Ladysmith Black Mambazo

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From summer solstice festivals to blueberry pie stands, we look at summer traditions around the world. https://spotlightenglish.com/uncategorized/fun-in-the-sun-summertime-traditions-around-the-world/Download our app for Android at http://bit.ly/spotlight-androidDownload our app f ...  Show more

Leon Bosch reflects on the power of classical music to transform lives, beginning with his own. He overcame the obstacles of racism in apartheid era South Africa to study the classical double bass. Despite encountering prejuduce in the UK, too, after moving here to study, he went ...  Show more

Music from the rising stars of Africa, including wordsmiths M.Anifest from Ghana and Tumi from South Africa, whose conscious rap uses lyrics to challenge and delight. Also featuring Aziza Brahim from western Sahara, Songhai Blues from Mali, Lala Njava from Madagascar, Nigerian po ...  Show more

Andrew Devis and Alice Irrizary share about how a group of musicians from a humble background have used music to share a powerful message about their people and culture. https://spotlightenglish.com/music/africas-rock-and-roll-rebels/ Download our app for Android at http://bit.ly ...  Show more

South African DJ Legendary Crisp, charts the rise of the homegrown dance music genre Amapiano. She finds out where the hypnotising, jazzy, soulful sound emerged from, what it means culturally, and how it became South Africa's signature music genre of the 2020s. Radio Producer Tim ...  Show more