This Is Africa

This Is Africa

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20240413

DJ Edu's pan-African music show for the BBC World Service.

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

20240420

DJ Edu's pan-African music show for the BBC World Service.

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

20240427

DJ Edu's pan-African music show for the BBC World Service.

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

20240504

DJ Edu\u2019s pan-African music show for the BBC World Service.

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

Rotimi

20240406

Rotimi is an American singer-songwriter and actor who is also proudly Nigerian. His hit songs include Love Sombody, Love Riddim and In My Bed. His most recent single, Sade, features Mayorkun and South African rapper Nasty C. As an actor, Rotimi is probably best known for his role is the US crime drama Power.

As he tells DJ Edu in this episode, it was when he became comfortable with his identity as an African in America that Rotimi started to be able to create his hit songs. He also reveals that, because of his hectic acting schedule, he often had just two hours in studio to make those songs.

Rotimi's partner is Tanzanian artist Vanessa Mdee. He describes the love-at-first sight moment that led to him, a self-confessed player, hanging on the phone for hours not wanting to be the first to hang up. The couple now have two young children.

Image: Rotimi (Credit: Jade Kamchamnan)

DJ Edu chats to an American singer-songwriter and actor who is also proudly Nigerian

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

Rotimi is an American singer-songwriter and actor who is also proudly Nigerian. He talks to DJ Edu about juggling his two careers, and the surprising story of how he found love.

DJ Edu's pan-African music show for the BBC World Service.

Episodes

Title	First Broadcast	Comments
	20240413	DJ Edu's pan-African music show for the BBC World Service. The Afroboss, DJ Edu, brings the biggest guests and hottest sounds from all over Africa
	20240420	DJ Edu's pan-African music show for the BBC World Service. The Afroboss, DJ Edu, brings the biggest guests and hottest sounds from all over Africa
	20240427	DJ Edu's pan-African music show for the BBC World Service. The Afroboss, DJ Edu, brings the biggest guests and hottest sounds from all over Africa
	20240504	DJ Edu\u2019s pan-African music show for the BBC World Service. The Afroboss, DJ Edu, brings the biggest guests and hottest sounds from all over Africa
Rotimi	20240406	Rotimi is an American singer-songwriter and actor who is also proudly Nigerian. His hit songs include Love Sombody, Love Riddim and In My Bed. His most recent single, Sade, features Mayorkun and South African rapper Nasty C. As an actor, Rotimi is probably best known for his role is the US crime drama Power. As he tells DJ Edu in this episode, it was when he became comfortable with his identity as an African in America that Rotimi started to be able to create his hit songs. He also reveals that, because of his hectic acting schedule, he often had just two hours in studio to make those songs. Rotimi's partner is Tanzanian artist Vanessa Mdee. He describes the love-at-first sight moment that led to him, a self-confessed player, hanging on the phone for hours not wanting to be the first to hang up. The couple now have two young children. Image: Rotimi (Credit: Jade Kamchamnan) DJ Edu chats to an American singer-songwriter and actor who is also proudly Nigerian The Afroboss, DJ Edu, brings the biggest guests and hottest sounds from all over Africa Rotimi is an American singer-songwriter and actor who is also proudly Nigerian. He talks to DJ Edu about juggling his two careers, and the surprising story of how he found love. DJ Edu's pan-African music show for the BBC World Service.