Afropop Worldwide

Reviews - September 20, 2018
New Releases of Sudanese Music
Discography - March 6, 2008
Discography: Sudan: A Musical History
Interview - June 19, 2025
Hana Baba's Folktales from Sudan
Videos - October 2, 2020
Deep Sudan Roots with Otaak Band
Blog - June 19, 2020
Behold: Sharhabil Ahmed, King of Sudanese Jazz
December 5, 2011
Sudan: A Musical History of Conflict and Diaspora
Blog - September 20, 2018
Afropop Premiere: “Farrah Galbi Aljadeed,” Sudanese Funk From the '70s
Reviews - September 20, 2018
Ahmad Sikainga on the Two Sudans
Features - March 6, 2008
Sudanese Musicians Demonstrate Unity in Chicago
Blog - January 12, 2021
“You Will Die at Twenty,” Sudan’s First Oscar Entry Available to Stream Jan. 22
September 20, 2018
Music and History in The Two Sudans
Features - September 12, 2024
Mahmoud Abdel Aziz: Timeless Voice of Sudan
Videos - July 16, 2020
Gordon Koang: “South Sudan” via Melbourne, Australia
Reviews - March 6, 2008
Ahmad Sikainga on Sudan, A Musical History
Features - March 6, 2008
Sudan Festival of Music and Dance: 2008 Preview
Blog - April 8, 2014
Khartoum Soundbites: Vintage Sudanese Pop Selected by Alsarah
Blog - June 13, 2018
“Hip-Hop Saves Lives” Starting With Sudanese Refugees
Blog - August 4, 2021
South Sudanese-Australian Artist Gordon Koang Releases Banger “Disco”
Videos - October 27, 2014
Alsarah and the Nubatones: New Video and Remixed Album
Blog - October 1, 2015
Interview: Sinkane's Ahmed Gallab
Blog - August 12, 2020
Alsarah and Captain Planet Get Retro Futuristic on “Ghazal”
Interview - March 28, 2025
Alsarah & the Nubatones Forge a Tough Road from Sudan to America
Blog - July 9, 2015
Emmanuel Jal: In Recognition of the Fourth Anniversary of South Sudan
Blog - August 5, 2013
Sudanese Star Omer Ehsas to Join Bassekou Kouyate at Afropop Gala (Sept 19)
Blog - June 4, 2019
Honoring Pro-Democracy Heroes in Sudan and China, on 30th Anniversary of Tiananmen Square
Blog - March 5, 2014
Afropop Premiere: Alsarah and the Nubatones' "Nuba Nouto"
Blog - June 20, 2018
Emmanuel Jal: A Timely and Fruitful Collaboration With Sister Nyaruach
Videos - April 15, 2022
Emmanuel Jal Cuts Loose with "Rakaboom"
December 15, 2016
Africa Now! 2016 Rocks the Apollo Theater in Harlem
February 3, 2022
Egypt 4: Living Traditions
Features - December 6, 2013
The 3rd Annual African Diaspora Awards
Videos - April 21, 2016
Africa Now! 2016 Rocks the Apollo Theater in Harlem: Video Feature
Reviews - June 5, 2019
Bahir
September 11, 2025
Three Survivors: Paulo Flores, Emmanuel Jal, Lágbájá
Reviews - March 25, 2021
Emmanuel Jal: Accidental Artist
Blog - June 30, 2021
No Subtext Needed: Gordon Koang Takes on “Coronavirus”
April 4, 2013
BEST OF AFROPOP LIVE!
Reviews - August 28, 2012
Bejawiya
Reviews - November 7, 2012
Mars
Blog - October 21, 2013
The Nile Project
Blog - January 7, 2015
Afropop Worldwide's Profoundly Unofficial APAP Guide
Reviews - August 11, 2015
Emmanuel Jal: Between Che and Gandhi
Blog - February 11, 2016
Bombino and More at Africa Now! Apollo Theater March 26
Blog - March 30, 2016
Concert Review: Africa Now! at the Apollo
Blog - May 7, 2019
Sinkane Returns With New Video, Album Forthcoming
Videos - July 11, 2022
Emmanuel Jal Launches Seventh Album With Video "Shangah"
February 6, 2024
Planet Afropop: Syli D’Or Winners And Artists For Aid
Every winter, starting in February, the organizers of the annual Nuits D’Afrique festival put on a battle of the Afropop bands.
