Afropop Worldwide

Blog - August 5, 2016
Hip Deep Rio
Blog - January 1, 2013
Hip Deep Spotify Playlist
Videos - March 25, 2014
Hip Deep Mexico Tumblr
Videos - February 6, 2015
Hip Deep Salegy Video!
Blog - November 2, 2017
Hip Deep in Nigeria
In the fall of 2016 and winter 2017, three Afropop producers spent over two months gathering music and interviewing artists, activists, scholars and other players in the music scenes of Lagos, Port Harcourt, Kano and Edo State. The result is Afropop’s most ambitious undertaking to date, a set of radio documentaries and Web offerings that add up to a profound musical portrait of Nigeria.
May 1, 2025
Hip Deep in Northern Nigeria
January 30, 2009
Hip Deep Scholar: Ryan Skinner
Blog - June 24, 2011
Hip Deep in Egypt: Inanities
Features - September 14, 2012
Hip Deep Angola Press Release
Videos - November 23, 2012
Hip Deep Angola Performance Video
Blog - February 22, 2007
Hip Deep Scholar: Joseph Braude
Videos - December 17, 2013
Hip Deep Ghana! Video Teaser
December 4, 2025
Hip Deep In the Niger Delta
Reviews - September 27, 2012
Stefanie Alisch: The Hip Deep Interview
Blog - December 24, 2012
Hip Deep Angola 4- The Playlist!
Reviews - May 16, 2013
Hip Deep Essential Interview: Laurent Dubois
Features - August 2, 2013
Featured Artists: Hip Deep Ghana 2
October 12, 2023
Hip Deep in Mali: The Tuareg Predicament
Reviews - November 25, 2012
Hip Deep Interview: Dr. Bárbaro Martínez Ruiz
Reviews - December 19, 2012
Piero Gleijeses: The Hip Deep Essential Interview
Blog - March 7, 2013
Discography: King Sunny Adé: Hip Deep Portrait
Blog - March 26, 2014
Hip Deep Lebanon Video: Yasmine Hamdan Interviewed
Videos - April 2, 2014
Somali Love Songs: A Hip Deep Introduction
November 27, 2025
Hip Deep Madagascar: Songs of the North
Blog - September 14, 2012
MARISSA MOORMAN: THE ESSENTIAL HIP DEEP INTERVIEW
October 24, 2019
Hip Deep in Madagascar: Songs of the North
April 10, 2025
A Hip Deep Portrait of King Sunny Ade
June 10, 2021
Hip Deep Angola 4: The Cuban Intervention in Angola
Reviews - May 2, 2013
HIP DEEP INTERVIEW: Naresh Fernandes on Bombay’s Jazz Age
May 13, 2021
Hip Deep Angola Part 3: A Spiritual Journey to Mbanza-Kongo
Blog - September 5, 2013
Hip Deep Lebanon 1 Special Feature: Zaki Nassif and Sabah
Blog - May 16, 2012
Afropop Worldwide's Hip Deep in Egypt Complete Series is Online
Blog - August 3, 2012
NEH awards Afropop grant for 2012-2013 Hip Deep Season!
