh cinnteach ma h-脿ite ann an saoghal na G脿idhlig.

A鈥� t貌iseachadh leis an sgoil far an do dh鈥� ionnsaich i G脿idhlig, bheir Cass dhuinn sealladh pearsanta mu beatha is i a鈥� faighneach a bheil 脿ite dhi ann an cultair far nach eil i faicinn m貌ran da leithid fh猫in. Bheir i s霉il mhionaideach air na ceanglaichean eadar na G脿idheil agus tr脿illeachd agus mar a fhuair teaghlaichean sa Gh脿idhealtachd buannachd mh貌r 脿s a鈥� ghn矛omhachas oillteil seo. Bruidhnidh i ri daoine a tha mion-e貌lach air eachdraidh tr脿illeachd gus faicinn am fianais a fhathast ri lorg, an d脿 chuid a-muigh air an d霉thaich agus anns a鈥� bhaile mh貌r. Th猫id ceistean dhuilich an togail 鈥檚 e foilleiseach gu bheil gr脿in-cinnidh fhathast a鈥� toirt buaidh san latha an-diugh.

Le bhith bruidhinn ri Afro-G脿idheil eile, faighnichidh i d猫 d矛reach a tha e a' ciallachadh a bhith nad ph脿irt den choimhearsnachd Gh脿idhealach? Agus 鈥� airson a鈥� chiad turas 鈥� feuchaidh Cass air 貌ran G脿idhlig a sheinn.

Singer Cass Ezeji takes a journey to meet Gaelic speakers of African heritage. As a young woman with roots in Nigeria and Scotland, she felt disconnected from the Gaelic community growing up. Though she speaks the language fluently, she鈥檚 never been sure of her identity within the Gaelic world.

Beginning at the school where she learned Gaelic, Cass gives a personal insight into her life as she tries to find her place in a culture where she rarely sees herself represented. She uncovers the historical ties between the Gaels and the slave trade and how Highland families greatly profited from this vile enterprise. Cass meets experts to look at the evidence that can still be found, both in the countryside and cities. Difficult questions will be raised as racism continues to have an impact to this day.

In speaking with fellow Afro-Gaels, Cass examines just what it means to be part of the Gaelic community. And, for the first time, she gives Gaelic singing a go.

In Gaelic with English subtitles

59 minutes

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Director Catriona Lexy Campbell
Producer Peter Macqueen
Executive Producer Seumas Mactaggart
Executive Producer Margaret Mary Murray
Production Manager Marion Maclean

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