African Perspectives: Black Inventors Roll Call

It’s the final weekend of Black History month here on African Perspectives. Today, we round up the month with a roll call of Black American inventors, who are often not given due credit for their impactful work. We also recognize the new chairperson of the African Union Commission, Djibouti’s foreign minister Mohamoud Ali Youssof.

Tracklist:

1. Africalypso by Lagbaja, from Africano… The Mother of Groove
2. Slave Song by Sade and The Abyssinians, from Lovers Live
3. We Don’t Need No War by Wes, from Welenga
4. Exodus by Bob Marley and the Wailers, from Exodus
5. Three Little Birds by Bob Marley and the Wailers, from Exodus
6. Musha Wenyu (Your Home) by Thomas Mapfumo & The Blacks Unlimited, from Toi Toi
7. Immigrant by Sade, from Lovers Rock
8. One by Yinka Ayefele, from Absolute Praise