VOA [Voice of America] Africa : April 27, 2019 11:00AM-12:00PM EDT

Closed captions transcript: 00:00:00 Though the United Nations calls the agreement 00:00:02 a landmark achievement Trump and Mr Asian officials point out that 17 of the top 00:00:06 $25.00 exporters of arms including Russia and China have never signed the treaty 00:00:11 former President Barack Obama signed it but it was never ratified by the u.s. 00:00:15 Senate the United Nations says it expects reports of further destruction in 00:00:19 Mozambique in the wake of Cyclon Kenneth the most powerful storm on record to 00:00:23 strike the country cycling Kenneth made landfall on Thursday evening after killing 00:00:27 3 people in the island nation of Commerce Claire analysis of the World 00:00:31 Meteorological Organization says it is hoped Cyclon precautions saved lives in 00:00:36 Mozambique and the authorities evacuated thousands of people which we hope limited 00:00:41 the loss of life. In Tanzania which also has never seen topical Cyclons 00:00:48 issued in the us to warn people. Of the risks Pakistan has 00:00:55 suspended its nationwide polio vaccination campaign this follows recent incidents 00:00:59 that include the murder of a female polio worker and the torching of 00:01:03 a government health facility polio is endemic in just 3 countries in the world 00:01:07 Pakistan Afghanistan and Nigeria. Close to 1000 students and staff members are to 00:01:13 Los Angeles universities were quarantined on campus or Sam home this week in one of 00:01:18 the most sweeping efforts yet by public health authorities to contain the spread of 00:01:22 measles in the United States where the number of cases has reached 00:01:25 a 25 year high the 2 universities have 00:01:28 a total enrollment of 65000 those are under quarantine were instructed to avoid 00:01:33 contact with others though it was unclear how those orders might be enforced or 00:01:37 what penalties the violators might face the u.s. 00:01:41 Defense Department says it expects to send about $300.00 additional troops to the 00:01:44 u.s. 00:01:44 Southern border with Mexico and roles that could allow them to come into contact 00:01:48 with migrants breaking with past policy the Pentagon says those to be deployed will 00:01:53 include about 100 military cooks and others and such support roles as driving buses 00:01:58 with detained migrants to Shell Oil workers and I Gerri have been kidnapped and 00:02:02 their police escort was shot dead all of this has now been confirmed by the company 00:02:06 the kidnapping took place on Thursday Gene Randall v.o.a. 00:02:10 News. 00:02:28 Oh everybody happy we can this is music time in Africa and in your collection to 00:02:34 the best African music starts right now today's playlist it follows 00:02:39 a theme the theme is African cities and neighborhoods have you ever heard 00:02:45 a song about 00:02:45 a city you live in that you grew up in or just visited that you really love it 00:02:51 doesn't it feel great then when you hear 00:02:53 a song about it well today we're listening to 00:02:55 a full play list of songs like that maybe you'll hear your favorite maybe not that 00:03:01 one thing is sure you are going to love all of this music you're about to hear now 00:03:06 song of the week here's what it's a song entitled all to 00:03:11 a city that starts with an n. 00:03:13 It's by God name an international reggae star Rocky darwinii and I'm going to let 00:03:18 you guess that one and sign it we have 00:03:21 a future interview by some exit guide with my past year as your hails from the 00:03:27 wonderful city family and northern Canada and has just been nominated for the Music 00:03:33 Awards this year sold setback people put your feet up have 00:03:37 a cup of coffee or go and enjoy the most. 00:03:44 Vulnerable and super stars launch us out with Nairobi by night this mega hit comes 00:03:50 off of one of low cost as most successful albums megamix in volume $1.00 from 1993 00:03:56 . 