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🔴 ON AIR NOW | MUSIC OF AFRICA | 03h00 - 06h00 AM

Every song carries a story. This Saturday, let Music of Africa with @ms_ndikumana on SAfm take you across the continent through history, rhythm, and the music you love.

Our journey begins in Algeria with Reason Why. We reflect on the events of 17 October 1961 in Paris, remembering the Algerians who lost their lives and exploring why their story deserves to be heard.

From 04:00, remembrance gives way to musical celebration in Artist Appreciation. Discover the voice of Ethiopia’s Alemayehu Eshete, travel through Kenya’s guitar-driven benga sounds with Victoria Jazz Kings Band, then come home to South Africa for the powerful voices and Maskandi storytelling of Imithente.

At 05:00, you help shape the journey. Request Hour brings your favourite African music into our shared playlist. Which song takes you home, brings back a memory, or deserves another listen? Send your request and tell us the story behind it🎶✨🌍

📱: 061 410 4107 (WhatsApp)
📱: 41391 (SMS)

#SAfmMusicOfAfrica #Algeria #AfricanClassics #AfricanMusic #sabcnews

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🔴 ON AIR NOW | MUSIC OF AFRICA | ARTIST APPRECIATION

Victoria Jazz Kings Band 🇰🇪

Our next stop is Kenya, where bright guitar melodies and irresistible rhythms tell a story of their own.

This Saturday, Music of Africa with @ms_ndikumana explores the sounds of Victoria Jazz Kings Band, whose recordings offer a window into Kenya’s flourishing benga music scene of the 1970s.

Rooted in Luo musical traditions, benga brought interlocking electric guitars, driving bass lines, and lively rhythms to the dance floor. Victoria Jazz Kings Band’s catalogue forms part of this East African guitar-band heritage, with songs including Owino, Liza Oloo Mighty and Cham Luchi.

While much of the group’s personal history remains sparsely documented, its recordings continue to introduce listeners to this chapter of Kenyan popular music. What can those songs tell us about the musical world they came from?

Join us for Artist Appreciation as we listen closer and discover a band whose music has travelled further than its documented story.🌍

📱: 061 410 4107
📱: 41391
🎙️: @ms_ndikumana

#SAfmMusicOfAfrica #Kenya #VictoriaJazzKingsBand #GoldenAge #sabcnews

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🔴 ON AIR NOW | MUSIC OF AFRICA | THE SHARED PLAYLIST

🌍🎶 There’s an African song that takes you straight back. To a childhood home, a family celebration, a person you miss, or a journey you’ll never forget.

From South African Maskandi and Kenyan benga to West African highlife, Congolese rumba and Afrobeats, which sound would you love to wake up to?

Request Hour is your chance to help shape the final leg of our musical journey. Send us the artist’s name, song title, and the story behind your choice. Whether it’s a familiar favourite or a hidden gem, introduce us to the African music that moves you🤍🌍🎶

📱 WhatsApp: [phone]
📱 SMS: 41391
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🔴 ON AIR NOW | MUSIC OF AFRICA | ARTIST APPRECIATION

Imithente 🇿🇦

Our musical journey brings us home to South Africa, where Imithente helped make space for women’s voices in Maskandi.

This Saturday, Music of Africa with @ms_ndikumana explores the story of the group formed in Johannesburg in 1993 by guitarist Simosakhe Mthalane and vocalists Buselaphi Gxowa, Dumisile Manana, and Nokwazi Ntuli.

With roots in KwaZulu-Natal, Imithente brought powerful Zulu harmonies, intricate guitar melodies, and stories of everyday life into a genre traditionally dominated by men. Their name comes from a type of grass found in rural KwaZulu-Natal, connecting their identity to the landscape behind their music.

Their journey reached a milestone in 2009 when they became the first female group to win the South African Music Award for Best Maskandi Album.

Through Simqonda Ngqo, Isidikiselo, and Amanyala, we explore how Imithente turned cultural pride and women’s perspectives into a lasting musical legacy.

