Salone Stories

A podcast series from Africell.

Presented by legendary playwright, historian and traditional storyteller Charlie Haffner, this podcast series explores the personalities, places and events that have shaped Sierra Leone, one of Africa’s most extraordinary countries.

Presented: Charlie Haffner

Written and created: Charlie Haffner and Sam Williams

Edited: Nadia Mehdi

Executive producers: Sam Williams and Max O'Brien

Sound design and mixing: Naomi Clarke

Special thanks: Abdul Karim Sesay, Shadi Gerjawi, Eleanor Biggs, Claire Crofton, Pippa Smith and the Africell Impact Foundation.

Host

Charlie Haffner

Charlie Haffner is the founder of the thirty-three-year-old performance troupe the Freetong (Freetown) Players, and former chair of the Sierra Leonean National Monuments and Relics Commission.

A respected playwright, historian and traditional communicator, he uses drama and storytelling as tools for educating citizens and advancing the country’s post-war reconciliation.

Charlie’s latest play is the epic historical drama, A Nation’s Journey, and he was the subject of acclaimed recent documentary film Sing, Freetown!