Afropop Worldwide

Blog - February 9, 2022
Oumou Sangaré Announces Forthcoming Album With A New Single
Interview - May 11, 2022
Oumou Sangaré Talks Timbuktu
Interview - July 16, 2020
Oumou Sangare Goes Acoustic
Blog - April 7, 2022
Oumou Sangaré Unveils New Video, "Sira"
Reviews - November 1, 2022
Oumou Sangare's Triumphant U.S. Return
Blog - March 8, 2022
Oumou Sangaré Premieres “Wassulu Don” on International Women’s Day
Reviews - July 18, 2023
Oumou Sangare and Vox Sambou at BRICS Celebrate Brooklyn
October 3, 2022
Oumou Sangaré Presented by BMI in association with Apollo Theater
Best of The Beat - May 18, 2017
Best of The Beat on Afropop: Oumou Sangare, Mali’s Nightingale
Blog - February 9, 2017
Listen: Oumou Sangaré Featuring Tony Allen--“Yere Faga”
Blog - February 9, 2023
Ali Farka Touré´s “Cherie” Featuring Oumou Sangaré Debuts
Videos - March 31, 2017
"Yere Faga:" A Fierce New Video by Oumou Sangaré with Tony Allen
Reviews - May 18, 2017
Mogoya
Blog - November 17, 2017
Field Report: WOMEX 2017
Features - July 16, 2003
Mali on the Mall 2003: Part 2
Fresh Eyre - March 22, 2022
Rokia Koné Leads New Moves in Malian Pop
December 31, 2020
Lockdown Serenade
Blog - June 16, 2015
First AfrikCan Festival in Boston This July
May 17, 2018
Afropop Divas - Live
December 9, 2020
Bela Fleck Live Streaming “Throw Down Your Heart” Friday
March 14, 2012
Scenes from Mali and Senegal
Blog - May 10, 2016
Preview: 19th Annual Gnawa World Music Festival in Essaouira, Morocco
Interview - April 24, 2023
Nick Gold on Ali Farka Toure's Posthumous Release: Voyageur
Interview - November 18, 2013
Rokia Traore: On "Beautiful Africa" and Complicated Mali
July 6, 2023
Mali: Ancient Empires to Multi-Cultural Democracy
Best of The Beat - November 24, 2015
Best of The Beat on Afropop: Bonnie Raitt--A Blueswoman in Mali
Blog - September 17, 2014
50 Years of Nonesuch: Five Essential Albums
December 24, 2020
2020 Highlights
Blog - December 30, 2016
Tribute to African Music Producer Ibrahima Sylla
Blog - March 10, 2015
Field Report: Festival Sur le Niger 2015
Blog - August 9, 2017
Fresh Cuts, Vol. Seven
Blog - July 15, 2015
Summer Festivals Around the Continent
Features - December 24, 2020
Albums from "2020 Highlights"
July 13, 2023
Mali Magic 2000
Interview - September 29, 2023
Sidiki Dimbélé’s journey with the Djembe
Blog - August 8, 2017
Field Report: Festival Timitar, Agadir, Morocco
Blog - November 12, 2014
Ebola Awareness Songs
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.
Best of The Beat - March 6, 2018
Best of The Beat on Afropop: Sally Nyolo, Cameroon's Global Goddess
November 24, 2023
African Legends: Remembering Tony Allen
Blog - April 9, 2012
Petition to save Chicago's "Music Without Borders"
April 29, 2023
Fatoumata Diawara and Special Guest
WMI is thrilled to welcome award-winning Malian singer, guitarist, actor, and social activist Fatoumata Diawara back to NYC following her 2018 appearance at WMI's Festival of Mali, also co-presented with Brooklyn Bowl.
Reviews - September 18, 2012
Zani Diabaté, Tientalaw
December 7, 2017
Stocking Stuffers 2017
It's time once again for Georges Collinet and Banning Eyre to spin through our favorite African and African diaspora releases of the year.
Blog - April 15, 2014
Balani Show Super Hits: Electronic Street Parties from Mali
Best of The Beat - April 12, 2016
Best of The Beat on Afropop: Habib Koite
Blog - December 9, 2014
Afropop Holiday Party!
August 16, 2013
Oumou, Abdel, Miguel- Live on Afropop Worldwide
Blog - September 10, 2015
Wizkid to Headline AfrikCan Celebration in New York
Reviews - October 14, 2007
Vieux Farka Toure
Blog - May 1, 2020
Quarantunes: Tony Allen Plays “The Source” in Pisa, 2019
Reviews - September 25, 2012
Fatou
Blog - April 20, 2018
The Ghosts of Afropop Galas Past
Features - November 11, 2022
Soukous Superstar Koffi Olomide Inducted Into the Afropop Hall of Fame
Videos - December 5, 2024
Afropop Top Videos: 2024 Year End Special
Blog - October 13, 2016
Issa Bagayogo (1961-2016)
Blog - December 2, 2013
Celebrate Giving Tuesday With Afropop Worldwide!
