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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.

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This Is Africa: This is 2020

This is 2020

26/12/2020 GMT

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Musical highlights from the past 12 months

Musical highlights from the past 12 months, featuring Master KG, Tiwa Savage, Yemi Alade, C4 Pedro and Cleo Ice Queen.

What a year it’s been!  Musicians have faced their fair share of challenges, but as this celebratory show amply demonstrates, Africa’s finest are not about to let a mere virus dampen their spirits or get in the way of the amazing musical boom the continent is experiencing.
 
Highlights from our big name guests include Angola’s C4 Pedro relishing the opportunity lockdown has given him for creativity – he recorded two full albums in four months - and Zambia’s Cleo Ice Queen juggling home schooling her kids with home based photo shoots, press interviews and all the ongoing demands of her career.
 
Other artists featured in the programme include Yemi Alade, Tiwa Savage, and Master KG whose song Jerusalema can lay claim to being THE anthem of the year.

Image: C4 Pedro (Courtesy of C4 Pedro), Yemi Alade (Credit: Universal Music Africa), Tiwa Savage (Credit: Dominik Bindl/Getty Images for NYFW: The Shows), A Pass (Credit: Manzi Rolland), Cleo Ice Queen (Courtesy of Cleo Ice Queen), and Master KG (Credit: Open Mic Productions)

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