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Heather’s curated playlist includes tunes from Cape Verde (Elida Almeida), Nigeria (Seyi Vibes), Sierra Leone (Drizilik) and Tanzania (Rayvanny ft Platnumz). Then she puts contestant Lamisi Akuka from Ghana in the hotseat on Drop the Needle. The rest of the show features some of the winners from the All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA) that took place in January in Senegal. VOA producer and long-time friend and guest of Music Time in Africa, Kwame Ofori, joins Maxwell to shine the spotlight on these artists and their music.

On Nightline Africa: Tunisians head to the polls Sunday for a second round of parliamentary elections. Two leading presidential candidates in Nigeria’s February 25 elections, trade accusations in the run-up to the upcoming vote. For this and more, stay tuned to VOA’s Nightline Africa!