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Recent Articles
Salif Keita goes acoustic with So Kono
Interview April 23, 2025
Salif Keita goes acoustic with So Kono
Bab L'Bluz Returns to America
Interview April 15, 2025
Bab L'Bluz Returns to America
Dendana: Music as Journalism
Interview April 15, 2025
Dendana: Music as Journalism
Princeton in Africa Celebrates 25 Years
Features April 8, 2025
Princeton in Africa Celebrates 25 Years
Bia Ferreira: Sowing Seeds of Love
Interview April 7, 2025
Bia Ferreira: Sowing Seeds of Love
Amadou Bagayoko dies at 70
Blog April 7, 2025
Amadou Bagayoko dies at 70
Youssou N'Dour Lights the World in 2025
Interview April 3, 2025
Youssou N'Dour Lights the World in 2025
Afropop Top Videos, April 2025, Voices of Protest
Videos April 3, 2025
Afropop Top Videos, April 2025, Voices of Protest
Field Report: Babel Music Expo 2025
Reviews March 27, 2025
Field Report: Babel Music Expo 2025

Recent Audio Programs
African Sounds of the Indian Subcontinent
Hip Deep April 17, 2025
African Sounds of the Indian Subcontinent
Spiritual Journeys: Traveling Spirit Masters, The Gnawa of Morocco
Hip Deep April 15, 2025
Spiritual Journeys: Traveling Spirit Masters, The Gnawa of Morocco
Planet Afropop: Somali DJs in America and Songhoy Blues
Planet Afropop April 15, 2025
Planet Afropop: Somali DJs in America and Songhoy Blues

Recent Album Reviews
Field Report: Babel Music Expo 2025
Field Report: Babel Music Expo 2025
Souleymane Diamanka’s ‘One Poet Show’ in Paris
Souleymane Diamanka’s ‘One Poet Show’ in Paris
New York Comes Alive with globalFEST, Afromondo and More!
New York Comes Alive with globalFEST, Afromondo and More!
Rikki Stein and the Lost Art of Moving Music, and People, in an Age of Disillusionment
Rikki Stein and the Lost Art of Moving Music, and People, in an Age of Disillusionment

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Upcoming NYC Events
Vieux Farka Touré (Opening Act TBA)
Friday, April 25 - Doors: 6 PM | Show: 8 PM
Vieux Farka Touré (Opening Act TBA)
Brooklyn Bowl 61 Wythe Avenue, Brooklyn
Simon Shaheen Ensemble: Music of the Arab World
April 26, 8:00 PM
Simon Shaheen Ensemble: Music of the Arab World
Roulette, 509 Atlantic Avenue at 3rd Avenue, Downtown Brooklyn
Lebanese oud and violin master always delivers a spellbinding performance. His ensemble is likely the greatest exponent of Arab world music resident in the United States.
Youssou N' Dour Live
Sunday, April 27, 2025 | Doors: 7 PM | Show: 8 PM
Youssou N' Dour Live
1027 Flatbush Ave, Brooklyn Kings Theatre
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