

On “Agbaya,” Nigerian Afropop star Teledalase learns to use rage as a tool for self-liberation. “Anger is a very important emotion,” she tells Apple Music. “A woman’s rage is such a powerful thing. I think that’s why we’re kind of taught to control it and keep it [subdued]. I’m just saying, give yourself permission to be angry when you’ve been wronged. Your feelings are valid. If the world is going to call you a bad person because of that, and call you the villain, so be it.” Hear “Agbaya” on Africa Now, the playlist that brings together the sounds of the continent, from hip-hop, highlife, Afrobeats, and alté to house, Afrobongo, and kuduro—and if you hear something you like, add it to your library.