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Saturday, 3 October 2026
A Guinea-focused edition traced the country’s defiant independence, before spotlighting Egyptian, Nigerian and Ivorian music legends through artist-appreciation features.
- 03:38
Guinea rejected France’s 1958 referendum offer, choosing immediate independence under Ahmed Sekou Touré; France retaliated by withdrawing aid and dismantling infrastructure before independence was declared on 2 October.
- 04:16
The programme’s artist-appreciation hour featured Shadia, the Egyptian cinema sweetheart who appeared in more than 100 films, recorded over 100 songs and died in 2017 aged 86.
- 04:35
Onyeka Onwenu was remembered as Nigeria’s “elegant stallion”: a singer, journalist, broadcaster, actress and women’s-rights advocate whose music promoted unity and social change.
- 04:51
Ivorian star Duke Saga was credited with helping establish Coupe décalé, blending electronic beats and regional rhythms; his breakthrough came in 2003, before his death aged 32 in 2006.
- 05:58
The closing request hour included a tribute to the late Babsim Langeni, with his song “Salaema” played alongside music from Chico Twala and Brenda Fassie.