Join us for Artist Appreciation and discover the stories behind the harmonies.🌍

📱: 061 410 4107
📱: 41391
🎙️: @ms_ndikumana

#SAfmMusicOfAfrica #SouthAfrica #Imithente #Maskandi #sabcnews

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🔴 ON AIR NOW | MUSIC OF AFRICA | THE SHARED PLAYLIST

🌍🎶 There’s an African song that takes you straight back. To a childhood home, a family celebration, a person you miss, or a journey you’ll never forget.

From South African Maskandi and Kenyan benga to West African highlife, Congolese rumba and Afrobeats, which sound would you love to wake up to?

Request Hour is your chance to help shape the final leg of our musical journey. Send us the artist’s name, song title, and the story behind your choice. Whether it’s a familiar favourite or a hidden gem, introduce us to the African music that moves you🤍🌍🎶

📱 WhatsApp: [phone]
📱 SMS: 41391
🎙️ @ms_ndikumana

#SAfmMusicOfAfrica #AfricanMusic #SharedPlaylist #RequestHour #sabcnews

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🔴 ON AIR NOW | MUSIC OF AFRICA | ARTIST APPRECIATION

Imithente 🇿🇦

Our musical journey brings us home to South Africa, where Imithente helped make space for women’s voices in Maskandi.

This Saturday, Music of Africa with @ms_ndikumana explores the story of the group formed in Johannesburg in 1993 by guitarist Simosakhe Mthalane and vocalists Buselaphi Gxowa, Dumisile Manana, and Nokwazi Ntuli.

With roots in KwaZulu-Natal, Imithente brought powerful Zulu harmonies, intricate guitar melodies, and stories of everyday life into a genre traditionally dominated by men. Their name comes from a type of grass found in rural KwaZulu-Natal, connecting their identity to the landscape behind their music.

Their journey reached a milestone in 2009 when they became the first female group to win the South African Music Award for Best Maskandi Album.

Through Simqonda Ngqo, Isidikiselo, and Amanyala, we explore how Imithente turned cultural pride and women’s perspectives into a lasting musical legacy.

Join us for Artist Appreciation and discover the stories behind the harmonies.🌍

📱: 061 410 4107
📱: 41391
🎙️: @ms_ndikumana

#SAfmMusicOfAfrica #SouthAfrica #Imithente #Maskandi #sabcnews

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🔴 ON AIR NOW | MUSIC OF AFRICA | ARTIST APPRECIATION

Victoria Jazz Kings Band 🇰🇪

Our next stop is Kenya, where bright guitar melodies and irresistible rhythms tell a story of their own.

This Saturday, Music of Africa with @ms_ndikumana explores the sounds of Victoria Jazz Kings Band, whose recordings offer a window into Kenya’s flourishing benga music scene of the 1970s.

Rooted in Luo musical traditions, benga brought interlocking electric guitars, driving bass lines, and lively rhythms to the dance floor. Victoria Jazz Kings Band’s catalogue forms part of this East African guitar-band heritage, with songs including Owino, Liza Oloo Mighty and Cham Luchi.

While much of the group’s personal history remains sparsely documented, its recordings continue to introduce listeners to this chapter of Kenyan popular music. What can those songs tell us about the musical world they came from?

Join us for Artist Appreciation as we listen closer and discover a band whose music has travelled further than its documented story.🌍

📱: 061 410 4107
📱: 41391
🎙️: @ms_ndikumana

#SAfmMusicOfAfrica #Kenya #VictoriaJazzKingsBand #GoldenAge #sabcnews

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🔴 ON AIR NOW | MUSIC OF AFRICA | TRAVEL TO

WHY ALGERIA? 🇩🇿

Our journey through Africa begins with a memory that reaches beyond its borders.

This Saturday, Music of Africa with @ms_ndikumana takes us to Algeria, whose history leads us to the streets of Paris on 17 October 1961. Algerians gathered peacefully to protest a discriminatory curfew. What followed was a brutal police crackdown that claimed lives and left families searching for answers.

