African Music

Jamming with Djibouti's 'national band' Newsday. Audio, 00:07:10
Rare access to Djibouti's government controlled music industry
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BBC World Service
Posted
1 June 2020
African music star Mory Kanté dies aged 70
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Africa
Posted
22 May 2020
Algerian singer Idir dies in France aged 70
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Africa
Posted
3 May 2020
'World's greatest drummer' Tony Allen dies
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Africa
Posted
1 May 2020
Angelique Kidjo: Coronavirus is 'a wake-up call that life is beautiful, but short' Newsday. Audio, 00:02:34
The singer-songwriter tells us what she has learnt from the global pandemic
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BBC World Service
Posted
1 May 2020
Making 'good time music' in hard times. Newsday. Audio, 00:03:19
Ethiopian Jazz musician Hailu Mergia is still channeling the sounds of the 70's
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BBC World Service
Posted
22 April 2020
The 'king of oud' who was felled by coronavirus
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Africa
Posted
19 April 2020
Zeynab Abib: What's in my bag? This Is Africa. Video, 00:02:20
Beninese singer Zeynab Abib's shares her travel essentials, and how to look like a queen
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BBC World Service
Posted
9 April 2020
Lights Out. Series 2, Speaking Sabar. Audio, 28 minutes
A griot family teaches the language of Sabar drumming in Senegal.
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BBC Radio 4
Available for over a year
Congolese music legend dies 'from coronavirus'
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Africa
Posted
20 March 2020
How Fela Kuti's legacy and music lives on. Video, 00:04:10
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Business
Posted
13 February 2020
In conversation with Don Jazzy. Video, 00:05:22
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Business
Posted
13 February 2020
Remembering Ladysmith founder Joseph Shabalala. Video, 00:01:13
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Africa
Posted
11 February 2020
YolanDa's Band Jam. Series 2, Jam #29: Shingai. Video, 13 minutes
YolanDa Brown and her house band, the Band Jaminals, entertain an audience of children.
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CBeebies
Available for 1 month
Harmonize: What's in my bag? This Is Africa. Video, 00:02:20
Tanzanian star Harmonize reveals how he stays connected by letting us peek inside his bag
Attribution
BBC World Service
Posted
24 January 2020
Sheebah's Video Diary. This Is Africa. Video, 00:02:36
Sheebah, one of Uganda's most popular artists, makes her first visit to Nigeria
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BBC World Service
Posted
24 January 2020
Yemi Alade: What's in my bag? This Is Africa. Video, 00:01:49
How does Nigeria's 'Woman of Steel always maintain her 'mwah' looks?
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BBC World Service
Posted
24 January 2020
Made in Africa: Festivals in Ghana. This Is Africa. Video, 00:02:46
Afrochella was one of the festivals that marked the conclusion of Ghana's 'Year Of Return'
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BBC World Service
Posted
22 January 2020
D'Banj: What's in my bag? This Is Africa. Video, 00:01:50
Nigeria’s larger than life star D’Banj aka the Kokomaster says it’s all about the bread.
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BBC World Service
Posted
22 January 2020
Ahmed Soultan: What's in my bag? This Is Africa. Video, 00:02:13
The Moroccan musician guides us through his rather unusual bag
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BBC World Service
Posted
22 January 2020
Nelson Freitas: What's in my bag? This Is Africa. Video, 00:02:18
Cape Verde's Nelson Frietas has had millions of video views online, but what's in his bag?
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BBC World Service
Posted
22 January 2020
Mr Eazi: What's in my bag? This Is Africa. Video, 00:01:43
Which item in Nigerian superstar Mr Eazi's bag makes him feel like James Bond?
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BBC World Service
Posted
22 January 2020
This is Africa: Our launch party. This Is Africa. Video, 00:03:42
Highlights from This is Africa's launch party in Lagos featuring Simi, Sheebah and Joeboy
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BBC World Service
Posted
22 January 2020
Eze Wendtoin: "one day our fight will have some fruit for us" Newsday. Audio, 00:03:51
Burkinabe musician has a message for the next generation
Attribution
BBC World Service
Posted
30 December 2019