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Recent Articles
AfroJam Video Playlist
Features June 17, 2021
AfroJam Video Playlist
Homage to Homage: Kenny Garrett’s “For Art’s Sake”
Blog June 17, 2021
Homage to Homage: Kenny Garrett’s “For Art’s Sake”
Anatomy of A Song: “Gumboots:” Paul Simon’s Excellent Adventure
Blog June 17, 2021
Anatomy of A Song: “Gumboots:” Paul Simon’s Excellent Adventure
Angelique Kidjo's Homage to Mother Nature
Interviews June 17, 2021
Angelique Kidjo's Homage to Mother Nature
The Helsinki-Cotonou Ensemble's New Video Takes You to Benin
Blog June 15, 2021
The Helsinki-Cotonou Ensemble's New Video Takes You to Benin
You Like Brazilian Music? Quincy Jones’ Qwest TV Has It, Baaba Maal’s Curation, More
Blog June 9, 2021
You Like Brazilian Music? Quincy Jones’ Qwest TV Has It, Baaba Maal’s Curation, More
Buena Vista Social Club to Celebrate 25th Anniversary with Deluxe Reissue
Blog June 9, 2021
Buena Vista Social Club to Celebrate 25th Anniversary with Deluxe Reissue
Georges Collinet Hosting Africa Center’s “Home Is Where the Music Is” at Noon ET
Blog June 8, 2021
Georges Collinet Hosting Africa Center’s “Home Is Where the Music Is” at Noon ET
Dobet Gnahoré Talks Pandemic Vision and New Album: Couleur!
Interviews June 4, 2021
Dobet Gnahoré Talks Pandemic Vision and New Album: Couleur!

Recent Audio Programs
AfroJam
Afropop Classic June 17, 2021
AfroJam
Hip Deep Angola 4: The Cuban Intervention in Angola
Hip Deep June 10, 2021
Hip Deep Angola 4: The Cuban Intervention in Angola
Encounter With the Ancestors
Afropop Classic June 3, 2021
Encounter With the Ancestors

Recent Album Reviews
Hailu Mergia and the Walias Band's "Tezeta"
Hailu Mergia and the Walias Band's "Tezeta"
Couleur
Couleur
Dobet Gnahoré
Afrique Victime
Afrique Victime
Party With the English
Party With the English

Now Spinning at Afropop HQ

Pedro Lima's Maguidala
Pedro Lima's Maguidala
Just four, big beautiful stretching songs animated by slick interlocking guitars and anchored by Lima's beautiful, breaking voice.

Upcoming NYC Events
Pedrito Martinez Back on the Stage at DROM!
Fri, June 18, 2021, 7:30 PM EDT
Pedrito Martinez Back on the Stage at DROM!
DROM 85 Avenue A New York, NY 10009
Coming Together: A Juneteenth Celebration
Saturday, June 19, 2021 at 12:00 pm
Coming Together: A Juneteenth Celebration
The Isabel and Peter Malkin Stage at Hearst Plaza
Opera Saratoga Presents America Sings: A Juneteenth Celebration
SATURDAY, JUNE 19th @ 2pm
Opera Saratoga Presents America Sings: A Juneteenth Celebration
Livestreamed
I Dream a Dream That Dreams Back at Me: A Juneteenth Celebration
Saturday, June 19, 2021 at 7:00 pm
I Dream a Dream That Dreams Back at Me: A Juneteenth Celebration
The Restart Stage at Damrosch Park and The Isabel and Peter Malkin Stage at Hearst Plaza
Live with Carnegie Hall: Juneteenth Celebration All-American Freedom Day: Only Together Are We Free
Saturday, June 19, 2021 7:30 PM
Live with Carnegie Hall: Juneteenth Celebration All-American Freedom Day: Only Together Are We Free
Online
WMI PLUS At Home with Dobet Gnahoré
June 24 at 6PM EDT
WMI PLUS At Home with Dobet Gnahoré
Streaming online
LatinXoxo
Saturday, June 26, 2021 at 7:00 pm
LatinXoxo
The Isabel and Peter Malkin Stage at Hearst Plaza
George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic
Sunday, June 27, 2021 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm
George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic
Central Park Rumsey Playfield, Manhattan 10021
Brasil Summerfest returns July 9 & 10
July 9 & 10, 6-9:30 pm
Brasil Summerfest returns July 9 & 10
DUMBO Archway at 155 Water Street, Brooklyn.
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