crime fighters are back with africa's most successful radio drama series continues only this odes are available on the. course you can share and discuss on w africa's facebook and other social media platforms. and fighters to me. hello and welcome wherever you're watching from this is a new edition of the 77 percent i am eddie mica genia it's great to have you with us. on this show we'll be talking a lot about african music how big is it and what is its influence on the rest of the world yes a breakdown of what's coming up. kenya's only professional female caution who is running against all. odds with the media in germany resistant on this

housewife after paul has become a global sensation. on finally we make moves with gonna dance and all that. let's get the ball rolling with one of the key components of african music drums they provide melody and rhythm to any song and can be used for a trolls and any kind of ceremony but traditionally they are mainly plead by men so it's not easy for a mental toll in the drumming business. will to us is one of them she's fighting will have passion and paving the way for more girls and young women in nairobi to beat the stereotype of the drum. is a force to be reckoned with she's been a drama for over 13 years and is kenya's only professional female kushan asst. i play

a question as an african woman present african women and that is all i'm having fun at it telling a story. born in a small village in eastern kenya has remained focused on what she loves most traditional percussion sound she's keen on keeping drumming traditions alive. and legendary tanzania. is her ultimate hero this woman was incredible she was a strong courageous and a courageous woman and she stood her ground well. that really fired me up you know . but has been criticized for being a female drummer in most parts of africa the art is taboo for women. while. that a festival and

a man approached me and asked how do you think you look like your. own or that statement speaks a lot about how the question is. and the role the question places. despite these missile genetic attitudes fame has been getting her requests to men to young men because she is simply one of the best in the business 16 year olds. is one of them. who percussionist in kenya was really wanted to meet her one day we met at an event when we couldn't a performance. he started playing when he was 13 and today moses is determined to follow in a sea of us footsteps youngsters like moses show her that mindsets are changing.

i still have to keep working i still have to keep mentoring i still have to instill that positive attitude i still have to tell the story that i'm not a rebel i am telling your story my story is using this tool as a tool of expression. ready ready ready beating stereotypes and drumming up a crowd is all in a day's work for perceiver most of all though she's hammering down the notion that women can't use but caution to express themselves. that's beautiful you know i wish i could play drums actually i'm not sure i completely in the instrument well but let's not talk about me let's talk about another person breaking boundaries with his music eric sell it. he's one of very few whites in a maybe and producing quite of music now people doubted him

a lot in the past but when he received an artist of the year what that was in 2009 he won the respect of his critics east now spends his time in more than the median capital of india cologne germany. ladies and gentlemen hi my name is is born raised the may be a musician and i would like to take you to my world of never live us to. the links and also known as easy is already a star beyond the borders of his home country namibia the artist lyrics are a mix of afrikaans english and german and minute in slang. populated but culturally diverse and maybe as a former german colony. the country was ruled by apartheid south africa before achieving independence in 1940 even as music stand for unity and creating an all new movie and multi-cultural identity. with

a mix of quite tall afro pop reggae and hip hop eve has created a distinct music genre which he called nam flavor. oh then flavor means. everything that happens in a maybe because people used to say as a white every can you're not doing 100 percent quite took a spike 2 can only be done by black africans and then to some point i just said ok to those few haters saying that it's fine i do now flavor because all my music or my fashion or my lifestyle or my my language everything i talk is inspired by namibia and i'm a bit has a lot of flavor so it needs its own would then flavor. but each has been on the southern african music scene for long it's collaboration with several quite a great has won him awards and respect but that's not enough to eat who wants to bring quite a music the next level. i would love to see quite

a music and the whole effort he'd get more global reach because i feel that the energy and the positivity behind quite a music is something we know we need to share with the rest of the world. and eric to sell it he is here with us today looking all pumped up. ok let me know your horse and i wouldn't. but hey you're doing really cool stuff thank you very much it's meaning quite to that you do for those of us that don't know much about so what would you describe it quite the music is a mixture of house music music hip hop music all mixed together. during the last stages of apartheid was on the apartheid movement and then after apartheid it's switched into something very celebrating of the african southern african

