afrobeat, political music, a way to address social change that was pioneered by the legendary fela kuti. the latest incarnation of afrobeats is less politically charged. omah lay sings about love, heartbreak and longing. with western megastars like ed sheeran and madonna tapping into this musical style, what does it mean for the way that afrobeats will evolve? omah lay, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. fela kuti described his afrobeat music as, a fusion and combination of highlife, jazz, funk, psych rock, salsa, black power, anti colonial and anti corruption politics. how would you describe your music? i think it s probably the same thing, but i don t know if i m going to say politics, anti corruption, i don t know, but every other thing is the same. it s just that i do it differently now because, you know, music is different now. and, yeah, highlife is still the same, afro is still the same, the elements that makes afrobeat is still the same, it s just that, you know, it
this says about the leadership race so far. in golf, australian cameron smith hits a birdie blitz at st andrews to claim the open championship for the first time. jenny from the block becomes mrs affleck nearly 20 years after they first dated, jennifer lopez and ben affleck have reportedly tied the knot. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it s 7am in singapore and 6pm in texas where a preliminary report into the uvalde school shooting has found systemic failures in the police response. the report says that while almost 400 officers responded, there was a lack of urgency and no one took overall command. 19 children and two adults were killed when the 18 year old gunmen opened fire. a texas state committee has been looking into why it took police more than an hour to confront and kill the shooter. state representative dustin burrows said the committee met the uvalde families to discuss the report, ahead of its release. my biggest fear, and i also shared th
challenges for customers to earn bonus points could be pushing people to spend more than they can afford. that s the warning from consumer groups. i ll be taking a look. in sport it s the start of a new adventure for emma hayes. we hear how she s settling in to her new manager role in the united states as she prepares to lead them into the olympics this summer. to lead them into the quite to lead them into the a cloudy start this morning. some quite a cloudy start this morning. some outbreaks of rain out there, but things should brighten up. a bit of sunshine developing in the afternoon. all of the details shortly. it s thursday 30th may. our main story. the conservatives and labour have both ruled out increasing vat if they are elected in five weeks time. the promises have raised questions about how the parties will fund their spending plans, and deliver on their commitments if they win the elction. our political correspondent damian grammaticas has this report. midnight
Saturday, 12th august. Also ahead the Finishing Line beckons for two legends of the track usain bolt and mo farah. Yes farahs Opening Night gold remains britains only medal here at the London Stadium. But though she missed out on the podium what a performance from Dina Asher Smith in the womens 200 metres. She ran an impressive race and finished fourth. Laser danger new restrictions could be on the way to stop pens being shone at planes and helicopters. And tonight could be the best night for years to watch a meteor shower. And philip has the weather. Hello, a very good morning to you. Decent weekend of weather across the british hours, one or two showers in the mix, all the details in a few minutes. Good morning. First, our main story. President trump has issued a fresh warning to north korea, saying it will Regret It Fast if it continues to make threats against america and its allies. The president also called for tougher sanctions against pyongyang but he said he would love a peacef
Saturday, 12th august. Also ahead the Finishing Line beckons for two legends of the track usain bolt and mo farah. Yes farahs Opening Night gold remains britains only medal here at the London Stadium. But though she missed out on the podium what a performance from Dina Asher Smith in the womens 200 metres. She ran an impressive race and finished fourth. Laser danger new restrictions could be on the way to stop pens being shone at planes and helicopters. And tonight could be the best night for years to watch a meteor shower. And philip has the weather. Hello, a very good morning to you. Decent weekend of weather across the british hours, one or two showers in the mix, all the details in a few minutes. Good morning. First, our main story. President trump has issued a fresh warning to north korea, saying it will Regret It Fast if it continues to make threats against america and its allies. The president also called for tougher sanctions against pyongyang but he said he would love a peacef