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Music Time in Africa is VOA’s longest running English language program. Since 1965, this award-winning program has featured pan African music that spans all genres and generations. Ethnomusicologist and Host Heather Maxwell keeps you up to date on what’s happening in African music.

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    Music Time in Africa - June 01, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2025 54:55


    Music Time in Africa is VOA's longest running English language program. Since 1965 this award-winning program has featured pan African music that spans all genres and generations. Host Heather Maxwell keeps you up to date on what's happening in African music with interviews and cultural information.

    Music Time in Africa - May 25, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2025 54:55


    Music Time in Africa is VOA's longest running English language program. Since 1965 this award-winning program has featured pan African music that spans all genres and generations. Host Heather Maxwell keeps you up to date on what's happening in African music with interviews and cultural information.

    Music Time in Africa - May 18, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2025 54:55


    Music Time in Africa is VOA's longest running English language program. Since 1965 this award-winning program has featured pan African music that spans all genres and generations. Host Heather Maxwell keeps you up to date on what's happening in African music with interviews and cultural information.

    Music Time in Africa - May 11, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2025 54:55


    Music Time in Africa is VOA's longest running English language program. Since 1965 this award-winning program has featured pan African music that spans all genres and generations. Host Heather Maxwell keeps you up to date on what's happening in African music with interviews and cultural information.

    Music Time in Africa - May 04, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2025 54:56


    Music Time in Africa is VOA's longest running English language program. Since 1965 this award-winning program has featured pan African music that spans all genres and generations. Host Heather Maxwell keeps you up to date on what's happening in African music with interviews and cultural information.

    Music Time in Africa - April 27, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2025 54:56


    Music Time in Africa is VOA's longest running English language program. Since 1965 this award-winning program has featured pan African music that spans all genres and generations. Host Heather Maxwell keeps you up to date on what's happening in African music with interviews and cultural information.

    Music Time in Africa - April 20, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2025 54:48


    Music Time in Africa is VOA's longest running English language program. Since 1965 this award-winning program has featured pan African music that spans all genres and generations. Host Heather Maxwell keeps you up to date on what's happening in African music with interviews and cultural information.

    Music Time in Africa - April 13, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2025 54:56


    Music Time in Africa is VOA's longest running English language program. Since 1965 this award-winning program has featured pan African music that spans all genres and generations. Host Heather Maxwell keeps you up to date on what's happening in African music with interviews and cultural information.

    Music Time in Africa - April 06, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2025 54:55


    Music Time in Africa is VOA's longest running English language program. Since 1965 this award-winning program has featured pan African music that spans all genres and generations. Host Heather Maxwell keeps you up to date on what's happening in African music with interviews and cultural information.

    Music Time in Africa - March 30, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2025 54:55


    Music Time in Africa is VOA's longest running English language program. Since 1965 this award-winning program has featured pan African music that spans all genres and generations. Host Heather Maxwell keeps you up to date on what's happening in African music with interviews and cultural information.

    Music Time in Africa - March 23, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2025 54:48


    Music Time in Africa is VOA's longest running English language program. Since 1965 this award-winning program has featured pan African music that spans all genres and generations. Host Heather Maxwell keeps you up to date on what's happening in African music with interviews and cultural information.

    Music Time in Africa - March 16, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2025 54:55


    Music Time in Africa is VOA's longest running English language program. Since 1965 this award-winning program has featured pan African music that spans all genres and generations. Host Heather Maxwell keeps you up to date on what's happening in African music with interviews and cultural information.

    Music Time in Africa - March 09, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2025 54:56


    Music Time in Africa is VOA's longest running English language program. Since 1965 this award-winning program has featured pan African music that spans all genres and generations. Host Heather Maxwell keeps you up to date on what's happening in African music with interviews and cultural information.

    Roberta Flack Remembered at Washington DC Venue - March 02, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2025 54:48


    Heather spins 30 minutes of new and old tunes from across the continent plus America's iHeart Music charts number 1 hit. At the back end, reporter Bill Odidi talks with Desiree, a South African DJ, Producer and performer of Zanzi House music. Finally Heather takes us insinde a Washington DC venue where American music icon Roberta Flack is remembered.

    Music Time in Africa - February 23, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2025 54:56


    Music Time in Africa is VOA's longest running English language program. Since 1965 this award-winning program has featured pan African music that spans all genres and generations. Host Heather Maxwell keeps you up to date on what's happening in African music with interviews and cultural information.

    Music Time in Africa - February 16, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2025 54:55


    Music Time in Africa is VOA's longest running English language program. Since 1965 this award-winning program has featured pan African music that spans all genres and generations. Host Heather Maxwell keeps you up to date on what's happening in African music with interviews and cultural information.

    Music Time in Africa - February 09, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2025 54:52


    Music Time in Africa is VOA's longest running English language program. Since 1965 this award-winning program has featured pan African music that spans all genres and generations. Host Heather Maxwell keeps you up to date on what's happening in African music with interviews and cultural information.