lifestyle so quite the music is very positive very energetic you cannot sit still when the music plays for you on that one because you just cannot sit still it's a lot of beads a lot of energy in it what really drove you into quite to music was it just because i saw quite the media. you want to prove that you'll be successful at it or. usually i just go from the gut feeling if i feel something feels right i just do it so in the beginning people said ok listen but how can you do quite to music as a white african it's not possible and i didn't even i just blocked out everything i just said right now i love quite to music i was born in africa i was raised with quite the music so i can i not do quite that so i just block out all the talking or the hate and just did what feels right and now how's the how's the jenny bins of. and on and on it's an honor to wake up in the morning and to do music it's on the to represent the namibian i call it never flavor style namibian lifestyle of the

african culture because i feel we have such a rich culture in africa and i want to bring that energy and i want to show to the world that have a real life seeing what you do it now just to quote something that you've said before you said you want to create a unity and an all namibian multi cultural identity through your music why is that important to you i just i've seen and i've experienced the power of music i see what music can do when i do shows in africa i see all types of people or types of races or topples colors language all coming to one dancing to one song i think with music we can we can achieve so much more than many other politicians tried to do for many years so i think music is something which i'm focusing on too to unite people because we are we are all humans and when the music plays inside we all feel the same so that's the energy i want i don't know it just feels right will be catching up all on that south talking about music it's not easy for african artists

to market down music that's all thanks to the internet john has like afrobeat and high life have enjoyed some success on the global music scene now there's a new generation of musicians produce and high quality marketable music called afropop. some pretty cool music videos and it seems it's here to stay like this out . after a pop wave of led by artists like nigerian star been a boy who found his fame for his music and have an exploding retreat following. his natural breakthrough came with his 2800 single year followed by collaboration's with storm the end sharon for the song we did. that song reached number one in the british charts. another west african superstar is dancehall musician shuteye wiley from ghana. writing. his international profile recently got

a boost through his work on the un says single already. and the soundtrack for the coronavirus crisis which has given so many people across the globe pope and entertainment has been the song generally selema. this gem from south african artist must occasionally set up a plough dance craze known as a jerusalemite dance challenge. the one. you. know you cannot stop that's. your kind of tell me that you've not heard this song and dance to it you know some of our folks on our facebook page sent us some comments on a particular song let me read a couple of them press see girls from cameroon says i love the song should go higher than it already has so do you see it quite

a 1000000000 views over 160000000 i should say but i would say our friend also from uganda says music is life and hope. life many thanks for those comments appreciate it back to you i mean you were dancing to it you know the song so the thing is like i said it's received over 160000000 views on on you tube what about the song made it such a big hit. the real miss there wasn't ignace behind it. i've known lost their cages songs for quite some time now and. they have they have the certain things which you you cannot just sit still and i think they made this song where there would cannot sit still we have to go out and it's just it's a proud moment i think for all of us africans to see a song like that go so big that that the rhythm is so typical quite to

a full. day so that's i think as you mentioned you know the beats fit is very key but is there any more to making music a hit than just the beats right used you somehow have to i don't know because i don't even understand the language i don't know what you're saying but it's still a vibe that you know what adding greedy and. i couldn't tell you it's mostly a certain energy a certain energy which gets transported via the vocal via how the song structure is put together and hits you don't just going to say you make a hit the hit chooses you there's a lot of local artist on the continent that's you that you know if you want to rub shoulders with the $0.50 the evidence and you know all those bad things now you can have to speak english or was the rabbit in the assets in waiting list but that's not it is it it's very sad to see when i went to the m.t.v. africa music awards in kenya and i see that this was some time back now but i see that how they celebrate more american stars than their own stars which i think we

have so much rich culture and and musically i mean the 1st rhythms come from africa so we have it there to really push hard most people have been affected by that and that because in 1008 with you and your music how has it hit you if it has very much i've not done one life show this year my whole album which i've been working on for over a year now is on hold it's on ice so i cannot really release it if i don't if i can go out and do shows even though we're sitting here we have a plexiglas tween us which feels a bit weird but it s. but at least we can see. now like this which wasn't also the case 2 weeks ago so yeah it is affected us all by i think we should we should learn from it. and change as humans a few things the way we retreat nature because this will reoccur if we keep disrespecting nature so yeah it's been definitely great instrument it in you up and

i thank a lot for the time that hopefully you can get back to where do more music talking about overnighting the pandemic as physically cut off artists like himself of course from the our audiences but musicians in uganda are finding a way round it beef partnered with leading television stations to turn weekends into bachelor danced parties and your fans i think lighted one of them is number quite a high jar of diana spice they on. her son see. in this live t.v. show ugandan pops just by staying and performs for funds across the country. she misses the big stage but she remains happy that she can at least keep the funds virtually entertained was bill so good because i know every fund of spice that was been watching me before because i know they knew me and kate so when such a show it's actually keeps them you know it's clinic that just by that that it