January 30, 2025
Hip Deep Ghana 1: Ebo Taylor and the Pioneers of Afro-Funk
Reviews - September 5, 2013
Hip Deep Interview: Kenneth Habib on Fairuz, A Woman for All Seasons
Reviews - September 4, 2013
Hip Deep Interview: A.J. Racy on Lebanon, Fairuz and the Rahbanis
Reviews - September 5, 2013
Hip Deep Lebanon Teaser: Interview with Kenneth Habib on Fairuz, A Woman for All Seasons
Features - August 2, 2012
Afropop Worldwide Awarded National Endowment for The Humanities (NEH) Grant for 2012-2013 Hip Deep Season
Blog - October 23, 2009
Discography: The Prehistory of New Orleans; Treasures from the Hogan
May 9, 2024
Ethiopia 2: Diaspora and Return
September 20, 2018
Music and History in The Two Sudans
March 20, 2025
Women's History Month: Fairuz, A Woman for all Seasons
August 13, 2020
Ancient Text Messages: Batá Drums in a Changing World
July 4, 2024
La Bamba: The Afro-Mexican Story
April 17, 2025
African Sounds of the Indian Subcontinent
May 6, 2021
The Money Show
May 15, 2025
Afro-Lisbon and the Lusophone Atlantic: Dancing Toward the Future
April 16, 2020
Edo Highlife: Culture, Politics and Progressive Traditionalism
May 10, 2018
Lagos and the Rise of Nigerian Afrobeats
June 20, 2024
Mbalax Fever
February 26, 2025
The Rise of Afro-Venezuelan Music in the Hugo Chavez Era
October 10, 2024
The Cumbia Diaspora: From Colombia to the World
July 10, 2025
Nollywood: Nigeria's Mirror
January 9, 2025
A Tale of Two Rebellions: How Africans Helped Shape the Future of Islam
April 3, 2025
Africans in the Arabian (Persian) Gulf
February 27, 2025
Diaspora Encounters: Kriolu in New England, The Cape Verdean-American Story
February 20, 2020
Diaspora Encounters: The Indo Caribbean World
May 7, 2024
Ethiopia Part 1: Empire and Revolution
April 11, 2024
Thomas Mapfumo 1: The War Years
Part 1 of Afropop Worldwide's HIp Deep audio biography of Thomas Mapfumo focuses on his upbringing, musical education and the bands that lead up to the Blacks Unlimited. These are the war years, when Zimbabwe was fighting to throw off the burden of the racist Southern Rhodesian regime. This episode documents the birth of "chimurenga" music in the voices of those who made that history, many of whom have now joined the ancestors. Produced by Banning Eyre.
March 13, 2025
Reconstructing Somalia: Love Songs at the Birth of a Nation
February 1, 2024
Black History Month: The Ring and The Shout
February 13, 2025
Shake It Fo Ya Hood: The History of New Orleans Bounce
May 3, 2018
Lagos Roots: Fuji, Juju and Apala
Beneath the gloss of Nigeria’s contemporary pop, older roots styles, mostly derived from Yoruba tradition, still thrive.
July 9, 2020
Africa and the Blues
May 29, 2025
Afro-Dominicana: The Other Dominican Republic
December 19, 2024
Proving the Bubu Myth: Janka Nabay, War and Witchcraft in Sierra Leone
Every year on Sierra Leone’s Independence Day in late April, musicians and revelers descend upon Freetown from throughout the country.
May 8, 2025
Seize the Dance: The BaAka of Central Africa
This program will initiate listeners into one of the most enchanting and mysterious musical practices in Africa, BaAka people music.
August 21, 2025
The Music of Black Peru: Cultural Identity in the Black Pacific
February 3, 2022
Egypt 4: Living Traditions
January 23, 2025
Cairo - Hollywood of the Middle East
October 3, 2019
Luiz Gonzaga: The King of Baião
July 31, 2025
The Story of Bembeya Jazz
August 28, 2025
Islam and Music: From Prohibition to the Science of Ecstasy
December 21, 2023
Spiritual Journeys: Tarab: The Art of Ecstasy in Arab Music
January 4, 2024
The Fertile Crescent: Haiti, Cuba and Louisiana
August 10, 2023
The Musical Legacy of Al Andalus, Part 2: Africa & Beyond
August 10, 2023
The Musical Legacy of Al Andalus, Part 3: Reverberations
May 30, 2024
East African Taarab
January 2, 2025
The Zulu Factor
December 27, 2018
Lebanon 2: Diasporas
August 15, 2024
Live from Bongoland: The History of Tanzania's Music Economy
January 30, 2025
The Mighty Amazon
June 14, 2018
The Nature of Trance
March 15, 2018
Roots and Future: A History of U.K. Dance
August 2, 2018
Cuban Counterpoint of Tobacco and Sugar: Sacred Musical Spaces in Western Cuba
Blog - August 22, 2012
Spirit of Angola: Granular
Blog - September 12, 2012
Spirit of Angola: Dustrise
Features - September 13, 2012
Feature: Music and Nation in Angola
February 9, 2023
Bangkok After Dark: The Story of Maurice Rocco
February 16, 2023
The Prehistory of New Orleans Music - Treasures from the Hogan
July 6, 2023
Mali: Ancient Empires to Multi-Cultural Democracy
July 20, 2023
The Musical Legacy of Al Andalus, Part 1 - Europe
April 16, 2025
Spiritual Journeys: Traveling Spirit Masters, The Gnawa of Morocco
August 31, 2023
A Spiritual Journey to Mbanza-Kongo
December 16, 2022
Ghana: Celebration Sounds
March 6, 2008
Scholars: Ahmad Sikainga
Videos - January 5, 2018
Kabiru Abbas, “God Bless America”
Blog - March 14, 2018
Afropop Premier: Auto-Tuned Africa, Vol. 1 and 2
Videos - March 2, 2023
Ado Gwanja Stirs the Pot in Kano With "Warr."
