Apple Music: Africa Now Radio with Dadaboy Ehiz this Friday with Suté lwar

This Week’s Episode Features a Conversation With Suté Iwar, the 5 Hottest Tracks of the Week, Africa Rising and Dadaboy Ehiz’s Favourite Track of the Week!

Tune in to Africa Now Radio with Dadaboy Ehiz this Friday, April 21st at 9a Lagos/London / 10a Johannesburg/Paris / 1a LA / 4a NYC on Apple Music 1 and broadcast on YFM Accra every Sunday at 2pm, YFM Kumasi on Saturdays at 3pm and YFM Takoradi on Saturdays at 6pm.

Cover Star Interview
Nigerian Afro-fusion star Suté Iwar joins Dadaboy Ehiz via FaceTime on Apple Music 1 to talk about his latest track, the Tay Iwar and Lex Amor collab, “MEDITATE.” He also discusses his new album ‘ULTRALIGHT’, how he approaches collaborations, and how he channels positive energy through his music.

The Big 5
Dadaboy Ehiz shares the 5 hottest new African tracks of the moment. This week’s selection includes new tracks from T.I BLAZE, Olamide & CKay, Focalistic & M.J feat. Xduppy, ShaunMusiq & Ftears, Mas Musiq feat. Daliwonga & Howard Gomba, and Loki.

Africa Rising 
Kenyan-British singer-songwriter mau from nowhere—Apple Music’s latest Up Next: East African artist—is the latest artist featured from Apple Music’s Africa Rising playlist, a campaign which shines a light on the next generation of African superstars, and this week’s show features his single, “Refuse Refuge” and the MAUIMØON & La Soülchuld collab, “Sweeta (feat. Joshua Baraka & mau from nowhere).” Listen HERE.

Dadaboy’s Song of the Week
Each week, Dadaboy Ehiz chooses his favourite track from one of Apple Music’s African playlists. This week he spotlights Nigerian hip-hop stars CDQ, D’banj and Timaya and their collab, “Igbalode,” from Apple Music’s Street Anthems playlist. Listen HERE (and find a roundup of all Dadaboy’s selections on Apple Music’s Dadaboy’s Playlist, HERE).

Tune in and listen to the full episode this Friday, April 21st at 9a Lagos/London / 10a Johannesburg/Paris / 1a LA / 4a NYC on Apple Music 1 at apple.co/_AfricaNow and broadcast on YFM Accra every Sunday at 2pm, YFM Kumasi on Saturdays at 3pm and YFM Takoradi on Saturdays at 6pm.

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Suté Iwar tells Apple Music About the Inspiration for his Album,  ‘ULTRALIGHT’ 

With the album I was trying to really project where I am in my life right now. I feel good to be in the studios I get to be in, working with the people I get to work with. I’m in a really joyous mode, so the album is carrying people along and that’s the light. It’s ‘ULTRALIGHT” because it’s like you want to live in that highest form of your light as much as you can, and stay positive. Even with how the world is now – so much information, so many distractions, so many comparisons, so many things that can be heavy – you have to stay in your light, and shine through all of that.

Suté Iwar tells Apple Music What To Expect From ‘ULTRALIGHT’

My intention is always to make beautiful music. Sometimes it’s uptempo, sometimes it’s mellow, so it’s gonna be that same range. Sometimes I’m rapping, sometimes I’m singing, it’s just a full experience. That’s what the album is: a full musical experience.

It’s pretty much the same with the features – you know what to expect when you hear WurlD on a song, he’s gonna come through with some crazy melodies. WurlD, Tay [Iwar], all those guys. Everyone on the album really brought something special, they brought their personality to the song.

Suté Iwar tells Apple Music about His Most Collaborative Project Yet

I think it’s a bit different for me this time because of how much time I spent on this album – I’ve been working on this album since August 2021. There’s so many collaborations on this album, it’s my most collaborative project ever so just so many moving parts and I’m really proud of the work I put into the album so maybe that’s where the jitters are from. I’ve put in all this work and now I’m releasing it to the world.