    Music Time in Africa - February 02, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2025 54:55


    Music Time in Africa is VOA's longest running English language program. Since 1965 this award-winning program has featured pan African music that spans all genres and generations. Host Heather Maxwell keeps you up to date on what's happening in African music with interviews and cultural information.

    Music Time in Africa - January 26, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2025 54:55


    Music Time in Africa is VOA's longest running English language program. Since 1965 this award-winning program has featured pan African music that spans all genres and generations. Host Heather Maxwell keeps you up to date on what's happening in African music with interviews and cultural information.

    Music Time in Africa - January 19, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2025 55:27


    Music Time in Africa is VOA's longest running English language program. Since 1965 this award-winning program has featured pan African music that spans all genres and generations. Host Heather Maxwell keeps you up to date on what's happening in African music with interviews and cultural information.

    Music Time in Africa - January 12, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2025 54:48


    Music Time in Africa is VOA's longest running English language program. Since 1965 this award-winning program has featured pan African music that spans all genres and generations. Host Heather Maxwell keeps you up to date on what's happening in African music with interviews and cultural information.

    Music Time in Africa - January 05, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2025 54:55


    Music Time in Africa is VOA's longest running English language program. Since 1965 this award-winning program has featured pan African music that spans all genres and generations. Host Heather Maxwell keeps you up to date on what's happening in African music with interviews and cultural information.

    Music Time in Africa - December 29, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2024 54:55


    Music Time in Africa is VOA's longest running English language program. Since 1965 this award-winning program has featured pan African music that spans all genres and generations. Host Heather Maxwell keeps you up to date on what's happening in African music with interviews and cultural information.

    2024 Holiday Tunes and Richard the Rapper (Nigeria) - December 22, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2024 54:55


    Heather's playlist includes warm holiday tunes from Nigeria, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Cape Verde and Uganda plus an all-time favorite American Christmas pop classic. Devoted listeners, reporters, and artists share the season's greetings. At the back half Ibadan's break out-star Richard the Rapper speaks with reporter Seun Rave about his budding career and music.

    Music Time in Africa - December 15, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2024 54:41


    Music Time in Africa is VOA's longest running English language program. Since 1965 this award-winning program has featured pan African music that spans all genres and generations. Host Heather Maxwell keeps you up to date on what's happening in African music with interviews and cultural information.

    Music Time in Africa - December 08, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2024 54:47


    After Heather's 30-minute playlist you'll meet Nigerian singer, pianist and lawyer Gogowé. Listen to her perform live with her brother Olisa and Uncle Femi and then later in the radio studio for a conversation about her latest single release “Aura” and life as an independent artist living in the United States.

    Music Time in Africa - December 01, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2024 54:55


    Music Time in Africa is VOA's longest running English language program. Since 1965 this award-winning program has featured pan African music that spans all genres and generations. Host Heather Maxwell keeps you up to date on what's happening in African music with interviews and cultural information.

    Great Jamz of 2010-2020 PLUS Hornsphere (Kenya) - November 24, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2024 54:44


    Listen to Heather's playlist of great African jamz from 2010-2020 plus a lively, studio interview in Nairobi with music journalist Bill Odidi and 3 members of the horns quartet Hornsphere. They talk about their recently released album Fomation and perform live.

    Music Time in Africa - November 17, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2024 54:55


    Music Time in Africa is VOA's longest running English language program. Since 1965 this award-winning program has featured pan African music that spans all genres and generations. Host Heather Maxwell keeps you up to date on what's happening in African music with interviews and cultural information.

    A Chat with Bien (Kenya) - November 10, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2024 54:55


    In the first half Heather Maxwell plays Amapiano, Maskandi, Egyptian pop, Afrobeats, Bonga flava, Ghanaian Afropop and more. Also she brings the latest South African Music Awards (SAMA) and Grammy Awards news. At the back half Maxwell honors American music legend Quincy Joneswho passed away last week. Bill Odidi presents an in-depth conversation with Kenyan solo artist and one quarter of the group Sauti Sol, Bien.

    The Pneuma (Nigeria) Releases New EP Sambre Mesa - November 03, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2024 54:56


    Heather Maxwell brings presents her curated playlist and takes listeners to Ibadan, Nigeria where Seun Rave sits down with rising star The Pnuema to talk about his new EP Sambre Mesa, his connection to Togo, and Ibadan's annual music showcase The Blast Yard.

    Music Time in Africa - October 27, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2024 54:53


    Music Time in Africa is VOA's longest running English language program. Since 1965 this award-winning program has featured pan African music that spans all genres and generations. Host Heather Maxwell keeps you up to date on what's happening in African music with interviews and cultural information.

    Music Time in Africa - October 20, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2024 54:55


    Music Time in Africa is VOA's longest running English language program. Since 1965 this award-winning program has featured pan African music that spans all genres and generations. Host Heather Maxwell keeps you up to date on what's happening in African music with interviews and cultural information.

    Music Time in Africa - October 13, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2024 54:55


    Music Time in Africa is VOA's longest running English language program. Since 1965 this award-winning program has featured pan African music that spans all genres and generations. Host Heather Maxwell keeps you up to date on what's happening in African music with interviews and cultural information.

