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Recent Articles
Meet the South African Genre-Bending Rap Duo Stiff Pap
Interviews July 28, 2021
Meet the South African Genre-Bending Rap Duo Stiff Pap
On New EP Bomba Estereo Teams Up With Yemi Alade For “Conexion Total”
Blog July 27, 2021
On New EP Bomba Estereo Teams Up With Yemi Alade For “Conexion Total”
Peter Siegel on Joseph Spence
Interviews July 21, 2021
Peter Siegel on Joseph Spence
Jay Way Is Not Okay (Or Is He?)
Interviews July 20, 2021
Jay Way Is Not Okay (Or Is He?)
Sacramento’s Lost In Riddim Festival Chock Full of Afrobeats and Dancehall Stars
Blog July 13, 2021
Sacramento’s Lost In Riddim Festival Chock Full of Afrobeats and Dancehall Stars
Afropop Closeup Season Six Launches July 13
Blog July 9, 2021
Afropop Closeup Season Six Launches July 13
Nilotika Cultural Ensemble Brings Ugandan Roots to Reggae
Blog July 9, 2021
Nilotika Cultural Ensemble Brings Ugandan Roots to Reggae
Hear Florida Meet Malawi on Mawanga & Bystrom’s “Some Day”
Blog July 7, 2021
Hear Florida Meet Malawi on Mawanga & Bystrom’s “Some Day”
Nuits D'Afrique Events: July 6 and July 18!
Blog July 6, 2021
Nuits D'Afrique Events: July 6 and July 18!

Recent Audio Programs
Rap, Reggae and Cultural Resistance in Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Afropop Classic July 29, 2021
Rap, Reggae and Cultural Resistance in Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Jazz re:Freshed in London
Closeup July 27, 2021
Jazz re:Freshed in London
Afropop's Women Warriors
Afropop Classic July 22, 2021
Afropop's Women Warriors

Recent Album Reviews
Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino Supercharges Italian Mystic Music
Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino Supercharges Italian Mystic Music
Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino
YNDI: Noir Bresil
YNDI: Noir Bresil
Hailu Mergia and the Walias Band's "Tezeta"
Hailu Mergia and the Walias Band's "Tezeta"
Couleur
Couleur
Dobet Gnahoré

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
Akumandra Showcase
Sat, July 31, 2021 3:00 PM – 10:00 PM EDT
Akumandra Showcase
Ruins at Knockdown Center (Outdoor) 52-19 Flushing Ave Queens, NY
Gili Yalo at DROM
Fri, August 6, 2021, 8:00 PM EDT
Gili Yalo at DROM
DROM · 85 Avenue A · New York, NY 10009-6500
Family Show with LADAMA, Tiga Jean-Baptiste, DJ Ali Coleman
SAT, AUG 7 | 4PM EST
Family Show with LADAMA, Tiga Jean-Baptiste, DJ Ali Coleman
Prospect Park Bandshell 9th Street & Prospect Park West Brooklyn, NY 11215 United States
Balún, Tipa Tipo, Mediaqueer
Saturday 07 Aug 2021, Doors at 6 pm
Balún, Tipa Tipo, Mediaqueer
Elsewhere Zone 1 599 Johnson Ave Brooklyn, NY 11237
LA DOÑA
Fri. August 13, Doors at 6 pm
LA DOÑA
Elsewhere 599 Johnson Ave Brooklyn, NY 11237
Yasser Tejeda at Pier 45, Hudson River Park
FRIDAY, AUG 13 7:00 PM
Yasser Tejeda at Pier 45, Hudson River Park
Pier 45 at Hudson River Park
Skip Marley & Ivy Sole
FRI, AUG 13 | 7:30PM EST
Skip Marley & Ivy Sole
Prospect Park Bandshell 9th Street & Prospect Park West Brooklyn, NY 11215 United States
Quantic (DJ Set), Renata Do Valle
Saturday 14 Aug 2021 2 pm
Quantic (DJ Set), Renata Do Valle
Elsewhere Rooftop 599 Johnson Ave Brooklyn, NY 11237
Vijay Iyer, Joel Ross, Melanie Charles, Mahogany L. Browne
SAT, AUG 14 | 7:30PM EST
Vijay Iyer, Joel Ross, Melanie Charles, Mahogany L. Browne
Prospect Park Bandshell 9th Street & Prospect Park West Brooklyn, NY 11215 United States
SILVERIO
Wed 18 Aug, Doors at 8 pm
SILVERIO
Elsewhere Zone One 599 Johnson Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11237, USA
Junglepussy, Tygapaw, Mari World
FRI, AUG 20 | 7:30PM EST
Junglepussy, Tygapaw, Mari World
Prospect Park Bandshell 9th Street & Prospect Park West Brooklyn, NY 11215 United States
Lido Pimienta, Rita Indiana, YEИDRY
SAT, AUG 21 | 7:30PM EST
Lido Pimienta, Rita Indiana, YEИDRY
Prospect Park Bandshell 9th Street & Prospect Park West Brooklyn, NY 11215 United States
Lake Street Dive and Allison Russell
Tuesday, August 24, 2021 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Lake Street Dive and Allison Russell
Central Park Rumsey Playfield, Manhattan 10021
Abdou Mboup & Waakaw
WEDNESDAY, AUG 25 7:00 PM
Abdou Mboup & Waakaw
Pier 84 at Hudson River Park
Arooj Aftab and the Vulture Prince Ensemble and Yasmin Williams
FRIDAY, SEP 3 7–10PM
Arooj Aftab and the Vulture Prince Ensemble and Yasmin Williams
Pioneer Works 159 Pioneer Street Brooklyn, NY 11231
Jardín De Reggaeton Summer Closing Party
Fri, Sep 3, 2021, 11:00 PM
Jardín De Reggaeton Summer Closing Party
LPR 158 Bleecker Street New York, NY 10012
A Night of Tarab with Yousef Shamoun
Fri, Sep 10, 2021 8:00 PM EDT
A Night of Tarab with Yousef Shamoun
(le) Poisson Rouge 158 Bleecker St, New York, NY 10012
Combo Chimbita
Mon Sept. 13, doors at 7 pm
Combo Chimbita
Elsewhere Rooftop 599 Johnson Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11237
Mr Eazi, Bembona, AJO
FRI, SEP 17 | 7:30PM EST
Mr Eazi, Bembona, AJO
Prospect Park Bandshell 9th Street & Prospect Park West Brooklyn, NY 11215
Vieux Farka Touré at LPR
Fri September 17th, 2021 7:30PM
Vieux Farka Touré at LPR
(le) Poisson Rouge 158 Bleecker St, New York, NY 10012
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