Afropop Worldwide

Recent Articles
CONTEST: Win Tickets to Ethio-Legend Girma Bèyènè at (le) Poisson Rouge
Contests August 21, 2019
CONTEST: Win Tickets to Ethio-Legend Girma Bèyènè at (le) Poisson Rouge
Video Playlist: French Afro-Colonial Memories
Videos August 20, 2019
Video Playlist: French Afro-Colonial Memories
Chart Attack: Port-Au-Prince, Haiti
Charts August 16, 2019
Chart Attack: Port-Au-Prince, Haiti
A Guide to the Consumer Guide to Franco
Blog August 15, 2019
A Guide to the Consumer Guide to Franco
The Making of Wesli
Interviews August 14, 2019
The Making of Wesli
Wesli Teaches Haitian Compas Guitar in Five Minutes
Blog August 14, 2019
Wesli Teaches Haitian Compas Guitar in Five Minutes
EMDE: 21st Century Griot
Interviews August 13, 2019
EMDE: 21st Century Griot
Celebrate Ivorian Independence Day with Jess Sah Bi and Peter One
Blog August 7, 2019
Celebrate Ivorian Independence Day with Jess Sah Bi and Peter One
Interview: Fally Ipupa Renews Himself
Interviews August 7, 2019
Interview: Fally Ipupa Renews Himself

Recent Audio Programs
Closeup: French Afro-Colonial Memory and Music
Closeup August 20, 2019
Closeup: French Afro-Colonial Memory and Music
Afropop Worldwide: The Origin Story
Afropop Classic August 15, 2019
Afropop Worldwide: The Origin Story
Women of the West
Afropop Classic August 8, 2019
Women of the West

Recent Album Reviews
1958
1958
Blick Bassy
Africa Speaks
Africa Speaks
Santana and Buika
Echoes of Japan
Echoes of Japan
Minyo Crusaders
Bahir
Bahir

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
Issyra Gallery presents - A Tribute to Doudou N’Diaye Rose
August 23-August 24
Issyra Gallery presents - A Tribute to Doudou N’Diaye Rose
Issyra Gallery 300 Observer highway Hoboken, NJ 07030
Afropunk Brooklyn
August 24-25
Afropunk Brooklyn
Commodore Barry Park
La India / Cimafunk / DJ Sonni
Sunday, August 25, 2019 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
La India / Cimafunk / DJ Sonni
SummerStage, Central Park Rumsey Playfield, Manhattan, 10021
Mdou Moctar & Boogarins at Industry City
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 04, 2019 7:00PM Doors / 8:00PM Show
Mdou Moctar & Boogarins at Industry City
Industry City Courtyard 1-2 (Food Hall Entrance) 238 36th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11232
GIRMA BÈYÈNÈ AND AKALÉ WUBÉ
Thursday, September 12, 2019 - celebrating Ethiopian New Year's Day Doors: 6:30 pm | Show: 7:30 pm
GIRMA BÈYÈNÈ AND AKALÉ WUBÉ
(le) poisson rouge 158 Bleecker Street, Manhattan
Lucibela at Merkin Hall
Tuesday, September 17, 2019 8 pm
Lucibela at Merkin Hall
Merkin Hall at Kaufman Music Center 129 West 67th Street, Manhattan
Les Femmes D'Afrique featuring SIYA MAKUZENI w/ special guest Priestess Ekene, DJ Sounds by DAZ
Thu, September 19, 2019 8:00 PM Doors, 8:00 PM Show
Les Femmes D'Afrique featuring SIYA MAKUZENI w/ special guest Priestess Ekene, DJ Sounds by DAZ
Nublu 151 151 Avenue C, New York, NY 10009
Toko Telo at Chelsea Music Hall
Friday, September 20, 2019 Doors: 7 pm I Show: 8 pm
Toko Telo at Chelsea Music Hall
Chelsea Music Hall 407 W 15th St., Manhattan
Tinariwen at Webster Hall
Sat • Sep 21 • 6:30 PM
Tinariwen at Webster Hall
Webster Hall 125 East 11th Street, New York, NY 10003
Los Wembler’s De Iquitos – Vision del Ayahuasca Tour
Mon September 23, 2019 8:00 PM
Los Wembler’s De Iquitos – Vision del Ayahuasca Tour
(le) Poisson Rouge 158 Bleecker St, New York, NY 10012
KOKOKO! – In The Round
Fri October 4th, 2019 7:30 PM
KOKOKO! – In The Round
(le) Poisson Rouge 158 Bleeker Street, New York, NY 10012
Carnegie Hall Citywide: Edna Vazquez
Saturday, October 5, 2019 5 PM
Carnegie Hall Citywide: Edna Vazquez
Brooklyn Museum
Carnegie Hall Citywide: Thandiswa Mazwai
Tuesday, October 8, 2019 7 PM
Carnegie Hall Citywide: Thandiswa Mazwai
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
Nella at LPR
Sun October 20th, 2019 8:00PM
Nella at LPR
(le) Poisson Rouge
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