Interview
Hamid El Shari
Reviews November 16, 2011
Hamid El Shari
Hakim: 2011
Reviews November 16, 2011
Hakim: 2011
George Kyrillos on Coptic Hymns
Reviews October 6, 2011
George Kyrillos on Coptic Hymns
George Kyrillos leads David Ensemble, a group specializing in performing hymns from the liturgy of the Coptic Christian Church in Egypt, and in composing music for the Psamls of David. He is a scholar, an accomplished musician, and a fine singer. He also curates a fantastic website, http://www.davidensemble.com/, rich in audio and video. Visit the Multimedia section there to hear and download music. Afropop’s Banning Eyre visited George at his home in the Maadi neighborhood of Cairo in August, 2011. They spoke without an interpreter, in English—not a language George speaks often, but he did well. Here’s an edited transcript of their conversation.
Tiken Jah Fakoly
Reviews September 2, 2011
Tiken Jah Fakoly
Carol Muller on Jazz in South Africa
Reviews July 18, 2011
Carol Muller on Jazz in South Africa
South African Jazz scholar Carol Mullen talks about jazz in apartheid South Africa.
Interview: Sathima Bea Benjamin
Reviews July 13, 2011
Interview: Sathima Bea Benjamin
Sathima Bea Benjamin recorded the first jazz record ever recorded in Africa. Here, she sits down with Afropop's Simon Rentner to discuss South Africa, Duke Ellington, and the presence of jazz in the world.

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