Hip Deep Fourteen years ago, with support from the NEH, we created Hip Deep, a subseries integrated into the overall Afropop Worldwide program offering. Hip Deep programs build on the techniques and format developed for Afropop Worldwide, but are enhanced by rigorous academic and field research that translates into higher production values. Every episode of Hip Deep actively involves leading humanities scholars to illuminate a wealth of history, culture, politics, ethnic and spiritual contexts. Over 15 years, Hip Deep has produced over 110 humanities-focused programs and a wide range of supplementary Web resources (interviews, videos, text/photo features, podcasts), all easily accessible within the Hip Deep section of our website. Hip Deep amplifies Afropop Worldwide’s longstanding commitment to disseminate humanities themes to the general public through world music via a growing set of media pathways.
Afropop Classic April 2, 2020
Afropop Classic March 19, 2020
Afropop Classic March 12, 2020
Afropop Classic March 5, 2020
Hip Deep February 20, 2020
Afropop Classic February 13, 2020
Afropop Classic February 6, 2020
Afropop Classic January 23, 2020
Afropop Classic January 9, 2020
Afropop Classic January 2, 2020
Afropop Classic November 29, 2019
Afropop Classic November 14, 2019
Hip Deep October 24, 2019
Hip Deep October 3, 2019
Afropop Classic September 19, 2019
Afropop Classic August 15, 2019
Closeup August 6, 2019
Closeup July 23, 2019
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 Classic July 4, 2019
Afropop Classic May 30, 2019
Afropop Classic May 9, 2019
Afropop Classic April 25, 2019
Afropop Classic April 4, 2019
Afropop Classic March 21, 2019
There's an exciting new sound exploding in Durban, South Africa: Gqom! In this program, we explore the music and meet the young generation of artists creating it.
Afropop Classic February 28, 2019
Hip Deep December 27, 2018
Afropop Classic November 8, 2018
Afropop Classic June 5, 2025
Hip Deep May 29, 2025
Blog May 27, 2025
Afropop Classic May 22, 2025
Hip Deep May 8, 2025
This program will initiate listeners into one of the most enchanting and mysterious musical practices in Africa, BaAka people music.
Hip Deep May 1, 2025
Afropop Classic April 24, 2025
Hip Deep April 17, 2025
Hip Deep April 10, 2025
Hip Deep April 3, 2025
Blog April 1, 2025
Hip Deep March 20, 2025
Afropop Classic March 6, 2025
Hip Deep February 25, 2025
Afropop Classic February 20, 2025
Funk is a perennial favorite. In this panoramic history of the grooviest of genres, we hear track after track of absolute boogie-down classics.
Hip Deep February 13, 2025
Afropop Classic February 6, 2025
Blog February 4, 2025
Hip Deep January 30, 2025
Hip Deep January 30, 2025