00:08:56 I am that was my early night by local sun and so cool stole. Hello Happy 00:09:02 weekend this is how the Maxwell music time in Africa. Today's program is based on 00:09:09 a theme songs about cities Here's 00:09:12 a classic District 6 featuring the late trumpet of course and sung by Corlaer both 00:09:20 District 6 was 00:09:21 a former inner city residential area in Cape Town South Africa over $60000.00 of 00:09:26 its inhabitants were forcibly removed by the apartheid regime on February 11th 1986 00:09:33 the government declared District 6 00:09:35 a whites only area under the Group Areas Act removal started in 1988. 00:09:49 Counties. 00:12:23 Yes. 00:13:44 All right hello love that was District 6 from Cape Town South Africa this is have 00:13:50 a Maxwell where listening to songs of all cities today peeps nothing but African 00:13:55 cities and 00:13:56 a few neighborhoods such as this next to my own toilet it's the 5th track off 00:14:01 Wizkid album Io and it was inspired by his experiences and travels in and around 00:14:07 this part of Lagos Nigeria. 00:14:27 Keeping. 00:14:36 The ball. 00:14:44 In play lol. 00:14:54 It's like. The. 00:14:59 Song of. 00:15:12 This thing got me thinking long as. I got. A. 00:15:22 Good. English tongue I. 00:15:31 Just think. I got. 00:15:41 My guts. 00:15:49 That might. Be. 00:16:06 Wrong as. Long as. Long as. 00:16:13 Long as long as. Long as 00:16:20 long as long. 00:16:34 I. 00:16:48 Think. I got. 00:17:16 My ya but I knew coming through to her. Music not. 00:17:24 To watch music time in our free car on Youtube does interviews live 00:17:30 performances and also some music videos get it all in one place unlimited time in 00:17:36 Africa You Tube China. Yes everybody I had 00:17:42 a Maxwell and now we're going to depart from our emails songs about African cities 00:17:47 today to go to an African city Tamani in Ghana and meet 00:17:52 a young artist who has some exciting news. Reports. That 00:18:00 are growing Hello had so much well thanks for the regional gonna sing the 00:18:05 celebration because one of the own has been nominated a d.c. 00:18:09 Has gone to music awards here this might cost you the $69.00 king. Isn't going to 00:18:16 war with. Iraq. 00:18:25 My name is Sheriff I did my Jeep and popular in the us that's my State me as I 00:18:32 was born and raised and. As a going to be precise I'm 00:18:37 a law pot so I I do hate black music I lived in the Bonnie and English town. 00:18:46 Neustar. My God this 00:18:53 summer. Place and I got a job. Doesn't buy something like 00:18:59 a car. Moves in the market. I wasn't going to get stuck. 00:19:06 Which haha was the gentle fun it's lazier of the week yeah. There are 00:19:12 a lot of challenges like me he tries to bike through to do just to accomplish 00:19:18 writes me what I said to do and I you know everything you do you face challenges 00:19:23 especially music music distributed big big big quick and when we start that people 00:19:29 put in place for people who are adults 00:19:30 a nice place to be we couldn't afford to be like the big studios to record my songs 00:19:37 we were doing something like mix tapes so we got to review we had to look this I 00:19:43 thought from the Fonz that we were able to record songs from the studios. You also 00:19:49 have 00:19:49 a special one for my destiny I'm very beautiful so yeah now and then I get jealous 00:19:54 about the you know I mean one of our legends so I decided to to to to do 00:19:59 a song which seem to appreciate all my personal all my best especially 00:20:04 a woman that's suffered a lot u.c.h. 00:20:07 I just suspect and he saw him I die and I die and it's very unfortunate and so 00:20:14 I'm I'm always trying to do some music which will change the community to change 00:20:19 a society was devised to get people so I was very happy. And there when there's I 00:20:24 mean just really I started this song in the I love you. Know what I. 00:20:33 Call my. 00:20:42 Specs. Are going to be my not. 