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Best of The Beat on Afropop: Congo Music 101—Merveilles du Passé
Best of The Beat September 21, 2017
Best of The Beat on Afropop: Congo Music 101—Merveilles du Passé
Tokooos
Reviews September 20, 2017
Tokooos
Fally Ipupa
Album review- "Tokooos" by Fally Ipupa
Interview: Bunji Garlin and Fay-Ann Lyons on Soca Music Today
Reviews September 19, 2017
Interview: Bunji Garlin and Fay-Ann Lyons on Soca Music Today
Lil Ameer: Nigerian Rap Prodigy Leaves Us Too Soon
Blog September 19, 2017
Lil Ameer: Nigerian Rap Prodigy Leaves Us Too Soon
Ladilikan
Reviews September 18, 2017
Ladilikan
Kronos Quartet and Trio Da Kali
Best of The Beat on Afropop: The Passing of Peter Tosh–30 Years After
Best of The Beat September 18, 2017
Best of The Beat on Afropop: The Passing of Peter Tosh–30 Years After
It is inconceivable that it has been 30 years since the world lost Peter Tosh. One of the three original members, with Bob Marley and Bunny Wailer, of the foundational reggae group the Wailers, Tosh (born Winston Hubert McIntosh in 1944) was one of a kind: fierce, stubborn, opinionated, and single-mindedly insistent about equal rights and justice, African unity, anti-apartheid, and the legalization of herb.
Cuts From the Crypt: Banning's Picks
Features September 17, 2017
Cuts From the Crypt: Banning's Picks
45 Years Later, Zambia's WITCH Finally Gets International Exposure
Blog September 15, 2017
45 Years Later, Zambia's WITCH Finally Gets International Exposure
Salif Keita Returns to NYC! Sat., Sept. 16
Blog September 15, 2017
Salif Keita Returns to NYC! Sat., Sept. 16
Paul Austerlitz: Musical Connections Between the Dominican Republic and Haiti
Blog September 14, 2017
Paul Austerlitz: Musical Connections Between the Dominican Republic and Haiti
Field Report: Rototom Sunsplash Festival Celebrates Africa: Reggae Style
Blog September 13, 2017
Field Report: Rototom Sunsplash Festival Celebrates Africa: Reggae Style
Ticket Giveaway: Group Doueh with Innov Gnawa
Blog September 12, 2017
Ticket Giveaway: Group Doueh with Innov Gnawa
Mind the Band: Tony Allen
Reviews September 12, 2017
Mind the Band: Tony Allen
Best of The Beat on Afropop: Morgan Heritage--We Are Family
Best of The Beat September 7, 2017
Best of The Beat on Afropop: Morgan Heritage--We Are Family
Let the Beat Build: A Bounce Rhythm Primer
Blog September 7, 2017
Let the Beat Build: A Bounce Rhythm Primer
What Goes Up
Reviews September 7, 2017
What Goes Up
Jorge Glem Will Make You Love the Cuatro
Blog September 7, 2017
Jorge Glem Will Make You Love the Cuatro
Saturday Night Wedding Party in Cairo
Blog September 7, 2017
Saturday Night Wedding Party in Cairo
Video Premiere: Fay-Ann Lyons' "Block the Road" With Stonebwoy
Videos September 5, 2017
Video Premiere: Fay-Ann Lyons' "Block the Road" With Stonebwoy
A Drum Machine and Some Freedom: An Interview With Mannie Fresh
Blog September 4, 2017
A Drum Machine and Some Freedom: An Interview With Mannie Fresh
Bounce: Cash Money Records
Blog September 1, 2017
Bounce: Cash Money Records
Carvanas
Reviews September 1, 2017
Carvanas
Preview: Brooklyn's Caribbean Carnival Week
Blog August 29, 2017
Preview: Brooklyn's Caribbean Carnival Week
Amadou and Mariam's New Video “La Confusion”
Blog August 29, 2017
Amadou and Mariam's New Video “La Confusion”
Best of The Beat on Afropop: Soca Star David Rudder
Best of The Beat August 28, 2017
Best of The Beat on Afropop: Soca Star David Rudder
Herb Alpert and Lani Hall, Back in NYC in September
Blog August 28, 2017
Herb Alpert and Lani Hall, Back in NYC in September
Field Report: Rainforest World Music Festival 2017
Blog August 28, 2017
Field Report: Rainforest World Music Festival 2017
Ticket Giveaway: Seun Kuti and Egypt 80, With Super Yamba Band
Blog August 25, 2017
Ticket Giveaway: Seun Kuti and Egypt 80, With Super Yamba Band
Afropop Premiere: "No Bad News" by Chicago Afrobeat Project
Blog August 25, 2017
Afropop Premiere: "No Bad News" by Chicago Afrobeat Project
Sweet As Broken Dates: Lost Somali Tapes From the Horn of Africa
Reviews August 25, 2017
Sweet As Broken Dates: Lost Somali Tapes From the Horn of Africa
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