makes them feel like yes we together now it's maybe a live show somewhere. and that is truthful how fun if number. she enjoys the show and laos to dance along from humble mean come on. this love can dance frankie it's real planes and looks cool go wild and waiting for space camp. it was all sound rather another massive show and the same joy that couldn't have come down was then that sometimes i paused i mean why. when she's not on t.v. spy stand is mostly busy updating the social media. she sees that the local down as go to more active on the internet to keep her following in gauged i think things are going to be more dignity for now because you know the primary has really helped us see the value of social media they value you know and maybe that the

likes of the following because now like i've told you some companies have reached out to me was a my following. despite that diana sees that income has sharply joked during the pandemic just like for most artists. online platforms like you tube bring in some income but she sees that there's not much ticket sales for live audiences especially in our country where funds rarely buy records thank you for your funds not all dutch to well it is time to dance. full of spice in the. dance and to our favorite artists from this pandemic. it is what it is right now let's dance our way to our next destination in our ivory coast

where we meet each thomas play and his dance company he's supporting kids who've lost their homes and helping them get off the streets through that. rubble in a crowded district in abidjan ivory coast it's home to a dance school called mom odds. eve thomas blair founded the dance company in 2014 to get children off the streets and into formation but only ever compare with just them how to be wise about how to be professional dancers that when you hear on that list the kids are in a safe place in. rehearsals of vigorous and the children must concentrate. their. through performance even once the dancers and audiences to reflect on pressing issues in ivorian society today it's about ethnic violence and the importance of peace. movement

choreograph you symbolizes been together in peace. has experienced a violent up he evil a since the 2010 presidential elections in which both candidates claim victory many children have no home. he was born here and knows the school he encourages the children to attend school or become apprentices. the. parents and 20 tend. to live with their own. maybe 15 in a little place of troops. and when they're outside with no one to take they become delinquent. for some the school is the only place they can call home 15 children live on site eventis team hollers and feed them.

has to be washed and prepared. to be ready to work. besides the 15 boarding students the school welcome 60 youngsters a day to share a meal and attend daunce clause. has big dreams for students and sometimes they come true. today even if it's rosalie in book form a student now a professional dancer on. and if you remember when you were preparing my dance for the competition at the national dance and. you were the person who helped me. those who have made it all. role models for the youngsters still in training. the coronavirus pandemic has made it impossible to perform in public so this before months will run

on social media. and. to find a solution he wanted to get his message out well that's why we decided to make this musical performance. hopes this performance will give his young dancers exposure better opportunities. a music and dance brings joy to our lives while we're still alive but what role does a plea when we pass a group of all barriers in gonna create a dance routine that gives the deceased a joyous final sendoff some of you might know them already because they've gone viral but this is the story behind the guys that fascinated so many of us.

hold back. joy to prevent. us to carry the coffin have become a global sensation. have gone viral online. on the floor. to the church or to. their family. full of set of. tools like myself. initiating the story for that you know. that was 15 years ago one day they do realize that i. was making a ready vent. even more sorrowful so we established then the tough we jump all better in service with a dozen troops like you school in popularity in families i increasingly given their loved ones

a final doubts. we are. also here. the client is able to choose from when he's an optimist this is going to choose. he or she wants us to weigh for the orchestra and i think his reach. and quest and i was truly just a scottish where there was a wire direct lying to you all with this i thought this course is where record this quote is we have never been to a before school with very communal or be a part of it is going to be difficult or found at the same time is wrong with it. since becoming a global sensation benjamin barely has time to sleep he spends much of his time on the phone with. check in this upcoming. very important social

occasion and norway. has also provided crucial employment opportunities for young people. this. guy. is very. guys working with 95. but you hopefully won't be dancing with this guy any time soon. i don't live there you know i want to reveal. business in a country where people will be able to how. often this. how

it's fun to watch the pall bearers studio work. with someone else thank you very much. well guys this is where we draw the curtains on the show thanks for joining us and i hope you enjoyed our music journey if you want to get in touch with us send us an e-mail via 77 a d w dot com or connect with us on social media i'll leave you with some music from the cool dude you met earlier on the show. with his song neighbors hope you don't want to be about me by now but see you next time.

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