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

Kenya’s vibe shift

From aesthetic cool to political confusion, a new generation in Kenya is navigating broken promises, borrowed styles, and the blurred lines between irony and ideology.

Africa and the AI race

At summits and in speeches, African leaders promise to harness AI for development. But without investment in power, connectivity, and people, the continent risks replaying old failures in new code.

After the uprising

Years into Cameroon’s Anglophone conflict, the rebellion faces internal fractures, waning support, and military pressure—raising the question of what future, if any, lies ahead for Ambazonian aspirations.

In search of Saadia

Who was Saadia, and why has she been forgotten? A search for one woman’s story opens up bigger questions about race, migration, belonging, and the gaps history leaves behind.

Binti, revisited

More than two decades after its release, Lady Jaydee’s debut album still resonates—offering a window into Tanzanian pop, gender politics, and the sound of a generation coming into its own.

The bones beneath our feet

A powerful new documentary follows Evelyn Wanjugu Kimathi’s personal and political journey to recover her father’s remains—and to reckon with Kenya’s unfinished struggle for land, justice, and historical memory.

What comes after liberation?

In this wide-ranging conversation, the freedom fighter and former Constitutional Court justice Albie Sachs reflects on law, liberation, and the unfinished work of building a just South Africa.

The cost of care

In Africa’s migration economy, women’s labor fuels households abroad while their own needs are sidelined at home. What does freedom look like when care itself becomes a form of exile?

The memory keepers

A new documentary follows two women’s mission to decolonize Nairobi’s libraries, revealing how good intentions collide with bureaucracy, donor politics, and the ghosts of colonialism.

Making films against amnesia

The director of the Oscar-nominated film ‘Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat’ reflects on imperial violence, corporate warfare, and how cinema can disrupt the official record—and help us remember differently.