African music (Sub-Sahara)

STATIONS

These broadcasters Sub-Saharan African music only or mostly or their programming provides several shows of these genres. 

Botswana

• RB1, Gabarone. To listen: Tunein.

Congo (Democratic Republic of)

• Radio Okapi, Kinshasa
• Top Congo FM, Kinshasa

Ethiopia

• Ethiopian National Radio, Addis Abeba -Stream off, June 2019.
• FM Addis 97.1, Addis Abeba -Stream off, June 2019.
• FM Addis 104.7, Addis Abeba -Stream off, June 2019.

Gambia

• Paradise FM, Farafenni.

Guinea

• Bonheur FM, Conakry. Listen live.

Ivory Coast

• Radio Jam, Abidjan

Kenya

• Capital FM, Nairobi.
• Emoo Radio, Nairobi.
• Ghetto Radio, Nairobi. Facebook.
• Kameme Radio, Nairobi. Facebook.
• Mayian Radio, Nairobi. Facebook. Twitter.
• Milele Radio, Nairobi. African Hits. Facebook. Twitter.

Malawi

• Capital Radio, Blantyre.
• MBC Radio 1, Blantyre.
• MBC Radio 2 FM, Blantyre.
• Radio Zodiak, Lilongwe.

Mozambique

• Rádio Moçambique Antena Nacional, Maputo. -Stream off, July 2020.

Nigeria

• FRCN Kapital FM, Abuja. -Stream off, July 2020.
• Voice of Nigeria, Lagos. -Stream off, July 2020.
• Wazobia FM, Lagos. -Stream off, July 2020.

Rwanda

• KT Radio, Kigali.
• Radio Huye, Huye
• Radio Nyagatare, Nyagatare
• Radio Musanze, Musanze
• Radio Rubavu, Rubavu
• Radio Rwanda, Kigali.

Seychelles

• SBC Paradise FM, Victoria -Stream off, January 2019.

Togo

• Radio Lomé, Lomé

Uganda

• CBS Radio Buganda, Kampala
• Radio Simba, Kampala

Zimbabwe

• ZBC Radio Zimbabwe, Harare
• Zi FM, Harare

SHOWS LISTENED ON-DEMAND

You may listen to these shows online on-demand, usually 1-4 weeks after the initial broadcast. 

Australia

• Bay FM, Byron Bay, NSW - Sounds of Africa with DJ Massaganda.
• PBS-FM, Melbourne, VIC - Afro Turn Up with Kix. Contemporary African music from the early 90s to present day with special guest interviews.
• PBS-FM, Melbourne, VIC - Flight 1067 to Africa with Stani Goma. Traditional and contemporary African music. Facebook. Twitter.
• Radio Adelaide, Adelaide, SA - Afro World. African culture, news, and music.

USA

• KBCS, Bellevue, WA - Music of Africa with Doug Paterson and Jon Kertzer. African popular music, including soukous, highlife, juju, benga, and more.
• KBOO, Portland OR - Africa-O-Ye!
• KFAI, Twin Cities, MN - African Rhythms. A weekly African music show from a non-commercial FM radio operating in Minneapolis and St. Paul in Minnesota. Hosts of the show include Brad Wrolstad, Charlie Sugnet and musician Salif Keita.
• KPSQ-LP, Fayetteville, AR - Afrosonic Taxi with DJK. Dance music from Africa and the Diaspora, as well as songs from around the world – especially South America, the Caribbean, and southern Europe – that have been fed by African rhythms and sensibilities. DJK.
• PRI Public Radio International, New York, NY - Afropop Worldwide. Hosted by Georges Collinet since 1988, Afropop Worldwide hikes through the jungle of African music on a weekly basis. In the archives on their website, you may listen to each episode produced after the year 2003. Wikipedia. Facebook.
• WMBR, Cambridge, MA - Africa Kabisa! with Muna Kangsen & Julia Mongo. Classic and contemporary African and Afro-Caribbean music. Soukous, rumba, zouk, kompa, makossa, highlife,and more. Plus interviews with guests on a variety of African-related topics. The show has been aired since 1992.
• WORT, Madison, WI - Panafrican with Jeff Spitzer-Resnick. Popular and traditional music of Africa and the Caribbean.
• WREK, Atlanta, GA - Sub-Saharan Vibes with Cornelius Ejimofor.

SHOWS LISTENED LIVE

You're able to listen to these shows live only.

• SABC Channel Africa, Johannesburg, South Africa - Rhythms of Africa. Another weekly African music show hosted by Dr. Thulas Nkabinde. Profile. Daily 2100 ET, 0200 UK. Mon-Fri 1600 ET, 2100 UK. 1h later in Apr-Oct.
• SABC Channel Africa, Johannesburg, South Africa - Africa in Song. A two-hour rhythmic capsule of the best of Africa’s cultural heritage. Sat-Sun 1100 ET, 1600 UK. 1h later in Apr-Oct.
• MBC Radio 2 FM, Blantyre, Malawi - Malawi Music Panorama. Sun-Fri 2200 ET, Mon-Sat 0300 UK (Nov-Mar); 1h later in Apr-Oct.
• Radio Flora, Hannover, Germany - Gambi bolongo with Ebrahim Fofana. 3rd Sat 1100 ET, 1600 UK.
• Rádio Moçambique Antena Nacional, Maputo, Mozambique - Ngoma Moçambique. Two hours of local dance music, ngoma. Sun 0500 ET, 0800 UK in Nov-Mar, 1h later in Apr-Oct.

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