Planet Afropop
Planet Afropop This new podcast from Afropop Worldwide hosted by Georges Collinet, Banning Eyre and Mukwae Wabei Siyolwe. While our radio programs provide a comprehensive history of African and African Diaspora music, Planet Afropop focuses on the present, the fast-moving, ever-changing, always thrilling developments for Afro music in the 21st century. Afropop Worldwide speaks to history; Planet Afropop speaks to the present!
Lagos Roots: Fuji, Juju and Apala
Hip Deep May 3, 2018
Lagos Roots: Fuji, Juju and Apala
Beneath the gloss of Nigeria’s contemporary pop, older roots styles, mostly derived from Yoruba tradition, still thrive.
The (New) Sound Of Afro Paris
Afropop Classic December 21, 2017
The (New) Sound Of Afro Paris
In this program, we explore the new "Afropolitan" sounds of Paris, from concert halls to studios, from the heart of the city to immigrant neighborhoods in the banlieues.
Biafra at 50: A Wound That Does Not Heal
Closeup December 12, 2017
Biafra at 50: A Wound That Does Not Heal
We examine how the unresolved issues that triggered the devastating Biafran War in the 1960s still resonate and persist in the Niger Delta today on this Afropop Closeup.
Afropop Live! 2017
Afropop Classic November 16, 2017
Afropop Live! 2017
Here’s Afropop’s annual roundup of great live recordings we’ve captured over the past year but haven't found time to air.

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