00:20:50 My. Body My. Ideas and so how many Nazis have you featured so far and 00:20:57 lots of you did 00:20:58 a lot of outfits if you can not that is it of V.I.P.'s for just I thought 00:21:04 widely. Believed that. 00:21:13 It would be 00:21:15 a good thing but at least. I love. You and I think that you are dealing only 00:21:22 artists from the northern region near v.m.e. 00:21:26 Yeah and the whole town is excited I mean it's just everybody so it's like. 00:21:38 How you feel about them so I really feel when I met Ray your music you feel like 00:21:44 the United States might go gaga back as I said or something like visit me and I 00:21:47 recall it's gonna be like every artist wants to be there and I'm just my 1st time 00:21:54 of getting the nomination for v.j. 00:21:56 I mean and I'm so excited because but you also know the county scene is tight we 00:22:01 have Sonny we have shot the boy that's you got to I think I think there's 00:22:05 a lot. Of the year ago I was very into it but I'm I'm so confident I like you I 00:22:12 think you know this and that it had to graze Reagan down bring it down so some of 00:22:17 the year oh yes just reach it if you see the movie so far to be right. Yeah 00:22:24 Valdes and. I got home and I was out of the middle. 00:22:32 So let's not talk about that so I'm going to the nomination. The whole margin 00:22:37 movies are to be b.s. 00:22:38 Tell us about it one day I was in that crowd I I was I posted used to do I was 00:22:44 hoping if I could do 00:22:44 a song with 2 hits nationwide so that my people do proud that I could something 00:22:50 like that well by what you say in the 00:22:52 b 22222 movies and movies like it and he just killed his book maybe send it back to 00:22:58 us and quote It's Hello pretty you so cute village get 00:23:03 a ticket to this city then one more call I will possible to you to name 00:23:08 a number of Martin Mitty I will buy you need to do not pay the movies chalk make up 00:23:13 2 and get on with. A. Lot of. 00:23:21 Everything you want. To. 00:23:28 About it. I just want everybody to get to choose who to go to to 00:23:35 keep us apart from that you. Have supporting music artists that supports him on to 00:23:41 undergo eye to spot the upcoming I kissed on the top I just you know without music 00:23:47 laughable and so if you keep this to support I'll be she says that's easy she's 00:23:51 fishing get your ice cream I love music I mean I watch all the music videos on You 00:23:55 Tube You know so it's almost everything has to do more to get. The I'm going to buy 00:24:01 live coverage you know because you followed his passion I missed the challenge with 00:24:06 his speech his challenge he was born with it his name is all over gonna And soon 00:24:13 all over the world Full your passion he told me I'm some Again important for music 00:24:19 time in Africa over to you know that some of you on. 00:24:26 Thank you some Ed and much cacio and good luck Ok guys so we are taking 00:24:32 a back in time now and returning to our city with the one bold Bible and God 00:24:39 that better known just simply as. On top of this languishing lovely rhumba 00:24:46 rhythm here it's played on the bass Bogle sings Angola bread I can't find 00:24:53 a job where else can I look for 11 does my only chance to earn some bread I'm so 00:24:59 ashamed people see me and they run away because they know I'm broke what can I do 00:25:05 but stand Wanda it's my only chance to find bread I. 00:25:14 Know that let me be. Loved. Ones and. 00:25:22 I know it is sometimes when. You stop and when you. 00:25:32 Go like God. Go. 00:25:39 Along in the long. Haul. Among. 00:25:47 The kids out there. These are not where 00:25:54 young people. Go mom go along. 00:26:03 Well just. Don't know where. They're going to. Go in the world. 00:26:24 It. Looks. 00:26:36 More like 00:26:36 a come on so. Let's go. With 00:26:44 . This song. 00:26:55 Can you just some of. The longer legs. Going longest gonna. 