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This Is Africa

This Is Africa

BBC World Service 3 episodes Nov 6, 2026

DJ Edu catches up with the biggest names in music from across Africa, and meets the stars of afrobeats, amapiano, afrohouse and more. The podcast features unmissable interviews and reveals the personalities behind the music, as well as the resilience, determination, and sometimes luck they need for success. It covers artists from francophone and lusophone Africa, from Somalia to Sao Tome, from Niger to Namibia, making music in genres ranging from kizomba to genge, afro soul and afro pop to hip hop and electro. Every episode includes DJ Edu's '10 in 10' playlist, mashing up ten hot new tracks from ten different countries in Africa.

Episodes

Saint Realest
Saint Realest Nov 6, 2026 31:05 Saint Realest is one of Malawi’s most popular musicians and he’s back with a new album, Saintrified. It has been top of Malawi’s charts, and as Saint Realest tells DJ Edu, he feels it is his most mature, most realised work to date. Saint Realest has previously addressed social concerns in his songs, and he says that roughly half of the songs in this album do this, but that Malawians prefer love so
MC Caro
MC Caro Oct 23, 2026 36:54 Some say she is Liberia’s greatest female artist ever, and she’s certainly breaking down barriers for women: MC Caro, aka King Caro is a rapper who released her first song Bring Back Our Moni in 2018. She now has four albums to her name and has received a string of awards. In 2024 she swept the boards at Liberia’s MTV music awards, winning best album, best female artist and best Hipco/Tripco artis
Fola
Fola Oct 16, 2026 31:28 Fola is one of a new generation of Nigerian artists who are taking the sound in a fresh direction. Along with the likes of Taves and Llona, Fola is creating a smoother, slower, more soulful Afro RnB vibe. His debut album, Catharsis, was released in 2025 and has achieved extraordinary success, with over a billion streams at the time of writing. His stand-out songs include Alone, Who Does That, Lost
Harmonize
Harmonize Oct 9, 2026 31:47 Harmonize is one of Tanzania’s biggest stars. He has millions of fans in Tanzania and across East and Central Africa, and he’s determined that his name will be known worldwide.He has collaborated with Burna Boy, Yemi Alade, Stonebwoy, Ya Levis and many others, and he’s been in London recently to promote his latest album 31, which is topping charts in East Africa.Harmonize is no stranger to controv
Kadeux and Kaezy
Kadeux and Kaezy Oct 2, 2026 24:57 Under the TIA spotlight this episode are two fresh talents from Chad. Kadeux and Kaezy are both winning young fans by singing to them in Chadian Arabic as well as French, and talking in their songs about everyday experiences young Chadians can relate to. It all started when Kadeux used a popular Chadian Arabic expression – Ayéhan – in his song of the same name. Ayéhan means yes, or yeah, and it’s
Gemma Griffiths
Gemma Griffiths Jul 10, 2026 35:18 Gemma Griffiths has become a much-loved star in her native Zimbabwe, and has collaborated with many of the country’s most successful artists, including reggae dancehall musician Winky D. She grabbed the attention of music fans with her soulful cover of his song Musarova, leading to their collaboration on Mu Garden, which broke Zimbabwean records by reaching 1 million views on YouTube in just 13 da
Introducing...This Is Africa
Introducing...This Is Africa Jun 12, 2026 2:55 DJ Edu catches up with the biggest names in music from across Africa, and meets the stars of afrobeats, amapiano, afrohouse and more. Tyla and Black Coffee from South Africa, Davido, Burna Boy, Rema and Tems from Nigeria, Sarkodie from Ghana and Diamond Platnumz from Tanzania are now international superstars selling out at major venues around the world. One of the most respected club DJs from Afri

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