This Week’s Episode Features a Conversation With Olamide, the 5 Hottest Tracks of the Week, Africa Rising, and Nandi Madida’s Favourite Track of the Week!
Tune in to Africa Now Radio with Nandi Madida this Friday, August 11th at 9a Lagos/London / 10a Johannesburg/Paris / 1a LA / 4a NYC on Apple Music 1 and YFM Accra every Sunday at 2pm, YFM Kumasi on Saturdays at 3pm and YFM Takoradi on Saturdays at 6pm.
Cover Star Interview
Nigerian Afropop star Olamide joins Nandi Madida via FaceTime on Apple Music 1 to talk about his latest track, “Jinja“ He also discusses his new album, ‘Unruly,’ performing around the world, and continuing to grow his record label, YBNL.
The Big 5
Nandi Madida shares the 5 hottest new African tracks of the moment. This week’s selection includes new tracks from Black Sherif, Nektunez, Jeremih & Young Jonn, Tha Boy Myles feat. BNXN, KekeLingo, Mpho.wav & Zakes Bantwini, and Lady Amar & Starr Healer feat. Murumba Pitch & T-Man SA.
Africa Rising
Ghanaian Afrobeats singer-songwriter Olivetheboy—Apple Music’s latest Up Next: Ghana featured artist—is the latest artist featured from Apple Music’s Africa Rising playlist, a campaign which shines a light on the next generation of African superstars, and this week’s show features his singles, “GoodSin,” and “Je.” Listen HERE.
Nandi’s Song of the Week
Each week, Nandi Madida chooses her favourite track from one of Apple Music’s African playlists. This week she spotlights Eswatini amapiano star Uncle Waffles and her collab with Tony Duardo, “Echoes (feat. Manana & Lusanda),” from Apple Music’s Motherland Honey playlist. Listen HERE.
Tune in and listen to the full episode this Friday, August 11th at 9a Lagos/London / 10a Johannesburg/Paris / 1a LA / 4a NYC on Apple Music 1 at apple.co/_AfricaNow and YFM Accra every Sunday at 2pm, YFM Kumasi on Saturdays at 3pm and YFM Takoradi on Saturdays at 6pm.
Olamide tells Apple Music about his ‘Unruly’ Tour
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The world is in love with my stuff, [and] I’m grateful for it but now it’s time to make sure I reinvest in that same thing that’s making you love and appreciate me. It used to be just passion but it’s high time I step up, reinvest and make this a proper business. I set up my own label, started signing artists because I didn’t want all that money to just go wasting on ballin’ and all that! All that money had to go back into the grind, man. That’s how the whole thing started.
