Africa Is a Country

Africa is a Radio: Episode #18

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Africa is a Radio: Episode #18

By
Boima Tucker

Today, is the last official day of summer in our Northern Hemisphere headquarters of New York. So, let’s mark the passing of the earthly seasons by revisiting our Africa is a Radio live broadcast from The Lot Radio in Brooklyn this past June.

Africa is a Country contributor, New York city resident, social media guru, and Zimbabwe specialist Shona Kambarami was our very special and enthusiastic guest. Listen back, and check the track list below.

  1. Rihanna – Work (DJ Bboy Afrobeats Remix)
  2. J Hus – Lean and Bop
  3. P2J Music – T.O.T.T  ft Moelogo
  4. Wizkid – Ojuelegba (Uproot Andy Remix)
  5. Booba – Validee feat. Benash
  6. Sali Sabibe – Wale Gnouma Don
  7. Jojo Abot – Stop the Violence
  8. Al Sarah – Soukura (Boddhi Satva Ancenstral Soul Remix)
  9. Indigenes – Da Hoti (Osunlade Yoruba Soul Mix)
  10. DRC Music – Lingala
  11. DJ X-Trio – Africa (Rancido Noite Angola Remix)
  12. Kondi Band – Belle Wahalla
  13. J Martins – Touchin Body feat. DJ Arafat
  14. MHD – Afro Trap pt. 3 (Champions League)
  15. Tchobari – Quem Mando me Nascer?
  16. Djeff – Piluka (DJ Satxibala Remix)
  17. Ziminino – Intermitência (Boima’s Capoeira Angola Remix)
  18. Baiana System – Playsom (Remix)
  19. Mauro Telefunksoul – AjeumbaSS (Tributo ao Cortejo Afro)
  20. – Interview and song selects with Shona Kamari –
  21. Nonku Phiri – Things we do on the Weekend
  22. Poe – Who You Epp? [T.A.P Remix]
  23. Oga’Silachi – Leona
  24. Burna Boy – Soke
  25. Sarkodie – Dumsor
  26. Jules Henry Malaki – Makiyaj

Further Reading

Repoliticizing a generation

Thirty-eight years after Thomas Sankara’s assassination, the struggle for justice and self-determination endures—from stalled archives and unfulfilled verdicts to new calls for pan-African renewal and a 21st-century anti-imperialist front.

Drip is temporary

The apparel brand Drip was meant to prove that South Africa’s townships could inspire global style. Instead, it revealed how easily black success stories are consumed and undone by the contradictions of neoliberal aspiration.

Energy for whom?

Behind the fanfare of the Africa Climate Summit, the East African Crude Oil Pipeline shows how neocolonial extraction still drives Africa’s energy future.

The sound of revolt

On his third album, Afro-Portuguese artist Scúru Fitchádu fuses ancestral wisdom with urban revolt, turning memory and militancy into a soundtrack for resistance.

O som da revolta

No seu terceiro álbum, o artista afro-português Scúru Fitchádu funde a sabedoria ancestral com a revolta urbana, transformando memória e militância em uma trilha sonora para a resistência.

Biya forever

As Cameroon nears its presidential elections, a disintegrated opposition paves the way for the world’s oldest leader to claim a fresh mandate.

From Cornell to conscience

Hounded out of the United States for his pro-Palestine activism, Momodou Taal insists that the struggle is global, drawing strength from Malcolm X, faith, and solidarity across borders.