<p>Highlife music has been getting people on to the dance floor for decades.
It originated in Ghana in the 19th century.
And has been embraced around West Africa…and the world.
Now a Nigerian duo - The Cavemen - are bringing the music to a new young audience.
So, is highlife back and here to stay?</p><p>Host: Alan Kasujja (@kasujja)
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Aug 20
Focus on Africa: Increased concerns over missing Ethiopia journalists
Two prominent journalists in Ethiopia, Abdulsemed Mohammed and Yonas Amare, have been missing for more than a week after being abducted by what reports say, were men wearing masks and military uniforms. There has been no news about their whereabouts but their disappearances have ... Show More
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Feb 2024
Why Tanzania’s Singeli music is getting hearts racing
Singeli is a style of electronic dance music that developed in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, in the mid-2000s. The genre fuses incredibly rapid beats, with MCing and more traditional Tanzanian music. It started in underground parties but is now making waves globally. It’s played at Ug ... Show More
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Nov 2021
Astroworld: Who's Responsible For Crowd Crush Deaths At Concerts?
Last week, over 50,000 people in Texas headed for a night out at the Astroworld Festival headlined by Travis Scott and Drake, excited to finally be able to go to a big event after nearly two years of COVID-19 restrictions. But what was supposed to be fun for everyone turned into ... Show More
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Apr 2015
The Best Nightclub in Africa
World renowned DJ Edu, aka The ‘Afro Boss’, is on a journey across Africa to explore how the young generation are having fun from Friday to Sunday.
He starts in his hometown Nairobi and finds out how young, up and coming DJs, are making their mark on the music world by selling mi ... Show More
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Jun 2023
Avec la Sud-Soudanaise Turkana, l’électro comme acte de résistance
Le futur de l’avant-garde électronique africaine se fait appeler Turkana. Derrière ce pseudo se cache la DJ et productrice sud-soudanaise Anita Kevin, 26 ans. D’un camp de réfugiés à Kakuma, au Kenya, aux plus grandes scènes internationales, de Berlin à Oslo jusqu’au festival Sak ... Show More
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Feb 2024
Another Take: Did a Kenyan cult leader convince his followers to die?
Every Saturday, we revisit a story that’s in the news again. This originally aired on May 3, 2023. None of the dates, titles, or other references from that time have been changed.
In a shocking discovery on a ranch hidden in Kenya’s Shakahola Forest, more than 100 people – inclu ... Show More
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Jun 2022
The secret Somali mixtapes
It’s 1988, and Somalis are fleeing the city of Hargeisa. People are trying to get out, trying to save their families and sometimes their things. But in the city’s radio station, staff are packing cassettes and reel to reel recordings into a secret underground bunker. What's on th ... Show More
28m 49s
Apr 2023
Stonebwoy "Each time I almost lost my life, my mum saved me" | Africa is not just Ghana,Africa is us
#Stonebwoy #ghanamusic #afrobeatspodcast Stonebwoy4:50 to 5:50 “The way AKA died is a hell of a conversation” 15:30 to 16:30 “Each time I almost lost my life, my mum saved me “ 22:15 to 23:15 “We Africans, have been travelling way before slave trade” 27:30 to 28:30 “Africa is not ... Show More
56m 21s
May 2024
Kelly Rowland, Cate Blanchett And A Film Festival Uproar
Ahh Cannes Film Festival, where wearing flats was once the ultimate scandal, has become a hotbed of celebrity headlines. We're talking not one, not two, but THREE red carpet security incidents. Plus an eyebrow raising Cate Blanchett press panel that’s left us wondering… are we mi ... Show More
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