Pidgin and Pepper Soup – Making Television in Nigeria

Pidgin and Pepper Soup - Making Television in Nigeria tells of a journey made by two intrepid South African television makers who went to Nigeria for a year to produce a TV show and stayed for four. You will encounter the madness and magic of Nigeria the essence of a people who have survived colonialism, civil war, and corruption to create a culture and personality the reader will grow to love.

Pidgin and Pepper Soup takes a wry look at Nigeria It spins you on a joyous, freerolling stroll along the edges of Nigerian society, dipping in to meet celebrities and the country's top musicians. At it's heart, it is the story of the making of NIGERIAN IDOL, one of the first big international television franchises to be made in West Africa.

The Nigerian diaspora is vast, spread, among other places, between Britain, North America, and South Africa. Wherever they settle, Nigerians quickly gain the reputation of being slum lords, drug lords, used-car lords, or whatever it is that will make money. They're sharp, smart, and fiercely entrepreneurial

This book sees a different Nigeria. Rich in crafts, ironwork, indigo cloth, woodcarving, and beadwork. Above all though, is their unique style of music. Here is a Nigeria to love and admire, through their flamboyant fashions and exuberant eccentric personalities. It delights in their patois which they call PIDGIN.

The book shows too the root of America's phenomenal black singing talent.