South Sudanese-Canadian artist, activist and former child soldier Emmanuel Jal joins Heather Maxwell in a virtual conversation about his new, 7th album Shangah and the power of music to promote peace, positivity, and uplift women around the world. Drop the Needle challenges contestant Tendai Shaba (Lilongwe, Malawi) to identify the older recording between two played back-to-back by the same African artist. Hit tunes by Little Simz (Nigeria), Teddy Ride and Eric Geso (Liberia), Yvonne Buravan (Rwanda), Khaled (Algeria), and Sauti Sol (Kenya) and more are on the playlist. Finally reporter Seun Rave (Ibadan, Nigeria) brings listeners up to speed on the latest alternative Naija Top 3.