The Paris Massacre of 1961 is a reminder that colonialism was not only fought on distant battlefields but also in the streets of European capitals. It underscores the dangers of state-sanctioned racism and the silencing of marginalized voices.

Remembering October 17, 1961, is not merely about honoring the dead; it is about confronting the legacies of colonial violence that continue to shape societies today.

We visit Algeria to remember those lives, reflect on this chapter of African history, and honour a story that endured decades of silence.

📱: 061 410 4107
📱: 41391
🎙️: @ms_ndikumana

#SAfmMusicOfAfrica #AfricaHistory #ParisMassacre #Algeria #sabcnews

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🔴 ON AIR NOW | MUSIC OF AFRICA | ARTIST APPRECIATION

Alemayehu Eshete 🇪🇹

He was nicknamed the “Ethiopian Elvis”, but what made Alemayehu Eshete’s voice unmistakably his own?

This Saturday, Music of Africa with @ms_ndikumana journeys into the life and sound of a singer who helped shape Ethiopia’s musical golden age.

His professional career began around 1960 with the Addis Ababa Police Orchestra. Drawing on Ethiopian melodies, rock and roll, soul and funk, he developed an energetic sound and stage presence that earned comparisons with both Elvis Presley and James Brown.

Years later, his recordings found new audiences through the celebrated Éthiopiques compilation series, carrying the sounds of 1960s and 1970s Addis Ababa to listeners around the world.

From Temar Lije to Beliye and Alteleyeshegnem, join us for Artist Appreciation as we explore the voice, ambition, and musical legacy behind the nickname.🌍

📱: 061 410 4107
📱: 41391
🎙️: @ms_ndikumana

#SAfmMusicOfAfrica #Ethiopia #AlemayehuEshete #GoldenAge #sabcnews

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🔴 ON AIR NOW | MUSIC OF AFRICA | ARTIST APPRECIATION

Alemayehu Eshete 🇪🇹

He was nicknamed the “Ethiopian Elvis”, but what made Alemayehu Eshete’s voice unmistakably his own?

This Saturday, Music of Africa with @ms_ndikumana journeys into the life and sound of a singer who helped shape Ethiopia’s musical golden age.

His professional career began around 1960 with the Addis Ababa Police Orchestra. Drawing on Ethiopian melodies, rock and roll, soul and funk, he developed an energetic sound and stage presence that earned comparisons with both Elvis Presley and James Brown.

Years later, his recordings found new audiences through the celebrated Éthiopiques compilation series, carrying the sounds of 1960s and 1970s Addis Ababa to listeners around the world.

From Temar Lije to Beliye and Alteleyeshegnem, join us for Artist Appreciation as we explore the voice, ambition, and musical legacy behind the nickname.🌍

📱: 061 410 4107
📱: 41391
🎙️: @ms_ndikumana

#SAfmMusicOfAfrica #Ethiopia #AlemayehuEshete #GoldenAge #sabcnews

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🔴 ON AIR NOW | MUSIC OF AFRICA | 03h00 - 06h00 AM

Every song carries a story. This Saturday, let Music of Africa with @ms_ndikumana on SAfm take you across the continent through history, rhythm, and the music you love.

Our journey begins in Algeria with Reason Why. We reflect on the events of 17 October 1961 in Paris, remembering the Algerians who lost their lives and exploring why their story deserves to be heard.

From 04:00, remembrance gives way to musical celebration in Artist Appreciation. Discover the voice of Ethiopia’s Alemayehu Eshete, travel through Kenya’s guitar-driven benga sounds with Victoria Jazz Kings Band, then come home to South Africa for the powerful voices and Maskandi storytelling of Imithente.

