BBC World Service East and Southern Africa Schedule

BBC World Service East and Southern Africa

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: Ammara Brown

Ammara Brown

20/06/2020 GMT

BBC World Service - This Is Africa, Ammara Brown

A Zimbabwean singer speaking out on painful and difficult subjects

DJ Edu talks to Ammara Brown, a Zimbabwean singer using her voice to speak out on painful and difficult subjects.

Ammara Brown is a big talent with a beautiful voice, and she is using that voice to speak out on painful and difficult subjects.  She is the daughter of Zimbabwean star of the 1990s Andy Brown, and in this programme she talks to DJ Edu about the rich musical environment in which she grew up, but also the domestic violence she witnessed and the impact it has had upon her. Her powerful 2019 song Tichichema, which was accompanied by an uncompromisingly graphic video depicting a woman and child traumatised by a violent father, generated a huge response, with women fans feeling able to share their experiences, and some men saying it had prompted them to change their lives and behaviour.

Image: Ammara Brown (Credit: Kudzai King)

Accessibility links

Programme Index

This Is Africa

Ammara Brown

Genres

Brand

BBC World Service East and Southern Africa

About BBC World Service