Interview - October 8, 2024
Kano's Ado Gwanja Sings for the Ladies
Blog - July 1, 2016
The Ring and the Shout
Blog - April 18, 2018
Pongo Celebrates Her Angolan Roots in "Tambulaya"
Reviews - March 5, 2019
A Trio of Desert Rock Albums
August 14, 2025
Madagascar Medley
Blog - April 3, 2020
Quarantunes: It's Mdou Moctar Time
Blog - February 2, 2021
Justice at Last for Niger Delta (For Now)
Reviews - August 13, 2021
Sarkodie, Feeling No Pressure
Features - April 6, 2022
Tikoubaouine Puts the Melody in Desert Rock
Features - April 15, 2022
Les Filles de Illighadad: From the Village to the World
Blog - September 15, 2022
Al Bilali Soudan Launches Debut U.S. Tour
Interview - October 4, 2022
Okaidja Afroso Explores the Wisdom of Ghanaian Fishermen on "Jàkú Mũmɔ"
Blog - May 11, 2023
Tinariwen to Release New Album May 19 and Launch Tour May 27
Reviews - July 6, 2013
John Collins: Ghana, Then and Now
Reviews - September 15, 2006
Kay Kaufman Shelemay- Ethiopia: Empire and Revolution
Features - October 14, 2009
New Orleans Music in the Early Days of Recording
Blog - November 28, 2016
Fidel Castro and the Africa Connection
Reviews - March 29, 2018
Talking With My Papa About Ghana's C.K. Mann
Blog - May 15, 2018
Gyedu-Blay Ambolley's "Simigwado" Remixed
Blog - February 12, 2019
Ayub Ogada and Sali Sidibe: RIP
Blog - June 7, 2019
A Peaceful Moment From Our Archives: Ebo Taylor in Ghana, 2013
Blog - July 24, 2019
Lost Ebo Taylor Record From 1980 to Be Released
Reviews - November 1, 2019
Pat Thomas & Gyedu-Blay Ambolley: New Music from Ghana Masters
Reviews - January 22, 2020
Gyedu-Blay Ambolley Carries the Highlife Torch
Fresh Eyre - March 6, 2020
Three Smithsonian Folkways Reissues Inspire Revery
Fresh Eyre - May 15, 2020
May Potpourri: Paul Beaubrun, Bai Kamara Jr., Stonebwoy, Hailu Mergia, Archie Shepp and Damily
Blog - August 14, 2020
Hear Two Exclusive Ebo Taylor Tunes: Something Old and Something New
Reviews - May 11, 2021
Toumani Diabaté on Working With the London Symphony Orchestra
Reviews - January 26, 2022
Aja Wele Wele
Interview - March 15, 2022
Small Island Big Song
Fresh Eyre - March 22, 2022
Rokia Koné Leads New Moves in Malian Pop
Blog - June 1, 2022
Highife to Become UNESCO World Heritage?
Interview - June 23, 2022
Lúcia de Carvalho: A Flower of Light
Fresh Eyre - September 1, 2022
Mississippi Records Revives African Music Treasures
September 28, 2022
Geraldo Pino and Fela Kuti in Ghana
October 6, 2022
Reissued - African Vinyl In The 21st Century
Interview - November 4, 2022
Gyedu Blay Ambolley's Highlife Jazz
Interview - April 6, 2023
Tamikrest's Journey From Kidal to the World
Blog - August 24, 2023
A Tribute to Nigeria's King Sunny Ade as He Passes the Baton for Longest-Charting African Album on Billboard
January 17, 2024
AfroFuture 2023: More Than a Festival!