00:27:02 Get us people are gonna make it such. As if she comes. 00:27:09 Alive because does. Michigan come out. Where we 00:27:16 are unable to bank on the. Guy says Come along. 00:27:24 Beside. Me on a phone bank on. A man 00:27:29 a man not fast come along with. 00:27:39 The. Alamo long good God love mom. Not 00:27:46 that I made up the. Last book I lost all. Words are going. 00:27:53 To slow. Down I'm going to. Play. 00:28:00 Along what. I can in this song. But. 00:28:10 It's time. To start the long haul. 00:28:21 The magic is gone I'm glad. 00:28:32 Well. Come 00:28:39 along. 00:28:51 As the song of the week. All right hello everybody hello 00:28:58 Kwame Hey hey hey I'm ruined. This is Song of the week and this week we have chosen 00:29:05 in the theme of the entire show which is based on songs about African cities. 00:29:11 Nairobi. I. Don't want to hear his 00:29:18 amazing he's an international reggae star Yes Grammy Yes and he is going. We have 00:29:25 featured him before but this song is beautiful that he traveled to Nairobi and was 00:29:30 this by and by the beauty of it you show the video every you see him walking 00:29:36 Petersfield so be sure you know the people. So definitely give 00:29:41 a good video if you haven't checked it out Rocky he loves. 00:29:49 You but it's. Not 00:29:55 a real. Night 00:30:42 . 00:32:39 The boat. Was supposed to. 00:32:51 Move. 00:32:59 To 00:32:59 a. Common. Good 00:33:20 . 00:33:45 That was nice enough to pass 00:33:47 a beautiful ode to Nairobi. Yes I met the Maxwell. For you know 00:33:54 nowhere and that was. His music 00:34:00 enough. To get. The 00:34:06 boot 00:34:15 the boob 00:34:21 tube. 00:37:19 Yes Hello I hope you're all feeling fine enjoying the music that was a b.j. 00:37:25 Groove by Manu Gallo all from Joel and of course a 00:37:30 b j stands for John now this is how the Maxwell and in case you're just joining us 00:37:36 you're listening to music time in Africa and today we are on 00:37:40 a we're listening to music it's based on titles of African cities and 00:37:46 neighborhoods in cities sell we just heard groove we've heard bolt We've heard or 00:37:53 do 00:37:53 a leg and now it's time to go to No May I not. I'm 00:38:03 only. Going to go the way I. 00:38:19 Want to. Go. Good. 00:38:26 Luck. 00:38:33 A little guy. Coming. 00:38:40 Out of the big. I want to. Live out 00:38:47 soon it'll. 00:38:54 Look. 00:39:07 Good. To live it. 00:39:15 Going to. 00:39:22 Play. 00:39:46 Play. Play play hooky. 00:40:12 Going to. 00:40:21 Play. To. 00:40:29 Get it. To. The. 00:40:36 Good. Place. 00:40:43 To. 00:40:50 Cut. The 00:40:57 and it. Was slowing me by night by 00:41:03 such coming on me talk all day everybody this is Heather Maxwell and in 00:41:08 a few minutes we've got 4 more songs by artists who are singing about African 00:41:14 cities Oh yeah coming up right after this. Music. 00:41:21 And for the live streams riot is at 900 Saturdays and Sundays it's 00:41:26 921-2200 you know Basel type Good to know 00:41:31 a News dot com complete list and then choose to go to Africa. 00:41:37 11 now we are moving into called d'Ivoire with the group magic systemic 00:41:44 singing about compound. 00:42:06 6. X. 00:42:12 . X. . X. 00:42:18 . 00:44:06 That. 00:45:03 The air with. 00:45:11 The edge the. 00:45:44 Go 00:45:44 a. Yes 00:46:07 that was compiled by magic sister that song comes off their album key Dini 00:46:12 a from 2007 called the flour Hey everybody this is Heather Maxwell I hope you're 00:46:17 having 00:46:17 a great week and we are now moving back to Ghana to listen to the song called. 15 00:46:24 by the amazing pop group right now are to be the song site 15 is all know about 00:46:31 their neighborhood in Guatemala where they've grown up and where they still love to 00:46:37 be. 00:47:03 In a good that is 00:47:04 a Muslim in the local blood and. Guts 00:47:17 . 00:47:35 Such utter. 