Thomas Mapfumo 1: The War Years
Hip Deep April 11, 2024
Thomas Mapfumo 1: The War Years
Part 1 of Afropop Worldwide's HIp Deep audio biography of Thomas Mapfumo focuses on his upbringing, musical education and the bands that lead up to the Blacks Unlimited. These are the war years, when Zimbabwe was fighting to throw off the burden of the racist Southern Rhodesian regime. This episode documents the birth of "chimurenga" music in the voices of those who made that history, many of whom have now joined the ancestors. Produced by Banning Eyre.
Calypso, Reggae and Jab-Jab Soca: Musical Resistance in Grenada
Afropop Classic January 11, 2024
Calypso, Reggae and Jab-Jab Soca: Musical Resistance in Grenada
Calypso, Reggae and Jab-Jab Soca: Musical Resistance in Grenada.
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.

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