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Saturday, 10 October 2026
Saturday's Music of Africa hour on SAfm paid tribute to Congolese singer Carlito and to exiled South African and Zimbabwean musicians, with a detour through Equatorial Guinea's turbulent history.
- 04:17
Congolese singer Carlito, who died on 31 August 2026, was buried in Paris, where he had lived for more than 20 years, the host said on the show.
- 03:55
Teodoro Obiang led a 1979 coup against his uncle Francisco Macias Nguema and is still in power, making him one of the world's longest-serving leaders.
- 04:37
Dumisani Maraire, a mbira and marimba master, taught Zimbabwean music at the University of Washington from 1968, inspiring generations of American musicians before his death in 1999.
- 04:55
Saxophonist Dudu Pukwana was forced into exile in London in 1964 after apartheid pressure on the racially mixed Blue Notes, then joined the Brotherhood of Breath.
- 05:51
Throughout October, SAfm is asking listeners whether AI can make music, and who the artist is when artificial intelligence helps create a song.