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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: Gyakie and Jooel

Gyakie and Jooel

15/05/2021 GMT

BBC World Service - This Is Africa, Gyakie and Jooel

Fresh young talent from Ghana and Sierra Leone

DJ Edu meets Gyakie, a new star from Ghana who's making herself known around the world, and Jooel, a young rapper putting smiles on faces in Sierra Leone.

Gyakie could be described as Ghana’s new musical sensation. Her song Forever is a massive hit, she’s been signed to Sony and is the first African woman to have been chosen by Spotify for the Spotify Equal programme, aimed at fostering equity in the music industry.  This means that her image has been up in lights in New York’s famous Time Square.

Twenty-year-old Gyakie tells Edu how she is managing to balance the demands of her burgeoning career with her studies – she is still at university – and what it was like collaborating with Nigerian man of the moment Omah Ley.

Also on the programme, Jooel, another young talent, this time from Sierra Leone. He’s been putting a smile on the faces of his countrymen with his humorous take on Afro-rap.

Image credit: Gyakie (Credit: Sony Music Entertainment West Africa) and Jooel

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