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in a televised address, he said more than 600 cases of collaboration and treason have been opened against law enforcement officials. now on bbc news, it's hardtalk with stephen sackur. welcome to hardtalk with me, sarah montague. my guest today is a hugely successful afrobeat star. the nigerian 0mah lay is just 25, but he's broken into western markets, partly because of a collaboration with the canadian singerjustin bieber. he's here in london on a world tour now. afrobeats emerged from afrobeat, political music, a way to address social change that was pioneered by the legendary fela...

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 woul...

that's it. >> new ball. >> shots are 2-2. >> got by him. >> comes back with it! >> you try to put your entire being mentally and physically on automatic pilot while you're playing tennis. everything is concentrated on the razor's edge and you forget the score. you forget where you are. you forget what your name is. i feel like my body's floating within myself. >> the game of tennis is a symphony in white. players in white suits hitting a white ball back and fort. in all white country clubs but a new, young player has come along and he is one of the greatest we have ever produced and ...

that's it. [ applause ] >> 2-2. >> comes back with it! >> you try to put your entire being mentally and physically on automatic pilot while you're playing tennis. everything is concentrated on the razor's edge and you forget the score. you forget where you are. you forget what your name is. i feel like my body's floating within myself. >> the game of tennis is a symphony in white. players in white suits hitting a white ball back and forth between white baselines in all-white country clubs. but a new young player has come along and he is one of the greatest we have ever produced, and ...

press conference where he tried to convince the world everything under his leadership is just dandy. he's put at 38% approval, the lowest of his presidency so far. biden getting asked why so many americans think the country is on the wrong track, but all he could muster up was his usual nonsense on russia and bogus claims about inflation. >> i can understand why the american people are frustrated because of inflation, but inflation is higher in almost every other country. prices at the pump are higher in almost every other country. we're better positioned to deal with this, but we ha...