Hip Deep is Afropop's media project dedicated to the idea that music is a key to understanding everything. Get hip deep into programs on how the music formed and informed cultures in Africa, the Caribbean and the Americas, plus companion interviews, features, discographies and more.
From the ancient time of hunters to the rise of the 13th century Empire of Mali, from the coming of Islam to the era of French colonialism, from the celebration of Independence in … Read more >>
Every year in Mexico City, tens of thousands of music fans flock to Vive Latino, one of Latin America's biggest music festivals. Cutting edge artists from across the Americas and b… Read more >>
We explore the current pop music of Ghana and Cote d'Ivoire, two countries where elements of hip-hop and international pop music have grafted themselves onto local styles to create… Read more >>
Afropop's 5-part, Hip Deep series on Egypt concludes with a look back at the songs that fueled the Tahrir Square uprising in 2011, and ahead at where music is headed in post-revolu… Read more >>
Time to shake it up to kuduro from Angola, soukous from Congo, Retro- chicha from Peru, techno brega from Brazil, retro-funk from Nigeria, and lots of genre bending sounds. Feature… Read more >>
Attention all frequent flyers, we are heading to some of our favorite festivals! We will hit up the Ebony Festival in Dakar, the Sacred World Music Festival in Fes Morocco, and the… Read more >>