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This Is Africa

Music: World

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: D’Banj

D’Banj

11/01/2020 GMT

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How one of Africa's biggest stars has coped with personal tragedy

Nigerian musician D'Banj is one of Africa's biggest stars, but suffered huge personal tragedy in 2018 when his one-year-old son died. He talks to DJ Edu about how he has coped.

D’Banj, the self-styled Koko Master, is a huge personality with a string of hits and awards, and the man many credit for having launched Afrobeats onto the global stage. His 2012 song Oliver Twist, under Kanye West’s G.O.O.D. label, brought him international fame, and opened the door to the US for other African artists.

In 2018 D’Banj suffered a horrendous personal tragedy: his one-year-old son drowned in the family’s swimming pool. 

In this programme, he tells Edu how he has coped, by keeping his focus on the future, on his 'restoration’, and on being a role model for others.

Our spotlight this week falls on Uganda, and a female artist who is making waves in electronic music. DJ Kampire is one of the brains behind Uganda’s Nyege Nyege festival, set up in 2015 and celebrating Africa’s electronic underground. 

Her music is highly eclectic and she enjoys sampling the tunes her parents and grandparents used to listen to.

As usual, Edu will be ranging across the continent in his 10 in 10, and playing bangers from Botswana, Zambia and Malawi, amongst others.

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