At 05:00, you help shape the journey. Request Hour brings your favourite African music into our shared playlist. Which song takes you home, brings back a memory, or deserves another listen? Send your request and tell us the story behind it🎶✨🌍

📱: 061 410 4107 (WhatsApp)
📱: 41391 (SMS)

#SAfmMusicOfAfrica #Algeria #AfricanClassics #AfricanMusic

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🔴 ON AIR NOW | MUSIC OF AFRICA | TRAVEL TO

WHY ALGERIA? 🇩🇿

Our journey through Africa begins with a memory that reaches beyond its borders.

This Saturday, Music of Africa with @ms_ndikumana takes us to Algeria, whose history leads us to the streets of Paris on 17 October 1961. Algerians gathered peacefully to protest a discriminatory curfew. What followed was a brutal police crackdown that claimed lives and left families searching for answers.

The Paris Massacre of 1961 is a reminder that colonialism was not only fought on distant battlefields but also in the streets of European capitals. It underscores the dangers of state-sanctioned racism and the silencing of marginalized voices.

Remembering October 17, 1961, is not merely about honoring the dead; it is about confronting the legacies of colonial violence that continue to shape societies today.

We visit Algeria to remember those lives, reflect on this chapter of African history, and honour a story that endured decades of silence.

📱: 061 410 4107
📱: 41391
🎙️: @ms_ndikumana

#SAfmMusicOfAfrica #AfricaHistory #ParisMassacre #Algeria #sabcnews

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🔴 ON AIR NOW | MUSIC OF AFRICA | 03h00 - 06h00 AM

Every song carries a story. This Saturday, let Music of Africa with @ms_ndikumana on SAfm take you across the continent through history, rhythm, and the music you love.

Our journey begins in Algeria with Reason Why. We reflect on the events of 17 October 1961 in Paris, remembering the Algerians who lost their lives and exploring why their story deserves to be heard.

From 04:00, remembrance gives way to musical celebration in Artist Appreciation. Discover the voice of Ethiopia’s Alemayehu Eshete, travel through Kenya’s guitar-driven benga sounds with Victoria Jazz Kings Band, then come home to South Africa for the powerful voices and Maskandi storytelling of Imithente.

At 05:00, you help shape the journey. Request Hour brings your favourite African music into our shared playlist. Which song takes you home, brings back a memory, or deserves another listen? Send your request and tell us the story behind it🎶✨🌍

📱: 061 410 4107 (WhatsApp)
📱: 41391 (SMS)

#SAfmMusicOfAfrica #Algeria #AfricanClassics #AfricanMusic

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[ON AIR] December Holidays on a Budget! How can you enjoy a memorable getaway without overspending? Travelling journalist Sbu Mkwanazi shares tips for planning your holiday without breaking the bank. #SAfmTheChillZone with @BerthaCharuma1

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[ON AIR] Parenting a Child with Down Syndrome: Are South African Families Getting the Support They Need? This Down Syndrome Awareness Month, we talk dignity, inclusion and support with Zonke Shazi-Hlongwane, Parenting Coach and Child and Youth Development Practitioner. On #SAfmTheChillZone with @BerthaCharuma1

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[ON AIR] How does Pieter-Dirk Uys continue to challenge South Africa’s conscience through humour, satire and performance? A legendary voice with plenty more to say! On #SAfmTheChillZone with
@BerthaCharuma1

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[ON AIR] From television to live cultural experiences, how is Noluvuyo “Vuyo” Sowah taking African storytelling beyond the screen through Brightfire Experiences and the inaugural Le Xhosa Nostra Festival? We chat to Vuyo Sowah, television producer, showrunner and entrepreneur. On #SAfmTheChillZone with @BerthaCharuma1

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Good Evening & Welcome to #SAfmTheChillZone with
@BerthaCharuma1

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[ON AIR] #TopSportOnSAFM with
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Tonight on our #Autobiography slot, we chat to top sport admin official, Mr Raymond Hack. His journey in football and how the @OfficialPSL got to be the big league that it is today.

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[ON AIR] Good afternoon and welcome to the Friday edition of #TheNationalPulse with @AshrafGarda and @TumiNkgapele

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