    Music Time in Africa - October 06, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2024 54:56


    Music Time in Africa is VOA's longest running English language program. Since 1965 this award-winning program has featured pan African music that spans all genres and generations. Host Heather Maxwell keeps you up to date on what's happening in African music with interviews and cultural information.

    Music Time in Africa - September 29, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2024 54:56


    Music Time in Africa is VOA's longest running English language program. Since 1965 this award-winning program has featured pan African music that spans all genres and generations. Host Heather Maxwell keeps you up to date on what's happening in African music with interviews and cultural information.

    Music Time in Africa - September 22, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2024 54:56


    Music Time in Africa is VOA's longest running English language program. Since 1965 this award-winning program has featured pan African music that spans all genres and generations. Host Heather Maxwell keeps you up to date on what's happening in African music with interviews and cultural information.

    Music Time in Africa - September 15, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2024 54:55


    Music Time in Africa is VOA's longest running English language program. Since 1965 this award-winning program has featured pan African music that spans all genres and generations. Host Heather Maxwell keeps you up to date on what's happening in African music with interviews and cultural information.

    Music Time in Africa - September 08, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2024 54:56


    Music Time in Africa is VOA's longest running English language program. Since 1965 this award-winning program has featured pan African music that spans all genres and generations. Host Heather Maxwell keeps you up to date on what's happening in African music with interviews and cultural information.

    Music Time in Africa - September 01, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2024 54:55


    Music Time in Africa is VOA's longest running English language program. Since 1965 this award-winning program has featured pan African music that spans all genres and generations. Host Heather Maxwell keeps you up to date on what's happening in African music with interviews and cultural information.

    Music Time in Africa - August 25, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2024 54:56


    Music Time in Africa is VOA's longest running English language program. Since 1965 this award-winning program has featured pan African music that spans all genres and generations. Host Heather Maxwell keeps you up to date on what's happening in African music with interviews and cultural information.

    Music Time in Africa - August 18, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2024 54:56


    Music Time in Africa is VOA's longest running English language program. Since 1965 this award-winning program has featured pan African music that spans all genres and generations. Host Heather Maxwell keeps you up to date on what's happening in African music with interviews and cultural information.

    Music Time in Africa - August 11, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2024 54:56


    Music Time in Africa is VOA's longest running English language program. Since 1965 this award-winning program has featured pan African music that spans all genres and generations. Host Heather Maxwell keeps you up to date on what's happening in African music with interviews and cultural information.

    Music Time in Africa - August 04, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2024 54:55


    Music Time in Africa is VOA's longest running English language program. Since 1965 this award-winning program has featured pan African music that spans all genres and generations. Host Heather Maxwell keeps you up to date on what's happening in African music with interviews and cultural information.

    Music Time in Africa - July 28, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2024 54:56


    Music Time in Africa is VOA's longest running English language program. Since 1965 this award-winning program has featured pan African music that spans all genres and generations. Host Heather Maxwell keeps you up to date on what's happening in African music with interviews and cultural information.

    Nontokozo Mkhize - Metro FM's Best Newcomer of the Year (South Africa) - July 21, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2024 54:55


    Heather's playlist features music from Botswana, Nigeria, Morocco, Ghana, Mali, Kenya, Benin, Yemen, and Ethiopia, and Ghana. At the back half, Sierra Leone mourns the loss of Ngor Gbetuwa, Rema's new album HEIS is making waves in Nigeria, Big 4 and from Johannesburg Metro FM Award's Best Newcomer Nontokozo Mkhize shares her feelings about her recent success.

    Music Time in Africa - July 14, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2024 54:51


    Music Time in Africa is VOA's longest running English language program. Since 1965 this award-winning program has featured pan African music that spans all genres and generations. Host Heather Maxwell keeps you up to date on what's happening in African music with interviews and cultural information.

    World KiSwahili Language Day 2024 - July 07, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2024 54:56


    Join us for a special World Kiswahili Day episode celebrating the rich cultural heritage of Tanzania and Kenya. On July 7th we honor Kiswahili as one of the ten most widely spoken languages globally, with 230 million speakers. We also update you on the Billboard Hot 100 and the BET Awards, where South African singer Tyla won Best International Act and Best New Artist. Special thanks to Swahili speaking VOA broadcast journalists for their contributions to this episode.

    Music Time in Africa - June 30, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2024 54:56


    Music Time in Africa is VOA's longest running English language program. Since 1965 this award-winning program has featured pan African music that spans all genres and generations. Host Heather Maxwell keeps you up to date on what's happening in African music with interviews and cultural information.

    Music Time in Africa - June 23, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2024 54:55


    Music Time in Africa is VOA's longest running English language program. Since 1965 this award-winning program has featured pan African music that spans all genres and generations. Host Heather Maxwell keeps you up to date on what's happening in African music with interviews and cultural information.

    Music Time in Africa - June 16, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2024 54:56


    Music Time in Africa is VOA's longest running English language program. Since 1965 this award-winning program has featured pan African music that spans all genres and generations. Host Heather Maxwell keeps you up to date on what's happening in African music with interviews and cultural information.

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