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This Is Africa

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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: Tzy Panchak

Tzy Panchak

12/06/2021 GMT

BBC World Service - This Is Africa, Tzy Panchak

How armed conflict in his home town has affected a Cameroonian artist

Cameroonian artist Tzy Panchak tells DJ Edu about the impact armed conflict in his home town has has had on his life and music.

Tzy Panchak is a Cameroonian artist who got inspired to make music when he was at university in Calabar, Nigeria, and fell in love with the Nigerian sound. But, as he tells DJ Edu, he’s keen to be known as a Cameroonian musician and to promote other young artists from his country. 

Tzy Panchak comes from the minority Anglophone region which has been devastated by war between armed separatist groups and the army since 2017. In this programme he talks movingly of the personal impact the violence has had upon him, including the massacre of school children in his home town of Kumba, and the death of his father, who was unable to get to hospital because of the insecurity. He has written songs about both of these tragedies.

Image: Tzy Panchak (Credit: Wavelez)

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