This Is Africa - Sampa the Great and Jagari Chanda
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DJ Edu is joined by two of Zambia’s most groundbreaking musicians, Sampa the Great and Emmanuel Jagari Chanda.
Sampa the Great’s career took off in Australia, where she was a student. Heavily hip-hop influenced, her first body of work, The Great Mixtape, introduced a bold, distinctive, politically engaged voice, proudly feminist and proudly African, with a rich and inventive sound. Birds and the Bee9, dropped in 2017, brought Sampa critical acclaim and fans around the globe. It was followed by The Return in 2019, and As Above So Below in 2022.
Sampa has performed at Glastonbury, Coachella and the Sydney Opera House, and has collaborated with the likes of Angelique Kidjo, Tricky and Ezra Collective. Her song Never Forget featured prominently in the promotional material for the Marvel movie Black Panther – Wakanda Forever.
Sampa’s latest album Nu Zamrock is, as the title suggests, deeply influenced by Zamrock, a musical genre that shook up Zambia in the 1970s.
Jagari Chanda is the lead singer of Zamrock band Witch, which stands for We Intend to Cause Havoc. Fired up by western musicians including Jimi Hendrix and the Rolling Stones, Witch shook up conservative Zambia with their wild performances, which were mobbed by fans. Thanks to US record label Now-Again, and the re-release of their music, WITCH has been enjoying a revival, and, for the first time, global fame.
DJ Edu's 10in10 tracklisting:
Nta Liya - أنت ليا - Inez ft Najm (Morocco)
Ja Maru Negn Ke Dessie - JA MARU (Ethiopia)
Bernay - Markafish (Sierra Leone)
PENSULO - Driemo (Malawi)
Nous aussi - Delpega (Gabon)
Too Much - Nutty O & Fido (Zimbawe & Nigeria)
Pejy Araiky - Rim-Ka & Fokawa (Madagascar)
Face Card ft C.I.C - Stunn (Liberia)
Ala Bekee - Yemi Alade & Don Jazzy (Nigeria)
Red Dress - KiDi (Ghana)
Presenter: DJ Edu
Producer: Catherine Fellows
Published on Friday, 18th September 2026.
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