00:47:41 Such. 00:47:46 Cut cut. Cut 00:47:52 cut cut cut cut cut cut 00:47:59 cut cut. Cut 00:48:05 cut. Cut. Cut cut 00:48:12 cut cut. Cut. Cut. 00:48:20 It's easy to follow this good. Stuff. Says should you do. This is 00:48:26 Rob Rob. For that same day. 00:48:54 All right hello everybody this is Heather and that was cited 15 by our to be. Its 00:49:00 music time in Auburn. And now we 00:49:07 are moving to Mali with this song by the lovely to mother 00:49:12 a job Iraq she's singing about 10 bucks to. 00:49:21 Call again and told. Her. 00:49:33 Come. In. In. 00:49:43 A. Mood to be 00:49:47 a man to. Come by let God be. 00:49:56 Adding up. To Obama to. 00:50:04 Play Miley by. Now. 00:51:49 To mother to my son my. I'm Heather Maxwell This is music time in Africa how is 00:51:55 everybody doing when I hope you're doing good and that you're you know taken 00:51:59 a tour around the continent with these songs and cities of Africa sold the last 00:52:06 song of the week is casm on so I had the great group from cows months touring. 00:52:44 With. 00:52:54 A. 00:53:04 Bag. 00:54:10 With the. 00:55:01 The be. 00:55:29 Told. 00:55:56 Everybody that was caused by touring couldn't die and it's time to say goodbye 00:56:01 thank you so much for joining me in with me this weekend thanks to Kwame All Souls' 00:56:07 for joining me on Song of the week and to summon guy you know and our featured 00:56:10 artist Casio for speaking to us from Tommy. Also I'd like to thank Facebook friends 00:56:17 . For suggesting the song to. Us. For suggesting the 00:56:24 song you know made by night and those songs were of course for this week's African 00:56:29 city and to so many more I'd like to thank you all of you who sent in many many 00:56:34 suggestions of songs about African cities on our f.m. 00:56:39 Stations where Live Saturday and Sunday at 15 all 5 and 20 all 5 universal time and 00:56:45 were also on shortwave radio Friday at all 905 u.t.c. 00:56:50 And Saturdays and Sundays 5 minutes past the hour is 00:56:53 809-152-0220 extension 0 universal time fine you can always find us on 00:57:00 line at any time at viewing Music dot com Just search for me Heather matts all 00:57:05 music time in Africa till next week so 00:57:08 a beautiful Africa day bless. This 00:57:24 is the way to resign from the Ramble fears are rising again in Sri Lanka one week 00:57:29 after its Easter Sunday church gun battle and new explosions in the military said 00:57:33 15 bodies including those of 6 children were found in and around 00:57:37 a house they were trying to clear more from a.p. 00:57:40 Correspondent Karen Shamas John completes tips of soldiers to 00:57:44 a suspected safe house where gumboots was you doctor minutes and sets off 3 00:57:48 explosions in the fire one source said that it was likely that some of the dead 00:57:52 bodies recovered in the off mall when militancy be themselves up with suicide 00:57:56 bombings Meanwhile the military says security forces have recovered explosives 00:58:01 detonated suicide kids military uniforms others that makes 00:58:05 a great flags during the raids these decide bombings claimed by the Islamic state 00:58:10 group targeted churches and hotels and killed at least 250 people I'm charged with 00:58:16 Muslim extremists blamed for the terrorism ethnic tensions and mainly due to Sri 00:58:20 Lanka has sharpened the words of this Muslim man. And reflect that how would you 00:58:25 feel if you skeptical of the terrorist on come to all the country like Syria to us 00:58:30 the people's Rochelle's for love and they treat you like you've been the reason for 00:58:35 that tragedy the u.s. 00:58:37 State Department is raise the travel advisory for Sri Lanka to its 2nd highest 00:58:40 level meaning people should reconsider traveling to the country Russian President 00:58:45 Vladimir Putin says he'll discuss the conflict in eastern Ukraine if he meets with 00:58:49 Ukraine's president elect below Tamir is 00:58:51 a landscape no such meeting is set up speaking today in China Putin said he wanted 00:58:56 to understand Selenski position on the conflict and he said Ukraine.