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Sunday, 18 October 2026
Music of Africa spent the Sunday morning on Algeria, marking the 1961 Paris killings, ranking its top 10 destinations, and unpacking Idir's Kabyle classic Avava Inuva.
- 03:16
On 17 October 1961, thousands of Algerians marched peacefully in Paris against injustice. Hundreds never returned home, and the show opened by honouring those silenced voices.
- 05:00
Timgad, the ruins of an entire Roman town about 40 kilometres from Batna, takes the number one spot on the show's top 10 Algeria destinations list.
- 04:32
Aliko Dangote says he treats business as a hobby, and sold his US mansions and UK house to focus on Nigeria, which the show named its legend of the week.
- 05:28
Idir's Avava Inuva, sung in Kabyle, follows a father and daughter by the fire as he tells of an ogre in the forest, a folk tale celebrating Kabyle identity.
- 05:59
The Spot the Soundtrack answer is Marvel's Legion, the series featuring Rachid Taha's song, with listeners who voted for option B confirmed correct.