On Music Time in Africa: South African guitarist, composer and producer Mongezi Ntaka performs live with Maxwell on backup vocals. Ntaka also shares the backstory to his latest collaborative album Ukubonga with vocalist Lorraine Klaasen; a revival of classic township music from the 1950-80s. Plus, VOA multimedia producer and former professional basketballer Cheick Thiero joins our weekly Drop the Needle segment and discusses his youth, sports foundation Den of Africa.