As African pop crests again, women are leading the second wave

The Year I Turned 21, is a global-minded symphony of influences, and part of a recent wave of young women charting their own course for African pop.'/>

Released in a span of three months, the new albums by Ayra Starr, Tems and Tyla are not merely career-making for the artists, but ground-shifting for the pop music of the continent.

(Image credit: Mikey Oshai)