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Recent Articles
“Hope“ New Album Soweto Gospel Choir
Reviews September 24, 2022
“Hope“ New Album Soweto Gospel Choir
Rocky Dawuni and BLVK H3RO debut new single "Neva Bow Down"
Blog September 23, 2022
Rocky Dawuni and BLVK H3RO debut new single "Neva Bow Down"
Seun Kuti Back in the U.S.A.
Interviews September 21, 2022
Seun Kuti Back in the U.S.A.
Lancelot Mapfumo Has Left Us
Blog September 19, 2022
Lancelot Mapfumo Has Left Us
Al Bilali Soudan Launches Debut U.S. Tour
Blog September 15, 2022
Al Bilali Soudan Launches Debut U.S. Tour
Marc Pevar, Lucy Durán and Sirifo Sissoko Talk Kora
Interviews September 15, 2022
Marc Pevar, Lucy Durán and Sirifo Sissoko Talk Kora
Kora Resources
Features September 15, 2022
Kora Resources
The Blind Boys of Alabama Deliver a Message for 2022
Blog September 9, 2022
The Blind Boys of Alabama Deliver a Message for 2022
"King Scratch" Album Release of Dub Prophet Lee “Scratch” Perry
Reviews September 2, 2022
"King Scratch" Album Release of Dub Prophet Lee “Scratch” Perry

Recent Audio Programs
South African Roots in the 21st Century
Afropop Classic September 22, 2022
South African Roots in the 21st Century
Jamaa Fest, Sierra Leone's Forgotten Festival
Closeup September 20, 2022
Jamaa Fest, Sierra Leone's Forgotten Festival
Journeys with the Kora
Afropop Classic September 15, 2022
Journeys with the Kora

Recent Album Reviews
“Hope“ New Album Soweto Gospel Choir
“Hope“ New Album Soweto Gospel Choir
"King Scratch" Album Release of Dub Prophet Lee “Scratch” Perry
"King Scratch" Album Release of Dub Prophet Lee “Scratch” Perry
Burna Boy: "Love Damini" Album
Burna Boy: "Love Damini" Album
Bomba Estéreo Salutes Mother Earth With "Tierra"
Bomba Estéreo Salutes Mother Earth With "Tierra"
Bomba Estéreo

Now Spinning at Afropop HQ

Robson Banda & The Black Eagles "Soweto"
Robson Banda & The Black Eagles "Soweto"
Despite the name, this group hails from Zimbabwe. A recent reissue gives the slick, mbira-influenced guitar work it's full, swirling chorus glory. Definitely worth checking out.

Upcoming NYC Events
Banning Eyre: Solo African Guitar at Barbès in Brookyn
Tuesday, September 27, 7-8:30 PM
Banning Eyre: Solo African Guitar at Barbès in Brookyn
Barbès 376 9th st Brooklyn, NY 11215
IBRAHIM MAALOUF with Dear Silas
Fri., Sept. 30, 7p.m.
IBRAHIM MAALOUF with Dear Silas
Le Poisson Rouge, 158 Bleecker Street, New York, NY 10012
Born in Beirut in 1980, Ibrahim Maalouf is today the most popular instrumentalist on the global music scene.
ATA KAK AND LOLLISE 
Fri., Sept 30, 2022 Doors: 6.30 PM | Show: 7:30 PM
ATA KAK AND LOLLISE 
Elsewhere, 599 Johnson Avenue, Brooklyn Tickets
Infectious hybrid of reggae and dancehall, Ghanaian highlife and American soul and hip-hop to the City.
La Dame Blanche at SOBs, October 2
La Dame Blanche at SOB's in NYC, October 2. Doors open 7PM
La Dame Blanche at SOBs, October 2
SOB's 204 Varick St, NY, NY
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