Modern African music guide hits BBC Radio 1 in time for World Cup

Posted on June 2nd, 2010 in World Music by .

In the latest tie-in to the South Africa World Cup, the weekly BBC Radio 1 Stories documentary on June 7 at 9pm will be a guide to modern African music.

Presented by DJ Edu from sister station Radio 1Xtra, it will explore the African rock, hip-hop, Afro-beat and various other sounds that are reverberating across the continent and further afield across the globe.

Contributiors include Mos Def, Tony Allen, K’naan, Nigerian popstar D’banj and Sudanese Rapper Emmanuel Jal.

BBC Radio 1 Stories: Africa Makes Some Noise

www.bbc.co.uk/radio1

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