The 5 Hottest Tracks of the Week, Africa Rising, a Conversation with Stonebwoy, and Dadaboy Ehiz’s Favorite Track of the Week are all included in this week’s episode!
This Friday, April 28th, at 9 a Lagos/London/ 10 a Johannesburg/Paris/ 1 a LA/ 4 NYC, tune in to Dadaboy Ehiz’s Africa Now Radio, which is also carried on YFM Accra every Sunday at 2 p.m., YFM Kumasi on Saturdays at 3 p.m., and YFM Takoradi on Saturdays at 6 p.m.
Cover Star Interview
Stonebwoy, an Afro-pop artist from Ghana, visits Dadaboy Ehiz on Apple Music 1 via FaceTime to discuss his most recent song, “Life & Money (feat. Stormzy).” He also talks about working with his boyhood idols, the value of teamwork, and his new album, “5th Dimension.”
The Big 5
The five newest and most popular African songs are shared by Dadaboy Ehiz. New songs by Mayorkun, Tyler ICU, Young Jonn, Boutross ft. Savara & Fatermoh, and Tumelo are included in this week’s selection.za features MaWhoo, Kabza De Small, and Da Muziqal Chef in addition to DJ Maphorisa, Nandipha808, Ceeka RSA, and Tyrone Dee.
Africa Rising
Winny, a Nigerian singer-songwriter, is currently Apple Music’s This week’s broadcast includes her singles “Operation” and “Don’t Leave” from her first EP, “WINNY.” Up next: Nigerian musician—is the most recent artist featured from Apple Music’s Africa Rising playlist, a promotion that highlights the upcoming generation of African superstars. LISTEN NOW.
Dadaboy’s Song of the Week
Dadaboy Ehiz selects his favorite song from one of Apple Music’s African playlists every week. This week, he features “How Many Times,” a song by DJ Big N, Ayra Starr, and Oxlade that can be found on Apple Music’s Afrobeats Hits playlist. You can listen HERE and discover a compilation of all of Dadaboy’s picks on his Apple Music playlist, which is available HERE.
This Friday, April 28th, at 9 a Lagos/London, 10 a Johannesburg/Paris, 1 a LA, 4 NYC, and aired on YFM Accra every Sunday at 2 p.m., YFM Kumasi on Saturdays at 3 p.m., and YFM Takoradi on Saturdays at 6 p.m., tune in and listen to the complete episode on Apple Music 1 at apple.co/_AfricaNow.
Stonebwoy talks to Apple Music about working with Shaggy and Angelique Kidjo.
From the time I was five, six, or seven years old, I personally grew up listening to these two foundational musicians. so as to combine my time with their time… that’s like the present, future, and history all at once, therefore these songs are certainly related to the spirit I want to convey. It is so termed because of the 5th dimension.
