The 30-minute playlist features music from Kenya (Trio Mio & Bensoul), Liberia (Teddy Ride), Ethiopia (Rahel Getu), Senegal (Jeeba), Zambia (Natasha Chansa) and Zimbabwe (Tuku). At the bottom of the hour Drop the Needle puts VOA Afrique’s Ginny Niwa to the test. Word on the tweets with Lady DJ brings the latest American entertainment news from X (formerly Twitter). Heather chats with VOA Africa’s Jackson Mvunganyi about top African acts coming to the US this spring and with VOA Africa’s Muqbil Yaborow from Abidjan about AFCON’s biggest music anthem “Coup de Marteau”, and she features live music by Cyrille Brotto (France) and Ablaye Cissoko (Senegal).
Episodes
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May 12, 2024
Music Time in Africa
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April 28, 2024
Morocco Hosts International Jazz Day 2024
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April 21, 2024
Amaarae (Ghana) releases new sophomore album Fountain Baby
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April 07, 2024
Trending music from Ibadan, Nigeria with Seun Rave