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"All In": Jennifer Maidman and Youssou N'Dour Sing for Solidarity!
Blog November 2, 2020
"All In": Jennifer Maidman and Youssou N'Dour Sing for Solidarity!
WOMEX FILMS: Berlin Bamako Allstars Is A Winner!
Fresh Eyre October 23, 2020
WOMEX FILMS: Berlin Bamako Allstars Is A Winner!
A Call to Musicians to “Lift Every Vote”
Blog October 15, 2020
A Call to Musicians to “Lift Every Vote”
Captain Planet and KarenBe’s Spacey Arabic Pop "Yalla"
Blog October 13, 2020
Captain Planet and KarenBe’s Spacey Arabic Pop "Yalla"
Fall Release Roundup: Bantu, Ayom, Awale Jant Band, Groupe RTD, Songhoy Blues, Fra Fra, Nation Beat, Qwanqwa
Fresh Eyre October 9, 2020
Fall Release Roundup: Bantu, Ayom, Awale Jant Band, Groupe RTD, Songhoy Blues, Fra Fra, Nation Beat, Qwanqwa
D.C. Highlife Stars with Samba Mapangala
Blog September 30, 2020
D.C. Highlife Stars with Samba Mapangala
"Fandango At the Wall" Documentary Comes to HBO Sept. 25
Blog September 23, 2020
"Fandango At the Wall" Documentary Comes to HBO Sept. 25
The Crown: An African Coronavirus Playlist
Blog September 17, 2020
The Crown: An African Coronavirus Playlist
An Afropop Reading Round-Up
Blog September 11, 2020
An Afropop Reading Round-Up
15 Years after Hurricane Katrina, Dumpstaphunk Asks “Where Do We Go From Here?”
Blog August 28, 2020
15 Years after Hurricane Katrina, Dumpstaphunk Asks “Where Do We Go From Here?”
Summer Lockdown Listening
Fresh Eyre August 14, 2020
Summer Lockdown Listening
“OneBeat Sahara 2021” Now Taking Applications From Northwest Africa, the U.S.
Blog August 11, 2020
“OneBeat Sahara 2021” Now Taking Applications From Northwest Africa, the U.S.
Ask Your Elected Officials to #SaveOurStages
Blog August 5, 2020
Ask Your Elected Officials to #SaveOurStages
Essay: On Bomba, Plena and Puerto Rican Protest Music
Features July 23, 2020
Essay: On Bomba, Plena and Puerto Rican Protest Music
Exclusive: Duende Libre Brings West Africa to the West Coast
Blog June 25, 2020
Exclusive: Duende Libre Brings West Africa to the West Coast
Ways to Celebrate Juneteenth 2020
Blog June 19, 2020
Ways to Celebrate Juneteenth 2020
Roy Ayers and Fela Kuti’s “2000 Blacks Got To Be Free": An Invitation To Imagine A Better World
Blog June 12, 2020
Roy Ayers and Fela Kuti’s “2000 Blacks Got To Be Free": An Invitation To Imagine A Better World
Afropop Premiere: Austin's Superfonicos Return With “El Adios”
Blog June 11, 2020
Afropop Premiere: Austin's Superfonicos Return With “El Adios”
Humanities New York Hosting Free Zoom Talk on "Community and Protests" June 10 & 17
Blog June 9, 2020
Humanities New York Hosting Free Zoom Talk on "Community and Protests" June 10 & 17
Dr. Mark Lomax II on the Duty of the Artist, Blackout Tuesday and His 12-Album Afrikan Epic
Reviews June 5, 2020
Dr. Mark Lomax II on the Duty of the Artist, Blackout Tuesday and His 12-Album Afrikan Epic
Resources For Countering Police Violence and Racism
Blog June 3, 2020
Resources For Countering Police Violence and Racism
The Seven Tones Project: Calling Musicians and Filmmakers to Create Beauty Inspired by Duke Ellington
Blog May 28, 2020
The Seven Tones Project: Calling Musicians and Filmmakers to Create Beauty Inspired by Duke Ellington
May Potpourri: Paul Beaubrun, Bai Kamara Jr., Stonebwoy, Hailu Mergia, Archie Shepp and Damily
Fresh Eyre May 15, 2020
May Potpourri: Paul Beaubrun, Bai Kamara Jr., Stonebwoy, Hailu Mergia, Archie Shepp and Damily
Bela Fleck Re-Explores African Music
Reviews April 10, 2020
Bela Fleck Re-Explores African Music
Béla Fleck and Toumani Diabate
Jackson Browne on "Let the Rhythm Lead"
Reviews April 3, 2020
Jackson Browne on "Let the Rhythm Lead"
Quarantunes: Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra Plays the South African Songbook, Sept. 2019
Blog March 27, 2020
Quarantunes: Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra Plays the South African Songbook, Sept. 2019
Gitkin Talks About His New Tuareg- and Cumbia-Influenced EP
Reviews March 18, 2020
Gitkin Talks About His New Tuareg- and Cumbia-Influenced EP
Coming Soon: The National Museum of African American Music
Reviews March 12, 2020
Coming Soon: The National Museum of African American Music
Boston's Crashfest Turns 5
Fresh Eyre February 28, 2020
Boston's Crashfest Turns 5
Interview with Claudette Robinson, First Lady of Motown
Reviews February 28, 2020
Interview with Claudette Robinson, First Lady of Motown
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