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Nov 2023
26m 10s

fka.m4a about divas in house music, Afri...

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With their soulful vocals and melodies divas bring themes of love, acceptance and power to the dancefloor. Kikelomo talks to someone who brings the same energy to their sets: fka.m4a. Plus: A campaign in the UK to stop the use of rap lyrics and videos as evidence in criminal trials, an AI model that can understand and identify South African languages, and streaming platform Nina Protocol launches an editorial arm.


The Week is a production by Telekom Electronic Beats and ACB Stories.


Host: Kikelomo

Writers for this episode: Aaron Gonsher and Helena Schmidt

Edit and sound design: Marc Übel

Lead Producer: Isabel Woop


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