Reviews October 6, 2011
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.
Reviews October 6, 2011
Blog September 23, 2011
Features September 22, 2011
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Reviews September 7, 2011
Los Angeles outfit continues to meld various African styles with breezy, western pop sensibilities.
Reviews September 5, 2011
Oakland/Panamanian rappers— call it "Panabay"— return with good results.
Reviews September 2, 2011
Blog August 18, 2011
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Contests August 6, 2011
Blog July 20, 2011
Reviews July 18, 2011
South African Jazz scholar Carol Mullen talks about jazz in apartheid South Africa.
Blog July 16, 2011
Reviews July 16, 2011
Discography July 15, 2011
Videos July 14, 2011
In April of 2011, the cast and crew of FELA! on Broadway traveled to Lagos, Nigeria, making it the first original Broadway production to be performed on African soil.
Reviews July 13, 2011
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.
Reviews July 8, 2011
