Afropop Worldwide | Audio Programs

Spiritual Journeys: Tarab: The Art of Ecstasy in Arab Music

Hip Deep December 18, 2025

Explore the rich traditions of Tarab in Arab music, its emotional ecstasy, and cultural values, through the insights of A.J. Racy, a renowned ethnomusicologist, and the artistry of legendary Tarab singers like Umm Kulthum, set against the backdrop of Aleppo's Aleppian Tarab tradition and Syrian music culture.

Afropop Classic November 29, 2019

Inside the Nile Project

Afropop Classic November 21, 2019

Jamaica In New York: The History of Reggae and Dancehall in the Big Apple

In this musical exposé Afropop producer Saxon Baird susses out the often overlooked NYC Jamaican music scene with interviews from some of its biggest players from Bullwackies in the Bronx to Brooklyn-based dancehall artists like Screechy Dan.

Afropop Classic November 14, 2019

Mbalax Meets Mande in Dakar

Mbalax music from Dakar and Mande music from Cassamance on a program about new sounds from Senegal.

Hip Deep October 24, 2019

Hip Deep in Madagascar: Songs of the North

Afropop Classic October 17, 2019

The Congotronics Story

Afropop Classic September 19, 2019

Carnival In Brooklyn

Closeup September 10, 2019

Bolsonaro Is and Isn't

On this week's season finale CloseUp, we step out of the American bubble, and look at who Bolsonaro is, who his targets are, and how he rose to power.

Closeup August 20, 2019

Closeup: French Afro-Colonial Memory and Music

In this CloseUp we look at the legacy of French colonialism in West Africa, Cameroon in particular, and the musicians who are uncovering what some wish to forget.

Afropop Classic August 15, 2019

Afropop Worldwide: The Origin Story

Sean Barlow, Banning Eyre and Georges Collinet look back on 30 years of Afropop Worldwide on public radio. \n

Closeup August 6, 2019

Barrio Colón to Brooklyn

This podcast is a deep dive into New York City's Afro-Cuban rumba scene in Brooklyn.

Afropop Classic August 1, 2019

A Remembrance of Leo Sarkisian

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.

Closeup July 9, 2019

Afropop Goes to the Grammys

Visit the 2019 Grammy Awards ceremony in Los Angeles and hear from the nominees in the World Music category, Fatoumata Diawara, Bombino, The Soweto Gospel Choir, Seun Kuti and Yiddish Glory.

Afropop Classic July 4, 2019

More African Guitars

A survey of recent guitar music from Africa

Closeup June 26, 2019

Lazarus: Messenger of Hope

Afropop Classic June 13, 2019

What's New at WOMEX

Afropop Classic May 30, 2019

Colombia in NYC

Afropop Classic May 9, 2019

A Visit to Afro-Sweden

Ethnomusicologist Ryan Skinner takes us on a journey through the world of Afro-Swedish musicians.

Afropop Classic April 25, 2019

Zimbabwe After Mugabe

Hear the sound of Zimbabwe--Zim-dancehall, gospel trad and lots of mbira--as the country moves out of the 37-year shadow cast by Robert Mugabe.

Afropop Classic April 4, 2019

Live from the WOMEX Radio Studio

Radio sessions from WOMEX 2018 with Bakolo Music International, Garifuna Collective and Harouna Samake.

Afropop Classic March 21, 2019

The Gqom Generation of Durban, South Africa

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.