This Is Africa - Kadeux and Kaezy
Under the TIA spotlight this episode are two fresh talents from Chad. Kadeux and Kaezy are both winning young fans by singing to them in Chadian Arabic as well as French, and talking in their songs about everyday experiences young Chadians can relate to.
It all started when Kadeux used a popular Chadian Arabic expression – Ayéhan – in his song of the same name. Ayéhan means yes, or yeah, and it’s something young Chadians say all the time, and Kadeux thinks his use of this word was one of the reasons the song became a hit.
DJ Edu's 10in10 tracklisting:
Love You - Criss Calisto & 3 Finer (Angola)
Umurundi - Big Fizzo (Burundi)
Ntaribi - Juno Kizigenza (Rwanda)
Comfort - Mr Eazi ft Moliy (Nigeria)
Money - Tina Selemani & B Quan Phamaika (Zambia)
Mebho - King Alfa aka Kadiki (Zimbabwe)
Mwamuona - Shano Index (Malawi)
Bi Lima - KODONGKLAN (Kenya)
Gangster Lover - Lady Kola ft Jzyno (South Sudan)
Presenter - DJ Edu
Producer - Catherine Fellows
Reporter - Sasha Gankin
Voiceovers - Hygin Ndjoli & Kieran Mensah
Published on Friday, 2nd October 2026.
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