Atunda Ayenda
Atunda Ayenda is a radio soap opera broadcast on 27 stations within Sierra Leone and through the Internet. It was created by Talking Drum Studios and was the first radio soap opera aired in Sierra Leone. In the Mandingo language, Atunda Ayenda means Lost and Found. The plot on the show revolved around young people and their experiences of the Sierra Leone Civil War, with story-arcs addressing contemporary issues such as HIV/AIDS.
The cast from 2004, including Alhaji Sesay, third from the left, Winstinia Johnson, fifth from left, Patricia Fallah Hollist, centre. | |
| Other names | Lost and Found |
|---|---|
| Genre | Soap Opera |
| Running time | 15 minutes |
| Country of origin | Sierra Leone |
| Language(s) | Krio |
| Written by | Emrys Savage |
| Produced by | Emrys Savage |
| Recording studio | Talking Drum Studio Sierra Leone |
| Original release | December 2001 – Present |
| No. of episodes | 3024 (As of June 2015) |
| Opening theme | f |
| Website | Atunda Ayenda Website |
| Podcast | Atunda Ayenda on the internet |
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