Reviews - February 15, 2016
Waati Sera
Blog - May 9, 2016
Concert Review: Fatoumata Diawara at the Schomburg Center in Harlem
Blog - August 8, 2013
August Program Listings
Blog - March 16, 2016
Photo Essay: MASA Festival in Abidjan, Part Six
Blog - April 13, 2018
Afropop Hall of Fame: A History
Blog - January 9, 2013
globalFEST 2013!
Reviews - October 6, 2015
Balbalou
Blog - February 8, 2016
Kinté, Le Prince Héritier Releases New Single: "Djula"
Blog - September 10, 2014
Toumani Diabaté Returns to NYC to Wish Nonesuch Records a Happy 50!
Blog - June 26, 2013
Join Afropop Host Georges Collinet at Central Park SummerStage 7.21, for Afropop's 25th Anniversary Celebration
Reviews - May 22, 2018
Fenfo
Blog - February 11, 2013
Festival in the Desert Wins Freemuse Award
Blog - December 11, 2012
Keletigui Diabate, A Remembrance
Features - August 1, 2003
Mali On The Mall 2003, Part 3
Blog - April 11, 2012
Musical Reflections on Dramatic Events in Northern Mali
Reviews - March 2, 2016
Abbar el Hamada
Blog - June 21, 2017
Morocco’s Gnawa World Music Festival Gears Up For 20th Anniversary
June 6, 2013
Summer Concert Previews 2013
Contests - May 22, 2013
LAST WEEK! Win a trip for two to NYC to celebrate Afropop's 25th anniversary at SummerStage--Central Park
Blog - August 12, 2013
Afropop Worldwide 25th Anniversary Gala Concert Press Release
Blog - September 9, 2014
Field Report: Dancing in the Rainforest of Malaysia
Blog - March 23, 2018
Afropop Worldwide's 30th Anniversary Gala and Hall of Fame
Field Report - August 25, 2023
Nuits D'Afrique 2023 in Montreal: The Full Rundown
Reviews - May 1, 2025
Jazzahead Spotlights African Jazz and More
Blog - October 8, 2019
Interview With Les Amazones d'Afrique at Reeperbahn Festival 2019
Blog - August 24, 2023
A Tribute to Nigeria's King Sunny Ade as He Passes the Baton for Longest-Charting African Album on Billboard
Blog - March 8, 2018
Africa Now! 2018 in NYC: Photo Review
Reviews - January 13, 2025
New York Comes Alive with globalFEST, Afromondo and More!
Blog - June 19, 2019
Afropop to Honor Salif Keita at BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival: July 13
Blog - April 29, 2014
Kokanko Sata Doumba: A Queen of Wassoulou Music Visits the American South
Reviews - September 28, 2010
Adje! Adje!
Blog - February 14, 2013
Win a trip to Miami to party with Afropop!
Field Report - November 13, 2023
Afropop Marks 35 Years with Congo-Style Gala at New York's SOB's
Features - November 21, 2022
Djazia Satour: On Finding Her Voice and Giving Voice to Others
Interview - April 10, 2020
Bela Fleck Re-Explores African Music
Blog - September 19, 2012
Blogging Backwards- Festival in the Desert, Part 1
October 18, 2017
Fresh Cuts, Vol. Eight
Blog - July 10, 2018
Field Report: Gnawa World Music Festival in Essaouira, Part Two
Features - July 16, 2003
Mali on the Mall: 2003. Part 1
Blog - February 8, 2023
Afropop in Tanzania Blog: Second Dispatch: (2/15/2023)
Features - April 3, 2014
Beneath the Music: Featured Artists
Blog - December 29, 2015
West Africa: Word, Symbol, Song Exhibit at the British Library, London
Interview - July 15, 2025
Fatoumata Diawara Recaps Her Mexican Adventure with Africa Express: Bahidorá
Features - February 17, 2016
Afropop Returns to Mali
Interview - September 12, 2017
Mind the Band: Tony Allen
Interview - November 3, 2022
Talking With Mopao (The Leader) Koffi Olomide: Exclusive Interview With Sean Barlow
Interview - January 10, 2023
Pedrito Martínez speaks with Ned Sublette about Echoes of Africa
November 3, 2022
Talking with Mopao (The Leader) Koffi Olomide Exclusive Interview with Sean Barlow
Interview - August 13, 2019
EMDE: 21st Century Griot
Interview - May 25, 2023
The Bongeziwe Experience in Mexico
Fresh Eyre - November 26, 2019
Vinyl Vestiges: VP Records and World Circuit
Interview - July 26, 2018
Fatoumata Diawara on Finding Sweetness in A Hard Life
March 23, 2023
WOMEX 2022: The Women Rule
Blog - August 18, 2014
HUMANBEING: Raja Kassis on Mbalax, His New Album and Touring the World
Interview - February 8, 2007
Vieux Farka Toure: 2007
Features - December 20, 2022
Creative Industries Flourish at U.S. Africa Leaders Summit
Interview - April 8, 2013
Fatoumata Diawara and Amkoullel on Situation in Mali
Interview - June 25, 2020
Michael Veal on Tony Allen
Features - May 19, 2016
Lucy Durán: On Griots, Faith and the Future in Mali
Interview - December 3, 2011
Cherif Keita on the History of Malian Music