| Funding Partners | |
 | National Endowment for the Arts The National Endowment for the Arts. Fostering America's creativity and investing in our living cultural heritage. |
 | Rockefeller Brothers Fund |
 | Merck Merck & Co., Inc. is a global research-driven pharmaceutical products and services company. Merck discovers, develops, manufactures, and markets a broad range of innovative products to improve human and animal health, directly and through its joint ventures. |
 | National Endownment for the Humanities The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) is an independent grant-making agency of the United States government dedicated to supporting research, education, preservation, and public programs in the humanities. Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in Afropop Worldwide or www.afropop.org do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities. |
Josh serves on World Music Productions Board of Directors. Josh s Charitable Trust provided the seed money to do the initial research and development work for our new web site. That work in turn led to major funding from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to build out the site. Josh is a legendary pioneer in the movement to promote socially responsible business. He co-founded the Social Venture Network in 1987 and Business for Social Responsibity in 1993. He is president of the Sirius Business Corporation. | |
| Media Partners | |
 | Public Radio International Distributes Afropop Worldwide to more than 100 stations around the U.S. PRI's site links you to other popular PRI programs such as "This American Life" hosted by Afropop alumnus Ira Glass, the internationally focused weekday newsmagazine "The World" and many more. |
 | WDR Funkhaus Europa Berlin station which broadcasts world music 24 hours a day, seven days a week. They present a multi-lingual overnight service called "World Music Night," culled from the best world music radio programs throughout Europe, and distributes this service in Europe. They also have invited Afropop Worldwide to participate. |
 | Link TV WorldLink TV is a satellite television service offering Americans a unique global perspective through international news, film documentaries, and music videos. Available through DirecTV and the Dish Network. |
 | AllAfrica Global Media AllAfrica Global Media is a multi-media content service provider, systems technology developer and the largest electronic distributor of African news and information worldwide. Registered in Mauritius, with offices in Johannesburg, Dakar, Abuja and Washington, D.C., AllAfrica is one of a family of companies that aggregate, produce and distribute news from across Africa to tens of millions of end users. |
 | WOMEX WOMEX – the World Music Expo / Copenhagen, Denmark / 26 – 30 Oct 2011 WOMEX is "The most important international professional market of world music of every kind. This international fair brings together professionals from the worlds of folk, roots, ethnic and traditional music and also includes concerts, conferences and documentary films. It contributes to networking as an effective means of promoting music and culture of all kinds across frontiers." UNESCO Global Alliance for Cultural Diversity Made in Berlin and travelling in Europe: The 16th edition of WOMEX in Copenhagen, Denmark in October 2010 saw over 2,440 delegates from more than 90 countries, 650 exhibitors, a full conference programme and a showcase festival presenting 59 acts on 6 stages. See www.womex.com for details on WOMEX 11 in Copenhagen. |
 | fRoots This U.K. based monthly publication presents a unique mix of reportage from the UK and European roots music scenes plus roots music from around the world. Europe frequently gets CD releases and tours before they make it to the U.S. so fRoots gives you a heads up of what to look forward to. Most extensive list anywhere of Cds of music from Madagascar. |
 | Global Rhythm GLOBAL RHYTHM is an online magazine featuring world music festivals, concerts, world music downloads plus music reviews from Africa, Europe, Latin America, Asia and the Middle East. |
 | SONGLines Songlines is the world music magazine covering the world's most exciting music from traditional and popular to contemporary and fusion. Songlines is packed full of the latest CD reviews, artist interviews, guides to particular world music traditions, concert-listings and travel stories. |
