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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 Amapiano

Amapiano special

20/08/2022 GMT

This is Amapiano

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How a sound that started in South African townships has gone global

Kutloano Nhlapo talks to some of South Africa's biggest Amapiano stars, including DBN Gogo, Focalistic, Young Stunna and Kamo Mphela, about how their scene has gone global.

It’s an Amapiano special this week! Kutloano Nhlapo AKA Da Kruk, presenter of the BBC documentary This Is Amapiano, reflects on the rise and rise of the South African musical genre, and in particular how the growth of Amapiano into a global sensation has been intimately connected with dance moves, and viral dance challenges on social media, especially TikTok.

Kutloano hears from some of the hottest artists and producers in the Amapiano game right now, including DBN Gogo, Focalistic, Young Stunna and Kamo Mphela.  He also gets an outsider’s perspective from Afrobeats superstar Davido, who has had Amapiano hits thanks to his collaborations with Focalistic.

Image: DBN Gogo, Daliwonga, Kamo Mphela, Felo Le Tee, Focalistic, Mr JazziQ and Young Stunna in images taken from the BBC documentary This Is Amapiano

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