This Is Africa

The Afroboss, DJ Edu, brings the biggest guests and hottest sounds from all over Africa.

World Service,54 episodes

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Ans-T Crazy
Dancer-turned-urban music star Ans-T Crazy is flying the flag for Guinea
13 Jun 2026,26 mins
Introducing...This Is Africa
DJ Edu chats with the biggest names in African music
12 Jun 2026,2 mins
DJ Kerozen
DJ Kerozen overcame a stutter, poverty and family resistance to follow his musical dreams
06 Jun 2026,26 mins
Vex Prince
Rwanda's Vex Prince loves performing for audiences in Ivory Coast
30 May 2026,26 mins
XIV and Voila Lulu
Meet XIV from Cabo Verde and young Beninese artist Voila Lulu
23 May 2026,26 mins
J-Rio
DJ Edu meets J-Rio, the father of Gabonese ntcham music
16 May 2026,26 mins
Hiro
French-born singer-songwriter Hiro stays rooted in his Congolese identity
09 May 2026,26 mins
X-Time and Ghix
How X-Time and Ghix's adjapiano sound is a bridge between modern and ancient Benin
02 May 2026,26 mins
Veola and AzureDé
Meet Veola, Ghana's latest Afrofusion star, and South Africa's "3Step Queen" AzureDé
25 Apr 2026,26 mins
Aiza
Aiza calls herself the Afrobop Queen
18 Apr 2026,26 mins
Malakey
Malakey tells This is Africa how standing out in Mali's rich music scence can be tough
11 Apr 2026,26 mins
Marie Diallo
Nigerien rapper Marie Diallo talks about taking on sexist attitudes
04 Apr 2026,26 mins
JC Kibombo
How JC Kibombo has carried on making music after being forced to flee his home city
28 Mar 2026,26 mins
Senzaa and Josiah De Disciple
DJ Edu meets the Togolese Beyonce, Senzaa, and amapiano pioneer Josiah De Disciple
21 Mar 2026,26 mins
Kivumbi King
Kivumbi King is trying to put Rwanda on the musical map
14 Mar 2026,26 mins
El Mehdi
Moroccan-born musician El Mehdi talks about his deeply personal debut EP
07 Mar 2026,26 mins
Will Flash and Stargirl
Two rising stars from West Africa: Will Flash from Liberia, and Stargirl from The Gambia
28 Feb 2026,26 mins
Thandiswa Mazwai
A 2024 interview with acclaimed South African singer Thandiswa Mazwai
21 Feb 2026,26 mins
AfrotroniX
Chad's electro innovator, AfrotroniX, tells DJ Edu about his latest album
14 Feb 2026,26 mins
Tolani
Nigerian alte/RnB/afrobeats singer-songwriter Tolani tells DJ Edu about her new album
07 Feb 2026,26 mins
Noura Mint Seymali
Noura Mint Seymali is Mauritania’s biggest female star
31 Jan 2026,26 mins
GospelOnDeBeatz
GospelOnDeBeatz is responsible for some of the hits that brought Afrobeats to the world
24 Jan 2026,26 mins
Gemy and General Remy
Gemy and General Remy are thrilling Sierra Leone and Mauritius with very different vibes
17 Jan 2026,26 mins
Mani Martin
Mani Martin talks about the life-changing experience that inspired his latest album
10 Jan 2026,26 mins
Fuse ODG
Fuse ODG tells DJ Edu about his new album
03 Jan 2026,26 mins
Deejay Neptune
Deejay Neptune joins DJ Edu to pick the hottest African tracks from 2025
27 Dec 2025,26 mins
Lojay
Afrobeats superstar Lojay tells DJ Edu about his debut album, XOXO
20 Dec 2025,26 mins
Emma'a and Juliah
Meet Emma'a, the biggest name in Gabonese music right now, and dancehall star Juliah
13 Dec 2025,26 mins
Pusso
How Seychellois dancehall star Pusso made his musical dreams a reality
06 Dec 2025,26 mins
Gunz
How rapper Gunz became one of the most popular musicians in Seychelles
29 Nov 2025,26 mins