Stonebwoy claims Davido is his favourite Nigerian artist and more on Apple Music’s Africa Now Radio

This Week’s Episode Features a Conversation With Stonebwoy, the 5 Hottest Tracks of the Week, and Boity’s Favorite African Proverb!

Tune in to Africa Now Radio With Cuppy This Sunday, December 13th at 2p Lagos/London / 3p Johannesburg/Paris / 6a LA / 9a NYC
Only on Apple Music 1

Cover Star Interview
Ghanaian superstar Stonebwoy is this week’s cover star and joins Cuppy via FaceTime on Apple Music 1 to talk about his new single  Activate.  Stonebwoy tells Cuppy about working with his favorite artist, Nigerian superstar Davido on his new single and music video Activate, his experience visiting some parts of Ghana for the first time to shoot the video with Davido, and why he has continued to consistently release singles throughout the year.

The Big 5
Cuppy shares the 5 hottest new African tracks of the moment. This week’s selection includes new tracks from Sha Sha, Mayorkun, DJ Spinall featuring Fireboy DML, Big Zulu and DJ Tunez.

Africa Rising 
South African duo Jay Em are this week’s Africa Rising artist, a campaign which shines a light on the next generation of African superstars https://apple.co/32v7zX4

Proverb of the Week 
South African TV personality, rapper, actress, model and businesswomen Boity shares her favorite African proverb: “When you climb the mountain and reach the top, do not forget the branches and shrubs that helped your footing.”

Mini Mix
Cuppy finishes this week’s show with a special mini-mix of Apple Music’s Ghana Bounce playlist featuring music from KiDi, King Promise, Amaarae and Kuami Eugene https://apple.co/3n671i2

Tune in and listen to the full episode this Sunday, December 13th at 2p Lagos/London / 3p Johannesburg/Paris / 6a LA / 9a NYC only on Apple Music 1 at apple.co/_AfricaNow

Stonebwoy claims Davido is his favourite Nigerian artist

Stonebwoy: I admire his work ethics. He’s my favorite. He is my biggest Afrobeat artist hands down, that’s my choice. I’m not even trying to cause no fight.

Cuppy: Oh, wait, wait, wait. Hold up, hold up, hold up. Wheel. Wheel the thing. Wheel the thing. Wheel the thing. Wheel the thing. Stonebwoy, you’ve come on my show and announced Davido as your favorite Nigerian artist, do you know what that means, brother?

Stonebwoy on visiting some parts of Ghana for the first time for the ‘Activate’ video

I think it was a beautiful weekend. Dave was coming, so, that weekend in Ghana was a filled weekend. It was actually my first time going out to some parts in Ghana. I had to take my bro out on them levels, there were road. We did the music, but actually let me say this to his credit; when he was coming into town, was like, “Ah, this time let’s do something.” I’m like, “Okay, cool.” And then I wrote out everything, and then we fixed it. I mean, that, I think, is so humbling.

Boity’s proverb of the week

I had actually chosen two proverbs. But one that, it will always stick out for me is, it’s in isiZulu, but I’ll translate it. It’s, “When you climb the mountain and reach the top, do not forget the branches shrubs that helped your footing.” That basically means, “A person is a person through the people that he or she is surrounded by”. That’s all, it talks to the spirit of community. The spirit of society. The spirit of keeping together, and helping each other. You know how they say, “A child is raised by the village”? It speaks to that. Especially now, with the pandemic, and how we all had to stick together. The proverb speaks to togetherness.