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Recent Articles
Field Report: Morocco's Festival Taragalte Part Two
Blog December 5, 2019
Field Report: Morocco's Festival Taragalte Part Two
Balafon, Burkina Faso to Vienna: An Interview with Mamadou Diabaté
Interviews December 5, 2019
Balafon, Burkina Faso to Vienna: An Interview with Mamadou Diabaté
Taiwo Lijadu Fundraising for Kehinde's Memorial Service
Blog December 4, 2019
Taiwo Lijadu Fundraising for Kehinde's Memorial Service
Vinyl Vestiges: VP Records and World Circuit
Fresh Eyre November 26, 2019
Vinyl Vestiges: VP Records and World Circuit
Weekend Groove: Issam Hajali’s Reissued 1977 Album “Mouasalat Ila Jacad El Ard”
Blog November 22, 2019
Weekend Groove: Issam Hajali’s Reissued 1977 Album “Mouasalat Ila Jacad El Ard”
New Videos From Forthcoming Album by Les Amazones d'Afrique
Blog November 21, 2019
New Videos From Forthcoming Album by Les Amazones d'Afrique
Burna Boy, Angelique Kidjo and Nathalie Joachim Garner Grammy Nominations
Blog November 20, 2019
Burna Boy, Angelique Kidjo and Nathalie Joachim Garner Grammy Nominations
DJ Center, Akoya Afrobeat, Most of NYC Afrobeat Scene In Video for “Dem Say Ah”
Blog November 19, 2019
DJ Center, Akoya Afrobeat, Most of NYC Afrobeat Scene In Video for “Dem Say Ah”
Lazarus Soundtrack, Produced by The Very Best's Johan Hugo
Blog November 15, 2019
Lazarus Soundtrack, Produced by The Very Best's Johan Hugo

Recent Audio Programs
Pedras, Melos, and Radiola: Brazilian Reggae in Sao Luis do Maranhao
Afropop Classic December 5, 2019
Pedras, Melos, and Radiola: Brazilian Reggae in Sao Luis do Maranhao
Inside the Nile Project
Afropop Classic November 29, 2019
Inside the Nile Project
Jamaica In New York: The History of Reggae and Dancehall in the Big Apple
Afropop Classic November 21, 2019
Jamaica In New York: The History of Reggae and Dancehall in the Big Apple

Recent Album Reviews
Pour Me a Grog: The Funaná Revolt in 1990s Cabo Verde
Pour Me a Grog: The Funaná Revolt in 1990s Cabo Verde
Pat Thomas & Gyedu-Blay Ambolley: New Music from Ghana Masters
Pat Thomas & Gyedu-Blay Ambolley: New Music from Ghana Masters
HaitiaNola
HaitiaNola
Lakou Mizik
Je Suis Africain
Je Suis Africain
Rachid Taha

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
Diaspora Songs
Friday, December 6, 2019 8 PM
Diaspora Songs
Stern Auditorium Carnegie Hall
Ani Cordero at The Sultan Room
Fri, December 6, 2019, 8:00 PM EST
Ani Cordero at The Sultan Room
The Sultan Room at The Turk's Inn 234 Starr Street Brooklyn, NY 11237
Haruna Walusimbi NY Tour
Sat. Dec 7 at 10 pm and Sun. Dec 8 4-6 pm
Haruna Walusimbi NY Tour
Sat: Shrine in Harlem Sun: Midwood, Brooklyn
Carnegie Hall Citywide: Los Hacheros
Saturday, December 7, 2019 5 PM
Carnegie Hall Citywide: Los Hacheros
Brooklyn Museum
Mighty Sparrow at Joe's Pub
December 7, 2019
Mighty Sparrow at Joe's Pub
Joe's Pub 425 Lafayette Street (at Astor Place) New York, NY 10003
Hailu Mergia at Pioneer Works Second Sunday
Sun, December 8, 2019 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM EST
Hailu Mergia at Pioneer Works Second Sunday
Pioneer Works 159 Pioneer Street Brooklyn, NY 11231
Lionel Loueke Trio
Friday, December 13, 2019 9 PM
Lionel Loueke Trio
Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall
BUUNNI COFFEE & ZENA GROUP presents BIODUN KUTI & FRIENDS!
FRIDAY DECEMBER 20 at 8:00PM (pre-show dinner at 7:00PM)
BUUNNI COFFEE & ZENA GROUP presents BIODUN KUTI & FRIENDS!
BUUNNI Coffee 4961 Broadway New York, NY 10034
Steel Pulse at Brooklyn Bowl
Friday Dec 27, 2019 Doors: 6:00 PM
Steel Pulse at Brooklyn Bowl
Brooklyn Bowl 61 Wythe Avenue Brooklyn, NY
Combo Chimbita and Sun Ra Arkestra
Sat Dec 28 2019 9:00 PM
Combo Chimbita and Sun Ra Arkestra
Knitting Factory - Brooklyn 361 Metropolitan Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11211
PRS Foundation & BBC Music Introducing, Hosted by Gilles Peterson, with Sarathy Korwar, Poppy Ajudha, Moses Boyd & Kokoroko
Thu January 9th, 2020 7:00PM
PRS Foundation & BBC Music Introducing, Hosted by Gilles Peterson, with Sarathy Korwar, Poppy Ajudha, Moses Boyd & Kokoroko
Le Poisson Rouge
Cimafunk at Webster Hall
Thu • Jan 09, 2020 • 8:00 PM
Cimafunk at Webster Hall
Webster Hall 125 East 11th Street, New York, NY 10003
James “Blood” Ulmer + Harriet Tubman
Sat, January 11, 2020, 8:00 PM EST Doors at 7:00 PM
James “Blood” Ulmer + Harriet Tubman
The Sultan Room at The Turk's Inn 234 Starr Street Brooklyn, NY 11237
globalFEST 2020
January 12, 2020
globalFEST 2020
Copacabana 268 West 47th Street, 8th Ave, New York, NY 10036
Damien Sneed’s ‘We Shall Overcome: A Celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’ Tour
Tuesday, January 14, 2020, at 9:30 p.m.
Damien Sneed’s ‘We Shall Overcome: A Celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’ Tour
Joe's Pub 425 Lafayette St, New York, NY 10003
Seu Jorge with Rogé With Anat Cohen Choro Aventuroso
Thu, January 16, 2020 7:00 PM Doors, 7:00 PM Show
Seu Jorge with Rogé With Anat Cohen Choro Aventuroso
Town Hall 123 W 43rd St, New York, NY 10036
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