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The Afroboss, DJ Edu, brings the biggest guests and hottest sounds from all over Africa

The Afroboss, DJ Edu, brings the biggest guests and hottest sounds from all over Africa.

With the hot new tunes from every corner of the motherland, This Is Africa is a weekly showcase of all-Africa musical talent.  
 
DJ Edu brings his rich musical knowledge of the African music scene.  
And each week there’s a big interview with star name from music, fashion, football, and more – they’ll be sharing what excites them in music right now. 

This Is Africa also each week features DJ Edu’s Ten in Ten: 10 tracks from 10 different countries in 10 minutes. 
And there’s a focus on new talent every time – the programme will always be introducing up and coming artists from a different African country.

This Is Africa: Simi, Joeboy and Sheebah in Lagos

Simi, Joeboy and Sheebah in Lagos

07/12/2019 GMT

BBC World Service - This Is Africa, Simi, Joeboy and Sheebah in Lagos

DJ Edu celebrates the sounds of young Africa with a special show in Lagos

DJ Edu celebrates the sounds of young Africa with a special show in Lagos, featuring performances from Simi, Joeboy and Sheebah, plus a soundclash with Nigerian DJ Xclusive.

DJ Edu, the Afroboss, long-time African music ambassador, launches a brand new programme for BBC World Service.
 
This Is Africa is dedicated to celebrating the sounds of young Africa. The time is right, with the new generation of Afrobeats artists in high demand around the world, collaborating with megastars like Beyonce, and being nominated for a Grammy in the case of Burna Boy.
 
There was only one place to launch This Is Africa: Lagos, Nigeria, birthplace of Afrobeats and home to so much of the music fanning out across the continent.
 
In this first edition, DJ Edu hosts a celebrity-packed party, with performances from Simi, one of Nigeria's best loved songstresses, and Joeboy, who burst onto the scene just a few months ago but already has two banging tracks to his name.

Also starring on the show is Sheebah, Uganda's most popular female artist of the moment, making her first visit to Nigeria.
 
DJ Edu kicks things off by challenging Nigerian DJ Xclusive to a soundclash. Spoiler alert: The winner is… Africa!

Image: Simi, Sheebah and Joeboy (Credit: BBC)

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