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Global Beats: The Best Nightclub in Africa

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DJ Club Africa

18/01/2015

The Best Nightclub in Africa

BBC World Service - Global Beats, The Best Nightclub in Africa

DJ Edu speaks to DJs across Africa to find the biggest club tunes across the continent

DJ Edu is on a journey to find the best nightclub in Africa. He speaks to DJs across Africa about the biggest club tunes getting Africans on their feet.

World renowned DJ and BBC 1Xtra presenter DJ Edu is on a journey to find the best nightclub in Africa. He speaks to DJs across the continent about the biggest club tunes in their country and what these say about clubbing and people getting richer in Africa. 

DJ Edu hears from the first female DJ in Ethiopia, DJ Yemi, from Uganda’s DJ Rachael, Morocco’s DJ Van, Angola’s Djeff Afrozila, Egyptian DJ Fadi - from duo Aly & Fila - DJ T-Man from Botswana, DJ Creejay from Zambia and Kenya’s biggest band at the moment - Sauti Sol. Hear the tracks that are getting Africans on their feet in clubs. And, tell us what you are dancing to, using the hashtag #ClubAfricaBBC.

This programme is part of the BBC’s Richer World season.


TRACKS PLAYED ON THIS PROGRAMME

Tufike Apa – Gazza (Namibia) 

Patoranking – Girlie O (Nigeria)

DJ Van featuring O.B. - This is Marrakesh (Morocco)

DJ Van - INASS INASS (Morocco)

DJ Gouveia - Ambuye (Botswana)

Teddy Afro - Be 70Derega (Ethiopia)

Silvastone feat. Yemi Alade – Loving My Baby (Sierra Leone / Ghana)

Madtraxx ft Kora & Ndegz - Skamaress (Kenya)

Sauti Sol - Sura Yako (Kenya)

Sauti Sol - Mbinguni (Kenya)

Amro Diab - Habibi Ya Nour-Al-Ain (Egypt)

Aly & Fila - Altitude Compensation - (Egypt)

TLDREAMZ featuring Djeff Afrozila - Undi Da Ki Panha (Angola)

DJ Malvado e Kadu - Atchu Tchutcha (Angola)

Irene Ntale - Stay With Me (Uganda)

Davido & Olamide - Shoki (Nigeria)

Santuri Safari, featuring Joel Sebunjo and Esa Williams -“Kanekasi” (Uganda)

Dr Chameleone - Wale Wale (Uganda)

Zone Fam - Contolola (Zambia)

Roberto -Ama-Rulah (Zambia)

DJ Clock ft Beatenberg - Pluto (Remember You) -- (South Africa)

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