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Tyla highlights African music diversity

The South African singer calls for recognition of variety of African music genres.

The South African singer Tyla has spoken against the tendency of western award bodies to group all African artists under the Afrobeats umbrella. We bring together African musicians to discuss her comments.

After Jon Bon Jovi talked down a woman in distress on the ledge of a bridge, we hear from people with similar experiences.

The head of the UN has described an Israeli attack on a school In Gaza in which six UN workers were killed as totally unacceptable. We hear from survivors.

Ukraine says three employees of the International Committee of the Red Cross have been killed by Russian shelling in Donetsk. We have the latest from our correspondent in the capital Kyiv.

Presenter: Luke Jones.

(Photo: Tyla poses with the award for Best Afrobeats for "Water" at the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards in Elmont, New York, U.S., September 11, 2024. Credit: Andrew Kelly/Reuters)

50 minutes

Last on

Thu 12 Sep 202416:06GMT

Broadcast

  • Thu 12 Sep 202416:06GMT

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