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Recent Articles
Kondi Band: "We Famous"
Reviews September 24, 2021
Kondi Band: "We Famous"
Interview: Eblis Alvarez of the Meridian Brothers and Los Pirañas
Interviews September 24, 2021
Interview: Eblis Alvarez of the Meridian Brothers and Los Pirañas
Ben Lapidus on Changüí: Music of Eastern Cuba
Interviews September 23, 2021
Ben Lapidus on Changüí: Music of Eastern Cuba
New Dub From Green Lion Crew Features Lee “Scratch” Perry and Yaadcore
Blog September 21, 2021
New Dub From Green Lion Crew Features Lee “Scratch” Perry and Yaadcore
Matthew Whitaker on Connections
Interviews September 17, 2021
Matthew Whitaker on Connections
Meridian Brothers: Conjunto Media Luna "Paz En La Tierra"
Reviews September 17, 2021
Meridian Brothers: Conjunto Media Luna "Paz En La Tierra"
Mdou Moctar Releases “Afrique Victime” Mini-Doc
Blog September 16, 2021
Mdou Moctar Releases “Afrique Victime” Mini-Doc
Wizkid Wows Brooklyn
Reviews September 13, 2021
Wizkid Wows Brooklyn
DJ M-Point Dishes up "Amapiano Vs. Kwai-Jazz Mix Session"
Blog September 10, 2021
DJ M-Point Dishes up "Amapiano Vs. Kwai-Jazz Mix Session"

Recent Audio Programs
Changüí!
Afropop Classic September 23, 2021
Changüí!
Kakuma Sounds
Closeup September 21, 2021
Kakuma Sounds
The Story of Baobab
Afropop Classic September 16, 2021
The Story of Baobab

Recent Album Reviews
Kondi Band: "We Famous"
Kondi Band: "We Famous"
Meridian Brothers: Conjunto Media Luna "Paz En La Tierra"
Meridian Brothers: Conjunto Media Luna "Paz En La Tierra"
Wizkid Wows Brooklyn
Wizkid Wows Brooklyn
Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino Supercharges Italian Mystic Music
Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino Supercharges Italian Mystic Music
Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino

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
Natu Camara via WMI at Home
Monday, September 27, 2021 – 6PM EDT
Natu Camara via WMI at Home
Online
Sessa at LPR
Wed September 29th, 2021 8:00PM Main Space
Sessa at LPR
(le) Poisson Rouge 158 Bleeker St. New York, NY
Yemi Alade at LPR
Wed October 6th, 2021 8:00PM
Yemi Alade at LPR
le Poisson Rouge 158 Bleecker St, New York, NY 10012
Mike Block & Balla Kouyaté Ensemble
Friday, October 15, 2021 Doors: 7:30 | Show: 8PM
Mike Block & Balla Kouyaté Ensemble
Kaufman Music Center – 129 W 67th Street, Manhattan
Buscabella at Elsewhere
Sat. Oct 16, 2021 7 PM
Buscabella at Elsewhere
Elsewhere - The Hall 599 Johnson Ave #1, Brooklyn, NY 11237, USA
EVA AYLLÓN: 50TH ANNIVERSARY CONCERT
Friday, October 22, 2021 • 8:00pm
EVA AYLLÓN: 50TH ANNIVERSARY CONCERT
THE TOWN HALL 123 West 43rd Street (between 6th Ave and Broadway) New York, NY 10036
Tinariwen
MON NOV 8, 2021 - 8:00 PM
Tinariwen
Webster Hall 125 E.11th Street New York, NY 10003 212-353-1600
Daymé Arocena at LPR
Thursday, November 11, 2021 Doors: 7PM | Show: 8PM
Daymé Arocena at LPR
(le) poisson rouge – 158 Bleecker St., Manhattan
Yasmin Williams at City Winery
Friday Nov 12 2021, 7:30 PM
Yasmin Williams at City Winery
CITY WINERY NEW YORK 25 11TH AVE (AT 15TH STREET) NEW YORK, NY 10011
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