Reviews - August 14, 2024
Àbɔɔ Édíŋ
Videos - April 3, 2025
Afropop Top Videos, April 2025, Voices of Protest
Features - March 20, 2025
The Songs of Malagasy Women: Their Side of the Story
Features - June 19, 2025
The Songs of Malagasy Women: Their Side of the Story (French Language Version)
Feature - October 15, 2025
Rajery: Madagascar's Valiha Master
Reviews - March 22, 2018
Ebo Taylor Speaks About His New Album "Yen Ara"
Blog - October 2, 2019
Disco Artist Eric Kol Recalls Nigeria's Boogie Nights
September 4, 2025
Discover and Record: The Field Recordings of Hugh Tracey
Blog - April 2, 2020
Quarantunes: '70s Highlife Music of Ghana and Nigeria
Blog - May 1, 2020
Hanitra Ranaivo and Rohan Houssein Take on Deforestation in Madagascar with "Mivalo"
May 20, 2020
Nídia Returns With Kuduro and Tarraxo Straight From Afro-Lisbon
November 4, 2021
New Sounds From Nigeria
August 10, 2021
A Conversation with Kwaito/Hip-Hop Artist Simphy
July 25, 2024
The Enigma of Baba Sora
Blog - June 23, 2022
CINE AFRICA "Eyimofe" This Is My Desire
Videos - May 31, 2023
John Collins lecture on Ghana's musical history
Trends - August 24, 2023
Rema Conquers Bollywood with TikTok
Reviews - May 17, 2024
Ghana Special 2: Electronic Highlife & Afro Sounds in the Diaspora: 1980-93
Blog - July 19, 2024
Toumani Diabate: (1965-2024)
Blog - July 30, 2024
Ego Ella May Is Not Alone
Interview - August 21, 2024
Ana Moura: Going Beyond Fado
September 24, 2024
Planet Afropop: Women of Tsapiky
December 10, 2024
Planet Afropop: Celebrating Toumani Diabaté
Interview - December 10, 2024
Lucy Duran on the Life and Music of Toumani Diabaté
March 18, 2025
Planet Afropop: Simpa Sonics: Neo-traditional dance music from Northern Ghana
April 15, 2025
Planet Afropop: Somali DJs in America and Songhoy Blues
Features - April 24, 2025
Ghana and Senegal in NYC: Ebo Taylor, Pat Thomas, Amadeus, Mia Guisse
Reviews - August 17, 2017
Chronology by Chronixx
Another successful landing from Jamaica's rising star with the release of his first album.
October 30, 2025
Born-Free South Africa: A Kaleidoscope of Colors
Blog - August 29, 2015
In Spite of Katrina: A Tribute to New Orleans, 10 Years On
Blog - January 26, 2017
Dispatch From Nigeria #1: Hitting the Ground Running
Reviews - May 25, 2017
Elida Almeida: Taking Cape Verde to the World
Features - September 28, 2017
Fuji-Juju Chronicles
Reviews - October 26, 2017
Ranky Tanky
Gullah songs by the group Ranky Tanky in their debut album.
Best of The Beat - October 24, 2017
Best of The Beat on Afropop: Lee “Scratch” Perry Returns to Conquer
Reviews - October 20, 2017
Johnny Clegg's Final Journey
October 19, 2017
A Bull Session at the Beach With Black Uhuru’s Andrew Bees
Reviews - November 6, 2017
Havana Meets Kingston
Reviews - November 10, 2017
Lee “Scratch” Perry’s Underground Truths
Blog - November 21, 2017
Field Report: Mundial Montreal 2017
Reviews - November 21, 2017
Macka B Speaks on Veganism, Consciousness and Well-Being
Blog - November 28, 2017
Support Afropop This Giving Tuesday!
Blog - December 7, 2017
Field Report: Visa For Music 2017
Blog - December 13, 2017
60th Annual Grammy Nominations 2017
Blog - December 20, 2017
Fresh Cuts, Vol. Nine
Reviews - January 4, 2018
54 Kingdoms: Nana Poku and Kwaku Awuah on Storytelling in Fashion
Blog - January 9, 2018
Coachella 2018: Artists To Look Out For
Reviews - January 19, 2018
Bakithi Kumalo Talks About His 30 Years in U.S. and Salutes Vincent Nguini and Ray Phiri
Blog - January 26, 2018
Dispatch from Trinidad: Trouble on de Road? Carnival’s Cash Woes
Reviews - February 8, 2018
Meklit Hadero with Feet in Many Worlds
Blog - February 12, 2018
Carnival 2018: Soca Hype Mix
Reviews - February 13, 2018
Femi Kuti Talks About His New Album, and New Take on Life
Blog - February 16, 2018
When Reigns It Pours: R.I.P. EBONY
Blog - March 2, 2018
Fresh Cuts: A View From the Comments Section
Blog - February 28, 2018
Music of Wakanda
A look into the African origins of music used in Ludwig Göransson's score for Marvel's "Black Panther" film to draw audiences closer to the fictional African nation of Wakanda.
