Music Time In Africa
Hi! This is where you find fresh and exclusive music, original music videos and news about pan-African music. I'm Heather Maxwell, ethnomusicologist and specialist of African Music with over 30 years experience. I host and produce the Voice of America' radio program Music Time in Africa plus am TV Entertainment host on VOA's Africa 54, and I also produce lots of short stories and features exclusively for this Channel.
I travel to Africa a lot and each time I go, it's to meet musicians, get new music, and share what I find with you! My African music beat also includes the diaspora: from Europe, to Canada, to right here in the USA. I bring everything I do to you on this Channel. So have fun watching, come back often and subscribe!
Amadou & Mariam Interview (English)
Jazz Saxophonist Moreira Chonguiça (Mozambique) Shares Good News
Telem Uncommon Sounds LIVE 2024
Heather's Office with Blessing Bled Chimanga (Zimbabwe)
Tosin Aribisala (Nigeria) LIVE from Washington DC
Morocco Hosts 2024 International Jazz Day
LTD BULBUL Makes Music Comeback after 4 Years
Drop the Needle Episode #11 with ANASTHASIE TUDIESHE (Democratic Republic of Congo)
Tolumide (Nigeria) LIVE on Africa 54 with Heather Maxwell
Spotlight on Independent Artists: OLIVIA AMBANI (Kenya)
Drop the Needle Episode #10 with Pheona NANDUDU WAMAYI
Sauti Za Busara Music Festival Spotlights Live Music
Drop the Needle Episode #2
Spring 2024 African Music Shows in the U.S.
Music Time in Africa Says Goodbye to 2023
Drop The Needle - African Music Listening Quiz
Muthoni Drummer Queen (Kenya) Rules Kenya's Music of "Misfits" and More
Justin Austin (U.S.) Sings His Way to Opera's Top Tier
Nikita Kering's Whirlwind Rise to Fame (Kenya)
Sho Madjozi - Secrets to Success
Roots of Banjo Music in Malawi - with Madalitso Band
The Mandingo Ambassadors - LIVE at Barbés, Brooklyn NY
Highlife Soundmakers International
Telem Uncommon Sounds - Live on Music Time in Africa in Washington
Duain Richmond - The Legacy of Fela Kuti
Grammy's New African Music Category - Reflections with Rocky Dawuni
Barbie Reactions in Nairobi, Kenya and Washington DC
Bassekou Koyate & Ngoni Ba (Mali) - Live Concert
Mongezi Ntaka (South Africa) - Interview and Performance with Heather Maxwell
BiQo Nails it on Drop the Needle