Tale-Telling Tradition and Popularity of Radio Soap Opera in Tanzania: the Case of Twende na Wakati
Authors
Herbert F. Makoye
Abstract
The successes and high rate of acceptance and use of radio soap operas in Tanzania, and how fast the form has growth in a short time, show how the radio program genre has managed to capture the interest of Tanzanian radio listeners. This article, however, has tried to deal with one question: why have radio operas become so dear to Tanzanians and the international and local NGOs in a short time of its existence in the country?