Blog - March 9, 2018
Photo Essay: Traditional Masquerade in Trinidad
Blog - March 14, 2018
Photo Essay: Mas on the Carnival Road
Blog - March 23, 2018
Afropop Worldwide's 30th Anniversary Gala and Hall of Fame
Blog - April 13, 2018
Afropop Hall of Fame: A History
Reviews - April 15, 2018
Soar
Blog - April 17, 2018
Kafundó Vol. 6: Afrobeat Brazil
Blog - April 24, 2018
Wilson Silva: Another Cape Verdean Sound
Reviews - April 26, 2018
The State of Congolese Music 2018: An Interview with Lubangi Muniania
Blog - May 2, 2018
SummerStage Announces 2018 Lineup
Reviews - June 8, 2018
Angelique Kidjo Tackles Talking Heads' Remain in Light
Blog - June 21, 2018
Mbira Goes Metal: Zimbabwe's Nascent Rock Scene
Blog - June 25, 2018
Field Report: IOMMA and Sakifo Musik Festival
Preserving and renewing the Creole Culture on La Réunion.
Blog - July 10, 2018
Field Report: Gnawa World Music Festival in Essaouira, Part Two
Blog - July 11, 2018
Field Report: Montreal International Festival of Jazz
Reviews - July 27, 2018
Citizen Boy on All Things Gqom
Reviews - July 30, 2018
Que of Distruction Boys on Transforming Gqom
Reviews - September 20, 2018
Ahmad Sikainga on the Two Sudans
May 9, 2019
A Visit to Afro-Sweden
Reviews - October 19, 2018
Ryan Skinner on the Afro-Swedes
Reviews - October 26, 2018
Colombian Funk Takes Root in Texas
Reviews - November 15, 2018
Meira Goldberg on the Blackness of Flamenco
Blog - November 20, 2018
Field Report: WOMEX 2018
Blog - November 28, 2018
Field Report: Mundial Montreal 2018
Blog - December 7, 2018
Red Bull’s Massive Spanish-Language Rap Battle Hits Sunday
Reviews - December 13, 2018
Now Hear This: Léo Leobons’s "Ritual"
Best of The Beat - December 20, 2018
Best of The Beat on Afropop: Skanking With the Supai
Blog - January 24, 2019
Remembering Oliver Mtukudzi
Reviews - February 26, 2019
Rocky Dawuni: Another Dimension of Diaspora Music
Reviews - March 7, 2019
Razia on The Road
Reviews - April 10, 2019
Herb Alpert Talks About the 25th Edition of His Arts Awards
Features - April 18, 2019
In Memoriam: Masuka, Simaro, Nketia and the New Ancestors
Blog - May 17, 2019
Photo Essay: Atlantic Music Expo Returns to Cape Verde, Part One
Reviews - June 12, 2019
Interview with Steel Pulse's David Hinds
Blog - June 19, 2019
Afropop to Honor Salif Keita at BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival: July 13
Blog - July 5, 2019
ÌFÉ Plays Elsewhere
Reviews - July 18, 2019
Muthoni Drummer Queen: Marching to the Beat of Her Own Drum
Blog - July 24, 2019
Manolo Raps at the Atlantic Music Expo
Reviews - September 17, 2019
Aban
Features - September 24, 2019
Chartwell Dutiro: 1957-2019
Blog - October 1, 2019
Watch: Afrosideral Live on A Havana Rooftop
Blog - October 17, 2019
Hear Zona Libre's Pan-African Bliss Mix: The Continent Vol. One
Reviews - October 25, 2019
HaitiaNola
Reviews - November 5, 2019
Roberto Fonseca discusses his new album, Yesun
Reviews - November 6, 2019
Pour Me a Grog: The Funaná Revolt in 1990s Cabo Verde
Fresh Eyre - November 26, 2019
Vinyl Vestiges: VP Records and World Circuit
Blog - December 5, 2019
Field Report: Morocco's Festival Taragalte Part Two
Reviews - December 5, 2019
Balafon, Burkina Faso to Vienna: An Interview With Mamadou Diabaté
Blog - December 6, 2019
Stocking Stuffers 2019: Afropop's Albums of Note
Fresh Eyre - January 10, 2020
Music and Activism in the 2020s
Fresh Eyre - February 28, 2020
