Radio

Today’s playlist features amazing music from 10 different Africa countries: classic palm-wine/highlife, South African maskandi, Mande dance band music from the 90s; a 2017 African Cup of Nations Victory song, a popular movie soundtrack feature by the recent late Rachid Taha; and lots more. Kwame Ofori joins me for song of the week "Amaka" by 2Baba. Finally Kenya, Liberia, Cote d’Ivoire and Ghana got it poppin’ with fresh fresh new sounds.

Music Time in Africa is VOA’s longest running English language program. Since 1965, this award-winning program has featured pan African music that spans all genres and generations. Ethnomusicologist and Host Heather Maxwell keeps you up to date on what’s happening in African music with exclusive interviews, cultural information, and of course, great music -- including rare recordings from the Leo Sarkisian Library of African Music.

Join our host and correspondents from Washington and across Africa as they bring you in-depth interviews, news reports, analysis and features on this 60-minute news magazine show.

Join our host and correspondents from Washington and across Africa as they bring you in-depth interviews, news reports, analysis and features on this 60-minute news magazine show.

Music Time in Africa is VOA’s longest running English language program. Since 1965, this award-winning program has featured pan African music that spans all genres and generations. Ethnomusicologist and Host Heather Maxwell keeps you up to date on what’s happening in African music with exclusive interviews, cultural information, and of course, great music -- including rare recordings from the Leo Sarkisian Library of African Music.