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APAP Showcase with Mdou Moctar, BCUC, La Mecanica Popular, and Yonatan Gat
Blog January 9, 2019
APAP Showcase with Mdou Moctar, BCUC, La Mecanica Popular, and Yonatan Gat
How Nairobi, Kenya Took Over New Release From “Hip-Hop Saves Lives"
Blog September 18, 2018
How Nairobi, Kenya Took Over New Release From “Hip-Hop Saves Lives"
Underground System on Their New Album: "What Are You?"
Reviews September 6, 2018
Underground System on Their New Album: "What Are You?"
Underground System
Brooklyn Afrobeat Update: Underground System and Super Yamba Band
Blog August 22, 2018
Brooklyn Afrobeat Update: Underground System and Super Yamba Band
Tosin Live at Analog in Brooklyn
August 17, 2018
Tosin Live at Analog in Brooklyn
Jojo Abot: Power To The God Within
Reviews July 12, 2018
Jojo Abot: Power To The God Within
Best of The Beat on Afropop: Antibalas--The Afrobeat Goes On
Best of The Beat July 11, 2018
Best of The Beat on Afropop: Antibalas--The Afrobeat Goes On
The Afropop Summer 2018 Free Concert Guide
Blog June 8, 2018
The Afropop Summer 2018 Free Concert Guide
Gyedu-Blay Ambolley's "Simigwado" Remixed
Blog May 15, 2018
Gyedu-Blay Ambolley's "Simigwado" Remixed
Photo Essay: Afropop's 30th Anniversary Gala
Blog May 10, 2018
Photo Essay: Afropop's 30th Anniversary Gala
Afropunk 2018: The People Resist
Blog April 13, 2018
Afropunk 2018: The People Resist
Win Tickets to Tal National and Super Yamba Band
Contests February 7, 2018
Win Tickets to Tal National and Super Yamba Band
En Orbita
Reviews January 4, 2018
En Orbita
Dilemastronauta y La Tripulación Cosmica
When nothing is “melodic,” everything is. Dynamics become more important. Stripped down, the textures become more important, and the listener is sensitive to every choice of instrument and every change.
Afropop Premiere: “Sahir” from The Spy From Cairo
Blog November 10, 2017
Afropop Premiere: “Sahir” from The Spy From Cairo
Listen: Super Yamba Band's "N'diarabi" With Ismael Kouyate
Reviews August 22, 2017
Listen: Super Yamba Band's "N'diarabi" With Ismael Kouyate
The Brooklyn-based, Afrobeat-inflected funk outfit just re-released their song “N’diarabi” on vinyl.
Super Yamba Band at the Emerging Music Festival
Blog August 22, 2017
Super Yamba Band at the Emerging Music Festival
Brooklyn Afrobeat group Super Yamba Band made the long journey across the East River to Bryant Park in Manhattan to play the third annual Emerging Music Festival on Sat., Aug. 19.
Super Yamba Band at the Emerging Music Festival
Blog August 21, 2017
Super Yamba Band at the Emerging Music Festival
Best of The Beat on Afropop: Vodou in Brooklyn
Best of The Beat June 14, 2017
Best of The Beat on Afropop: Vodou in Brooklyn
Premiere: "Mystic Molay"--Nickodemus ft. Hassan Ben Jaafer and Innov Gnawa
Blog June 2, 2017
Premiere: "Mystic Molay"--Nickodemus ft. Hassan Ben Jaafer and Innov Gnawa
Foday Musa Suso and Philip Glass at National Sawdust
Blog March 14, 2017
Foday Musa Suso and Philip Glass at National Sawdust
Listen: Timbila's New Mbira-Led Singles
Blog March 9, 2017
Listen: Timbila's New Mbira-Led Singles
Diasporadical
Reviews December 8, 2016
Diasporadical
Four Tracks with Tabou Combo: Yves "Fan Fan" Joseph
Blog November 17, 2016
Four Tracks with Tabou Combo: Yves "Fan Fan" Joseph
Blitz the Ambassador Returns With "Heaven," Featuring Tumi
Blog November 15, 2016
Blitz the Ambassador Returns With "Heaven," Featuring Tumi
Afropop Premiere: Combo Chimbita, "Frio Severo"
Blog October 7, 2016
Afropop Premiere: Combo Chimbita, "Frio Severo"
Video: Jomion and the Uklos on B-Side
Blog September 23, 2016
Video: Jomion and the Uklos on B-Side
Fall Internships at Afropop!
Blog August 31, 2016
Fall Internships at Afropop!
Job Opportunity: DIRECTOR OF NEW MEDIA AND OPERATIONS
Blog August 18, 2016
Job Opportunity: DIRECTOR OF NEW MEDIA AND OPERATIONS
What's Worth Celebrating at Celebrate Brooklyn 2016
Blog May 12, 2016
What's Worth Celebrating at Celebrate Brooklyn 2016
Win Tickets to Africa Now 2016 at the Apollo Theater
Blog March 10, 2016
Win Tickets to Africa Now 2016 at the Apollo Theater
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