Boston's Crashfest Turns 5
Reviews - March 12, 2020
Jah9 on "Note to Self"
Reviews - March 12, 2020
Coming Soon: The National Museum of African American Music
Reviews - March 18, 2020
Gitkin Talks About His New Tuareg- and Cumbia-Influenced EP
Blog - March 19, 2020
Quarantunes: Jorge Ben Jor on Brazilian TV in 1972
Reviews - March 20, 2020
Linos Wengara Magaya: Carrying the Torch for Zimbabwe’s Mbira Pop
Best of The Beat - March 27, 2020
Best of The Beat on Afropop: 1989 Interview with Soukous Greats Aurlus Mabele and Diblo Dibala
Reviews - April 3, 2020
Jackson Browne on "Let the Rhythm Lead"
Fresh Eyre - May 6, 2020
Zambian Motherload: Roots Music from Way Down South
Reviews - June 5, 2020
Dr. Mark Lomax II on the Duty of the Artist, Blackout Tuesday and His 12-Album Afrikan Epic
Reviews - June 23, 2020
The Characteristic Optimism of Salt Cathedral
Reviews - June 25, 2020
Michael Veal on Tony Allen
Blog - July 3, 2020
Afropop Closeup Season 5 Launches Tues. July 7
Blog - July 16, 2020
Cosmas Magaya (1953-2020)
Fresh Eyre - August 14, 2020
Summer Lockdown Listening
Fresh Eyre - October 9, 2020
Fall Release Roundup: Bantu, Ayom, Awale Jant Band, Groupe RTD, Songhoy Blues, Fra Fra, Nation Beat, Qwanqwa
Features - October 22, 2020
DJ M-Point’s Video Genre Index: South Africa
Reviews - October 30, 2020
Tyson Meya: Congo Music Meets Jazz
Blog - November 20, 2020
ÌFÉ Releases “Music for Egun Movement”
Blog - November 25, 2020
Thanksgiving Like No Other at Afropop: 2020 Report & 2021 Forecast
Fresh Eyre - December 12, 2020
Stella Chiweshe to Build Culture Center in Zimbabwe
Reviews - December 17, 2020
Ade Bantu on Musical Responses to the Crises of 2020 in Nigeria
Reviews - December 18, 2020
Saint Ezekiel's New Sound From Nigeria-U.S. Diaspora
Reviews - January 22, 2021
Michael Wimberly's Take on Afrofuturism
Features - February 16, 2021
The Shangaan '90s: Disco or Kwaito?
Reviews - February 19, 2021
Black Banjo Reclamation Project’s Hannah Mayree
Blog - February 23, 2021
Anatomy of A Song: “Africa Mokili Mobimba” and the African Jazz Sound
Fresh Eyre - February 26, 2021
Wintering in East Africa
Reviews - March 4, 2021
Mary Akpa On Seeing Oneself and the Shades of Meaning on “A Hurum Gi N’anya”
Reviews - March 12, 2021
The Journeys of Billy Wylder
Reviews - March 24, 2021
Pedrito Martinez Talks "Acertijos" (Riddles)
Reviews - March 25, 2021
Blandine on Congo in Toronto
Reviews - March 31, 2021
Ian Brennan on Songs of Ghana's Witch Camps
Reviews - April 23, 2021
Shungudzo: From Harare to LA
Blog - April 28, 2021
DJ Mixanthrope Zooms In on Seychelles
Reviews - April 28, 2021
Djourou
Reviews - April 29, 2021
Alan Brain on Congo Music Documentary: "The Rumba Kings"
Blog - May 21, 2021
Habibi Funk Announces “Eclectic Compilation” with Douaa’s Loungy Moroccan Pop
Blog - June 17, 2021
Anatomy of A Song: “Gumboots:” Paul Simon’s Excellent Adventure
Blog - July 9, 2021
Afropop Closeup Season Six Launches July 13
Reviews - July 20, 2021
Jay Way Is Not Okay (Or Is He?)
Reviews - July 21, 2021
Peter Siegel on Joseph Spence
Reviews - September 23, 2021
Ben Lapidus on Changüí: Music of Eastern Cuba
Interview - October 21, 2021
Lucy Duràn on Baba Sora Sissoko
Blog - November 3, 2021
WOMEX 2021 Rocks Porto!
Blog - November 5, 2021
Ìfé’s Otura Mun Explains His New Album, “0000+0000”
Interview - November 24, 2021
Justin Adams and Mauro Durante, Still Moving!
