RC 260822SAfm
Saturday, 22 August 2026
A Gabon independence explainer anchored the show, alongside artist tributes to Tartit and Kippie Moeketsi and a stream of listener requests.
- 03:55
Gabon’s independence story was traced from Portuguese naming and French colonisation to autonomy in 1958 and full sovereignty on 17 August 1960, with Leon Ba elected president in 1961.
- 03:57
France’s post-independence influence was tied to Gabon’s uranium reserves, which were described as strategic for France’s nuclear programme during the Cold War.
- 04:18
Tartit was profiled as a 1990s all-female Tuareg ensemble from northern Mali, using tender drum, imzad and vocals to preserve Sahara culture, language and memory.
- 04:36
Kippie Moeketsi was remembered as a foundational Johannesburg-born saxophonist who shaped South African jazz through the Jazz Epistles, King Kong and his refusal to leave the country.
- 05:37
The final hours turned into a listener-led playlist, with requests for artists including Awilo Longomba, Miriam Makeba, Papa Wemba, and several Zimbabwean singers.