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Recent Articles
Retrace the Benga Rhythm Through "The Word and the Sound," Sat. Aug. 8
Blog August 7, 2020
Retrace the Benga Rhythm Through "The Word and the Sound," Sat. Aug. 8
Ask Your Elected Officials to #SaveOurStages
Blog August 5, 2020
Ask Your Elected Officials to #SaveOurStages
Coco Maria and Daniel Haaksman Give “Porque Te Vas” A Swaggering Re-Vamp
Blog August 4, 2020
Coco Maria and Daniel Haaksman Give “Porque Te Vas” A Swaggering Re-Vamp
Balla Sidibé, Founding Member of Orchestra Baobab, Dies at 78
Blog July 31, 2020
Balla Sidibé, Founding Member of Orchestra Baobab, Dies at 78
Trace Kenya’s Benga Rhythm in a Documentary This Weekend
Blog July 31, 2020
Trace Kenya’s Benga Rhythm in a Documentary This Weekend
A Gumbe Photo Essay
Features July 30, 2020
A Gumbe Photo Essay
VIDEO: Gumbe Mash-Up Reel
Videos July 30, 2020
VIDEO: Gumbe Mash-Up Reel
Fiokee, Simi and Oxlade Team Up for “Koni Koni”
Blog July 29, 2020
Fiokee, Simi and Oxlade Team Up for “Koni Koni”
Watch Georges Collinet and Samba Mapangala on Stage in Maryland
Blog July 28, 2020
Watch Georges Collinet and Samba Mapangala on Stage in Maryland

Recent Audio Programs
Borderless Sounds: The New North Africa
Afropop Classic August 6, 2020
Borderless Sounds: The New North Africa
Art Is Freedom: A Conversation With Criolo
Closeup August 5, 2020
Art Is Freedom: A Conversation With Criolo
The Gumbe Story
Afropop Classic July 30, 2020
The Gumbe Story

Recent Album Reviews
BOSQ's Wake Up EP
BOSQ's Wake Up EP
Rejoice
Rejoice
Tony Allen and Hugh Masekela
Review: “The State Against Nelson Mandela and the Others”
Review: “The State Against Nelson Mandela and the Others”
Disques Debs International Vol. 2: Cadence Revolution
Disques Debs International Vol. 2: Cadence Revolution

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
A Guitar Tour of Africa with Banning Eyre and Jocelyn Pleasant
Sat. Aug 22 6 pm
A Guitar Tour of Africa with Banning Eyre and Jocelyn Pleasant
Zoom
Afro Roots Virtual Fest 2020
Saturday, September 12, 2020 at 8 PM – 11 PM
Afro Roots Virtual Fest 2020
North Beach Bandshell 7275 Collins Ave, Miami Beach, FL 33141
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