Afropop Worldwide

Hip Deep May 29, 2025
Afro-Dominicana: The Other Dominican Republic
This week, Afropop revisits the home of styles such as merengue and bachata, but this time we’ll be looking towards the most deeply African side of Dominican music—little known outside of the island.
Spiritual Journeys: Randy Weston: A Jazz Life With the African Ancestors
Afropop Classic December 28, 2023
Spiritual Journeys: Randy Weston: A Jazz Life With the African Ancestors
Planet Afropop: Year End Special
Planet Afropop December 27, 2023
Planet Afropop: Year End Special
Spiritual Journeys: Tarab: The Art of Ecstasy in Arab Music
Hip Deep December 21, 2023
Spiritual Journeys: Tarab: The Art of Ecstasy in Arab Music
The Soul of Mbira
Afropop Classic December 14, 2023
The Soul of Mbira
Planet Afropop - Three Takes on Burkina Faso
Planet Afropop December 12, 2023
Planet Afropop - Three Takes on Burkina Faso
Planet Afropop: Mr Eazi Gets Evil
Planet Afropop November 28, 2023
Planet Afropop: Mr Eazi Gets Evil
African Legends: Remembering Tony Allen
Afropop Classic November 24, 2023
African Legends: Remembering Tony Allen
African Legends: Remembering Manu Dibango
Afropop Classic November 16, 2023
African Legends: Remembering Manu Dibango
Planet Afropop - Ghana at WOMEX 2023
Planet Afropop November 14, 2023
Planet Afropop - Ghana at WOMEX 2023
African Legends: Remembering Oliver Mtukudzi
Afropop Classic November 9, 2023
African Legends: Remembering Oliver Mtukudzi
African Legends: Remembering Fela
Afropop Classic November 2, 2023
African Legends: Remembering Fela
Contemporary Nigerian artists and others recall the man, the music and the legacy of Nigeria's greatest musician.
Planet Afropop - Brazil Update, The Indigenous Edition
Planet Afropop October 31, 2023
Planet Afropop - Brazil Update, The Indigenous Edition
Accounting for Taste
Afropop Classic October 26, 2023
Accounting for Taste
Africa Seven
Closeup October 25, 2023
Africa Seven
Black to the Future
Afropop Classic October 19, 2023
Black to the Future
Planet Afropop: Bombino And Bobi Wine
Planet Afropop October 17, 2023
Planet Afropop: Bombino And Bobi Wine
Hip Deep in Mali: The Tuareg Predicament
Hip Deep October 12, 2023
Hip Deep in Mali: The Tuareg Predicament
How the Sound of Saudade Traveled to Ethiopia
Closeup October 10, 2023
How the Sound of Saudade Traveled to Ethiopia
Hispanic Heritage Month 2023: Santo Domingo Blues - The Story of Bachata
Afropop Classic October 5, 2023
Hispanic Heritage Month 2023: Santo Domingo Blues - The Story of Bachata
Planet Afropop: Lagos update with Fay Fay and a conversation Las Hijas Del Rap
Planet Afropop October 3, 2023
Planet Afropop: Lagos update with Fay Fay and a conversation Las Hijas Del Rap
Hispanic Heritage Month 2023: Soneros Mayores - Portraits of Beny Moré and Ismael Rivera
Closeup September 26, 2023
Hispanic Heritage Month 2023: Soneros Mayores - Portraits of Beny Moré and Ismael Rivera
Ghana - Must Go?
Closeup September 26, 2023
Ghana - Must Go?
Hispanic Heritage Month 2023: The Story of Bugalu in NYC
Afropop Classic September 21, 2023
Hispanic Heritage Month 2023: The Story of Bugalu in NYC
Planet Afropop: Yemi Alade and Hispanic Heritage Month
Planet Afropop September 18, 2023
Planet Afropop: Yemi Alade and Hispanic Heritage Month
Hispanic Heritage Month 2023: The Cumbia Diaspora
Afropop Classic September 14, 2023
Hispanic Heritage Month 2023: The Cumbia Diaspora
Wagogo Music Heaven
Closeup September 12, 2023
Wagogo Music Heaven
Congolese Music - The Fifth Generation
Afropop Classic September 7, 2023
Congolese Music - The Fifth Generation
A Spiritual Journey to Mbanza-Kongo
Afropop Classic August 31, 2023
A Spiritual Journey to Mbanza-Kongo
Movement: A Conversation with Jesus Diaz
Closeup August 29, 2023
Movement: A Conversation with Jesus Diaz
Loketo Live in NYC
Afropop Classic August 24, 2023
Loketo Live in NYC
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