The guest lineup features (in order of appearance) radio personality and music connoisseur Ewurama Attoh (Ghana) – she is the challenger on Heather’s music listening quiz Drop the Needle; popular reality TV star and hitmaker Soja Boy (Nigeria) – reporter Nazir Hausawa speaks with him about his hit Hausa amapiano song; and musician Baba Kuboye (Nigeria) – he and reporter Prince Benjamin chat about his new EP From Ekoyi with Horns. Heather’s curated pan-African playlist includes current tunes by Sampa the Great (Zambia) ft. Angeqlique Kidjo, Kimi Diabate (Guinea-Bissau), Hassan Shakosh (Egypt), Kirani Ayat (Ghana), Jah Prayzah (Zimbabwe) ft Makhadzi and more. And from VOA-exclusive Sarkisian Collection of African music, she brings you a song from 1960s Zambia by the Lusaka Radio Band.
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