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Mayra Andrade and Yvan Buravan

Cape Verde's Mayra Andrade gives her take on Afrobeats, plus Rwanda's Yvan Buravan explains why he's drawing on his past for a new direction.

Mayra Andrade is a critically acclaimed singer known for music inspired by jazz and the traditions of her native Cape Verde. In this edition she gives her take on Africa's current popular music boom: it turns out she's a big fan of Afrobeats and Amapiano!

DJ Edu also finds out from Yvan Buravan from Rwanda why he is switching from a more generic R'n'B style to music inspired by his past as a Rwandan traditional dancer.

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Mon 23 Aug 2021 00:32GMT
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