December 3, 2021
Robert Farris Thompson 1932-2021
Interview - December 22, 2021
Jake Blount on Black String Band Tradition
Reviews - December 22, 2021
Fela Box Set #5, by Chris Martin and Femi Kuti
Blog - December 23, 2021
Ah Well, globalFEST Tactically Retreats Back Online
January 6, 2022
A Tango With Robert Farris Thompson
Interview - January 13, 2022
Drew Gonsalves on Kobo Town's Toronto Calypso Music
Blog - January 21, 2022
2022 globalFEST Tiny Desk Extravaganza now online
Interview - January 27, 2022
Francisco "Fininho" Sousa on Bandé Gamboa
Interview - February 4, 2022
Urban Village Reinvents Classic South African Pop
Interview - February 24, 2022
Interview: Bril Barrett, Founder of MADD Rhythms Chicago
February 29, 2024
Women's History Month: Afropop Women of Note
Fresh Eyre - March 29, 2022
Club D'Elf and Afro-Zen Allstars Let the Instruments Do the Talking
Interview - April 20, 2022
Juanita Euka: from Congo to the World
Videos - May 6, 2022
New Congo-Themed Videos From Pierre Kwenders, Jason Tamba, Congotronics International, Apollo Kris and José Pereelanga
Interview - May 27, 2022
Muzi’s “Afro-now-ism” On Tour In America
Features - May 27, 2022
"Above Water" -- A Documentary Film by Aïssa Maïga
Interview - June 6, 2022
Femi and Made Kuti: Bitter Pills in a Sweet Sauce
Interview - July 7, 2022
Angelique Kidjo and Ibrahim Maalouf: "Queen of Sheba"
July 12, 2022
The Rise of Hip-Hop in Malawi
Blog - July 12, 2022
Afropop Closeup Season Seven Launches July 12!
Interview - July 26, 2022
Mickey Hart and Planet Drum: In The Groove
Reviews - August 1, 2022
Burna Boy: "Love, Damini" Album
Interview - August 24, 2022
Arturo O’Farrill on the Cuban Khaleeji Project
Interview - September 15, 2022
Marc Pevar, Lucy Durán and Sirifo Sissoko Talk Kora
Reviews - September 24, 2022
“Hope“ New Album From Soweto Gospel Choir
Interview - October 13, 2022
Herb Alpert on the Sunny Side of the Street
Features - October 22, 2022
Habibi Festival Brings Music From S.W.A.N.A to New York
Features - October 27, 2022
WOMEX 2022 in Lisbon Wraps Up With A Bang!
Features - November 19, 2022
Sauti za Busara Festival in Zanzibar: Vision for February 2023
Features - November 21, 2022
Djazia Satour: On Finding Her Voice and Giving Voice to Others
Features - December 16, 2022
Pilani Bubu: Reclaiming and Reinventing Folklore
Features - December 16, 2022
Cumbé Center for African and Diaspora Dance in Brooklyn Celebrates its 10th Anniversary
Features - December 20, 2022
Creative Industries Flourish at U.S. Africa Leaders Summit
Interview - December 21, 2022
Jake Blount's New Faith
December 29, 2022
Visit To Afro-Sweden
Blog - December 30, 2022
Afropop Worldwide Salutes Beyoncé’s "Renaissance" and Bad Bunny’s "Un Verano Sin Ti"
Features - January 5, 2023
CINE AFRICA: Nanny and Black Girl
Interview - January 11, 2023
Sona Jobarteh, With Feet in Two Worlds
Features - February 16, 2023
Rock 'n' Roll Pioneer Maurice Rocco on Film
Blog - March 9, 2023
Afropop Honors George Johnson, First African-American Recording Artist 1891
Features - March 15, 2023
Sylvain Leroux visits L’ecole Fula Flute in Guinea
Reviews - April 17, 2023
The Rebirth of Jonathan Butler: New Album Ubuntu
Interview - April 25, 2023
Nick Gold on Ali Farka Toure's Posthumous Release: Voyageur
Features - April 26, 2023
Remembering Harry Belafonte
Interview - May 16, 2023
Bantu Spaceship Remakes Zimbabwean Roots Pop
Interview - May 25, 2023
The Bongeziwe Experience in Mexico
Interview - June 7, 2023
BCUC Shakes Up South African Music
Interview - June 15, 2023
DAP The Contract New EP PW3RS Hits the Ground Running
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