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Recent Articles
Meet Maitre Gims
Fresh Eyre November 13, 2019
Meet Maitre Gims
Field Report: Morocco's Festival Taragalte, Part 1
Blog November 12, 2019
Field Report: Morocco's Festival Taragalte, Part 1
Poet-Musician-Director Saul Williams On the Eve of Rwanda
Features November 7, 2019
Poet-Musician-Director Saul Williams On the Eve of Rwanda
Pour Me a Grog: The Funaná Revolt in 1990s Cabo Verde
Reviews November 6, 2019
Pour Me a Grog: The Funaná Revolt in 1990s Cabo Verde
Roberto Fonseca discusses his new album, Yesun
Interviews November 5, 2019
Roberto Fonseca discusses his new album, Yesun
Pat Thomas & Gyedu-Blay Ambolley: New Music from Ghana Masters
Reviews November 1, 2019
Pat Thomas & Gyedu-Blay Ambolley: New Music from Ghana Masters
WATCH: Da Lata's Video for “Mentality” Featuring Diabel Cissokho
Blog October 31, 2019
WATCH: Da Lata's Video for “Mentality” Featuring Diabel Cissokho
Remembering Louis Sarno
Features October 31, 2019
Remembering Louis Sarno
Photos: Yasser Tejeda and Palotre's Album Release Party
Blog October 30, 2019
Photos: Yasser Tejeda and Palotre's Album Release Party

Recent Audio Programs
Mbalax Meets Mande in Dakar
Afropop Classic November 14, 2019
Mbalax Meets Mande in Dakar
Remembering Oliver Mtukudzi
Afropop Classic November 7, 2019
Remembering Oliver Mtukudzi
Seize the Dance: The BaAka of Central Africa
Hip Deep October 31, 2019
Seize the Dance: The BaAka of Central Africa

Recent Album Reviews
Pour Me a Grog: The Funaná Revolt in 1990s Cabo Verde
Pour Me a Grog: The Funaná Revolt in 1990s Cabo Verde
Pat Thomas & Gyedu-Blay Ambolley: New Music from Ghana Masters
Pat Thomas & Gyedu-Blay Ambolley: New Music from Ghana Masters
HaitiaNola
HaitiaNola
Lakou Mizik
Je Suis Africain
Je Suis Africain
Rachid Taha

Now Spinning at Afropop HQ

Moken's new album "Missing Chapters"
Moken's new album "Missing Chapters"
Moken has a beautiful, oaken baritone with a haunting falsetto with tasteful arrangements reflecting his Cameroonian roots and Atlanta home base.

Upcoming NYC Events
The Convergence: Afropop Meets Afroarts
Friday, November 15, 2019 at 6 PM – 9 PM
The Convergence: Afropop Meets Afroarts
Poster House 119 West 23rd Street, New York, New York 10011
A Night of Music and Storytelling with Alsarah & the Nubatones
Fri, November 15, 2019 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM EST
A Night of Music and Storytelling with Alsarah & the Nubatones
Brooklyn Historical Society 128 Pierrepont St Brooklyn, NY 11201
Pedrito Martinez at 92nd Street Y
Fri, Nov 15, 2019, 7:30 pm
Pedrito Martinez at 92nd Street Y
92nd Street Y (between 91st & 92nd street) 1395 Lexington Avenue New York, NY 10128
Chucho Valdés With special guest Chick Corea
Fri. Nov 15 at 8 pm and Sat. Nov 16 at 8 pm
Chucho Valdés With special guest Chick Corea
Rose Theatre at Lincoln Center 10 Columbus Cir, New York, NY 10023
Daymé Arocena at LPR
Sat Nov. 16, 2019 7:30PM
Daymé Arocena at LPR
(le) Poisson Rouge
Diaspora Songs
Friday, December 6, 2019 8 PM
Diaspora Songs
Stern Auditorium Carnegie Hall
Ani Cordero at The Sultan Room
Fri, December 6, 2019, 8:00 PM EST
Ani Cordero at The Sultan Room
The Sultan Room at The Turk's Inn 234 Starr Street Brooklyn, NY 11237
Carnegie Hall Citywide: Los Hacheros
Saturday, December 7, 2019 5 PM
Carnegie Hall Citywide: Los Hacheros
Brooklyn Museum
Lionel Loueke Trio
Friday, December 13, 2019 9 PM
Lionel Loueke Trio
Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall
Steel Pulse at Brooklyn Bowl
Friday Dec 27, 2019 Doors: 6:00 PM
Steel Pulse at Brooklyn Bowl
Brooklyn Bowl 61 Wythe Avenue Brooklyn, NY
Cimafunk at Webster Hall
Thu • Jan 09, 2020 • 8:00 PM
Cimafunk at Webster Hall
Webster Hall 125 East 11th Street, New York, NY 10003
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