Global Notes: MusikBi

Baba Hambdy
Baba Hambdy is a Senagalese singer and one of several African artists featured on the new music streaming service, MusikBi. Ieral.net / Courtesy of leral.net
Baba Hambdy
Baba Hambdy is a Senagalese singer and one of several African artists featured on the new music streaming service, MusikBi. Ieral.net / Courtesy of leral.net

Global Notes: MusikBi

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Music streaming & download giants Google Play and Spotify have been present in Africa for a couple of years, but recently the continent welcomed a homegrown service out of Senegal that aims to promote African music. On this week’s Global Notes, Radio M and Morning Shift Host, Tony Sarabia, introduces us to MusikBi and some artists from its site.

Guests: Tony Sarabia is the host of Radio M and The Morning Shift on WBEZ.

Amina Diagne Sall is Sales Manager for SOLID, an I.T. company based in Dakar, Senegal.