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The Kwaito Generation
Closeup November 16, 2021
The Kwaito Generation
Echoes of Yaa Amponsah
Closeup November 2, 2021
Echoes of Yaa Amponsah
Learning Congolese Guitar
Closeup October 20, 2021
Learning Congolese Guitar
Franco Speaks (1985)
Closeup October 6, 2021
Franco Speaks (1985)
Kakuma Sounds
Closeup September 21, 2021
Kakuma Sounds
Yasmin Williams—Guitar Hero To Guitar Hero
Closeup September 10, 2021
Yasmin Williams—Guitar Hero To Guitar Hero
The Lyres of East Africa
Closeup August 24, 2021
The Lyres of East Africa
A Conversation with Kwaito/Hip-Hop Artist Simphy
Closeup August 10, 2021
A Conversation with Kwaito/Hip-Hop Artist Simphy
Jazz re:Freshed in London
Closeup July 27, 2021
Jazz re:Freshed in London
Closeup: Miss Pat Chin
Closeup July 13, 2021
Closeup: Miss Pat Chin
“Something Deep Inside,” Pana-Soul Crooner Ralph Weeks’s Enduring Classic
Closeup September 1, 2020
“Something Deep Inside,” Pana-Soul Crooner Ralph Weeks’s Enduring Classic
Everything Transforms: Remixing Tradition in North Africa
Closeup August 18, 2020
Everything Transforms: Remixing Tradition in North Africa
Art Is Freedom: A Conversation With Criolo
Closeup August 5, 2020
Art Is Freedom: A Conversation With Criolo
Johnny and Sipho: A Friendship Made on Earth
Closeup July 21, 2020
Johnny and Sipho: A Friendship Made on Earth
Drumming as A Resistance Movement
Closeup July 7, 2020
Drumming as A Resistance Movement
Bolsonaro Is and Isn't
Closeup September 10, 2019
Bolsonaro Is and Isn't
Closeup: French Afro-Colonial Memory and Music
Closeup August 20, 2019
Closeup: French Afro-Colonial Memory and Music
Barrio Colón to Brooklyn
Closeup August 6, 2019
Barrio Colón to Brooklyn
Doing it For the Art: Manolo Raps in Cape Verde
Closeup July 23, 2019
Doing it For the Art: Manolo Raps in Cape Verde
At the 2019 Atlantic Music Expo in Cape Verde, Afropop's Sebastian Bouknight met Manolo, a longtime rapper who is trying to find a foothold in the country's overcrowded music scene.
Afropop Goes to the Grammys
Closeup July 9, 2019
Afropop Goes to the Grammys
Lazarus: Messenger of Hope
Closeup June 26, 2019
Lazarus: Messenger of Hope
Gael Faye and the New Generation of Afropean Artists
Closeup October 9, 2018
Gael Faye and the New Generation of Afropean Artists
Kidnapped! Ambassador Osayomore Joseph
Closeup September 18, 2018
Kidnapped! Ambassador Osayomore Joseph
We Are All Worthy of One Another
Closeup September 5, 2018
We Are All Worthy of One Another
Skippy White: A Vinyl Life
Closeup August 14, 2018
Skippy White: A Vinyl Life
Nha Mundo: The Sound of Cova da Moura
Closeup July 31, 2018
Nha Mundo: The Sound of Cova da Moura
Asante Drum Language
Closeup July 17, 2018
Asante Drum Language
Reggae Takes Root in Germany
Closeup July 3, 2018
Reggae Takes Root in Germany
Thomas Mapfumo: The Enigma of Return
Closeup June 19, 2018
Thomas Mapfumo: The Enigma of Return
Carnival Goes Digital
Closeup June 5, 2018
Carnival Goes Digital
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