South African singer-songwriter and multi-talented creative Msaki joined LootLove via FaceTime on Apple Music 1 to talk about her latest collaboration with Sun-El Musician & Diplo, “Tomorrow Silver.” She also discusses her two new albums, Platinumb Heart Beating and Platinumb Heart Open, and how working on two albums simultaneously helped her tackle themes of love and of protest, how her sound has evolved, and how she found her place in the world of electronic music.
The Big 5
LootLove shares the 5 hottest new African tracks of the moment. This week’s selection includes new tracks from Davido & Focalistic; Kizz Daniel; Djodje; KiddBlack, Blak Sherif & DJ FortuneDJ; and Kabza De Small & DJ Maphorisa feat. Ami Faku.
Africa Rising
South African R&B singer-songwriter Filah Lah Lah—Apple Music’s latest Up Next: South Africa cover star—is the latest artist featured from the Africa Rising playlist, a campaign which shines a light on the next generation of African superstars, and this week’s show features her two singles, “Real Love” and “This Is.”
Loot Loves
Each week, LootLove chooses her favourite track, taken from one of Apple Music’s African playlists. This week she features Ghanaian singer-songwriter Gyakie and her single, “NEED ME,” from Apple Music’s Ghana Bounce playlist. Listen and find a roundup of all LootLove’s selections on Apple Music’s LootLoves playlist.
Tune in and listen to the full episode this Sunday, November 21st at 2p London / 3p Lagos/Paris / 4p Johannesburg / 6a LA / 9a NYC on Apple Music 1 at apple.co/_AfricaNow.
