The Vice President of the United States Kamala Harris, who is visiting Africa, has published a list of her favorite African songs.
Harris released an official list of her favorite songs on Spotify of African music as a way to highlight her current journey in the continent, according to Billboard magazine.
The playlist, titled “My Travels: Ghana, Tanzania, and Zambia,” is available on the streaming platform, and is designed to “promote artists and sounds from my travels” in those countries, according to its description.
The vice president arrived in Ghana on Sunday (March 26) for his first trip to Africa in office, and will visit Tanzania on Wednesday and Zambia on Friday before returning to the United States on Sunday.
Harris curated the playlist featuring Ghanaian and American artists like Amaarae, Moses Sumney and Black Sherif; Tanzanian artists like Harmonize, Zuchu and Alikiba; and Zambian artists including Chile One Mr. Zambia, Yo Maps and Chef 187.
On Monday, Harris will visit Vibrate Space, a Ghanaian music workspace that local group Surf Ghana opened last October for recording, mixing, mastering and editing facilities, as well as consultations and Masterclass sessions.
Spotify supported the launch of Vibrate Space last year, and the vice president plans to meet with local artists — including some featured on his playlist — in the studio.
Here is the official list of artists and their favorite songs mentioned by vice president Harris.
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- All My Cousins, “Act a Fool”
- Moses Sumney, “Me in 20 Years”
- T’neeya, “Pretty Mind”
- Amaarae, “Reckless & Sweet”
- Herman Suede, “Kumbaya”
- Moliy, “Ghana Bop”
- Ria Boss, “Call Up”
- Harmonize, “Single Again”
- Chile One Mr Zambia, “I Love You”
- Black Sherif, “Kwaku the Traveller”
- Jux, Marioo, Papi Cooper & Tony Duardo, “Nice (Kiss)
- Zuchu, “Utaniua”
- Yo Maps, “Aweah”
- Alikiba, “Mahaba”
- Jay Melody, “Sawa”
- Mbosso feat. Costa Titch & Alfa Kat, “Shetani”
- Sarkodie feat. Black Sherif, “Country Side”
- Platform Tz & Marioo, “Fall”
- Darassa feat. Bien, “No Body”
- Chef 187 & Blake, “Nobody”
- Kuami Eugene & Rotimi, “Cryptocurrency”
- Coolguy Pro, “Cherry”
- Marioo & Abbah, “Lonely”
- M3NSA, “Fanti Love Song”
- Baaba J, “Lumumba”
