Broadcast Schedule

On this fresh, fast-paced show, co-hosts Jackson Mvunganyi, in the U.S., and Nadia Samie, in Africa, talk to teens and young adults about Politics,trends, lifestyles, health, entertainment, and other issues touching listeners’ lives [30 minutes].Check out the Upfront blog at www.upfrontafrica.com

In this edition, VOA colleague Kwame Asante Ofori joins me; not virtually, but live and in-person for the first time since 2019. He presents two of his favorite current hits “Bloody Samaritan” and “African Beauty” and joins me throughout the show as I dig deep into Kenya’s gengetone music and present a string of awesome pan-African jams including “M’a Ngui Baxx” “Caléçon” and “La Reine du Berbere Gang” from francophone Africa, some amapiano from surprising places, a new release “King Solomon” by Liberia’s hipco star Teddy Ride, and two tunes by old guard musicians Gyedu Blay Ambolley and Bongos Ikwue who keep making relevant music.

Music Time in Africa is VOA’s longest running English language program. Since 1965, this award-winning program has featured pan African music that spans all genres and generations. Ethnomusicologist and Host Heather Maxwell keeps you up to date on what’s happening in African music with exclusive interviews, cultural information, and of course, great music -- including rare recordings from the Leo Sarkisian Library of African Music.

Join our host and correspondents from Washington and across Africa as they bring you in-depth interviews, news reports, analysis and features on this 60-minute news magazine show.

Join our host and correspondents from Washington and across Africa as they bring you in-depth interviews, news reports, analysis and features on this 60-minute news magazine show.

Music Time in Africa is VOA’s longest running English language program. Since 1965, this award-winning program has featured pan African music that spans all genres and generations. Ethnomusicologist and Host Heather Maxwell keeps you up to date on what’s happening in African music with exclusive interviews, cultural information, and of course, great music -- including rare recordings from the Leo Sarkisian Library of African Music.