Interview - February 10, 2025
Emmanuel Jal: Life Lessons From a Survivor
January 3, 2019
New York City’s globalFEST 2017
Reviews - September 18, 2014
Mean Love
Blog - June 24, 2015
New Habibi Funk Mix of '70s North Africa
Features - April 14, 2016
Artists of the Nile Project Speak
Blog - February 4, 2016
The Nile Project on Tour in Egypt
Blog - February 2, 2017
#NoBanNoWall: Bandcamp Makes A Move Against Immigration Restrictions
Blog - March 14, 2017
New Sounds and Next Steps for SXSW: ContraBanned Showcase
October 19, 2017
Ticket Giveaway: Sinkane
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.
Reviews - March 16, 2018
Habibi Funk 7
September 24, 2020
Afro Roots Virtual Fest 2020 in Miami
Enjoy highlights from the just completed Afro Roots Virtual Fest featuring the city's leading globally grooving artists.
Blog - April 27, 2022
Afro-Roots Fest 2022 in Miami Delivers
March 9, 2023
Afro Roots Fest 2022 with Daymé Arocena and Sinkane
We hear highlights from the 2022 Afro-Roots Fest in Miami featuring Dayme Arocena and Sinkane.
March 30, 2023
Sauti Za Busara, Sounds of Wisdom 2023
This program samples performances from the Sauti Za Busara festival in Stonetown, Zanzibar, Tanzania, in February 2023.
Blog - January 30, 2025
Emmanuel Jal and Bun Xaapa release new single "Chaak"
November 29, 2019
Inside the Nile Project
May 12, 2016
Afropop Live Highlights
March 6, 2008
Scholars: Ahmad Sikainga
Blog - May 9, 2014
Alsarah: Why You Need Retro East African Pop In Your Life
Blog - January 16, 2015
GlobalFEST 2015 Photo Essay
Blog - April 15, 2015
Five SummerStage 2015 Highlights!
Blog - May 7, 2015
The Nile Project: Curtain Call at Princeton
Blog - July 7, 2015
Q&A: Jannis Stürtz of Habibi Funk, New Label For Old Arabic Tunes
Blog - October 5, 2015
Wondem: Ethio-pop Release From Dexter Story
Blog - March 10, 2016
Win Tickets to Africa Now 2016 at the Apollo Theater
Blog - December 19, 2016
globalFest 2017
Blog - January 2, 2017
Fresh Cuts Vol. Two
Blog - January 16, 2017
globalFest 2017: Photo Essay
Reviews - January 23, 2017
Jinja
Blog - March 9, 2017
Fresh Cuts, Vol. 4
Reviews - April 20, 2017
The Nile Project: Live in Boston
Blog - September 18, 2018
How Nairobi, Kenya Took Over New Release From “Hip-Hop Saves Lives"
Fresh Eyre - August 14, 2020
Summer Lockdown Listening
December 24, 2020
2020 Highlights
Georges Collinet and Banning Eyre discuss musical highlights of 2020
Fresh Eyre - February 26, 2021
Wintering in East Africa
December 16, 2021
WOMEX Rises!
Highlight interviews and performances from WOMEX 2021 in Porto, Portugal.
July 8, 2022
Toronto's African Scene
Toronto's Africa Scene
Features - October 20, 2023
Etienne Sevet: The Many Adventures of The Bongo Hop
Videos - January 26, 2024
Afropop Top Videos for January 2024
August 17, 2017
Mulatu Astatke / Emel Mathlouthi / Alsarah & the Nubatones / DJ Sirak
Father of Ethio-Jazz makes his SummerStage debut with support from compelling female vocalists from Tunisia and Sudan by way of New York
Reviews - August 22, 2017
Ian Brennan on Social Justice and the Power of Songs
Ian Brennan is a Grammy-winning producer, whose set of recordings on the Zomba Prison Project in Malawi put his work on our radar, and was featured in the Afropop program, “Off the Beaten Track in Malawi and Burkina Faso.”
July 27, 2023
Journeys with the Oud
This Afropop Worldwide program traces the history of the oud.
April 3, 2025
Africans in the Arabian (Persian) Gulf
In this Hip Deep edition, Joseph Braude reports on the lives, legacy and music of Africans in Gulf States, Kuwait, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia.
Reviews - January 19, 2012
Ayah Ye!: Moving Train
Reviews - March 20, 2012
Living Traditions: Discussions on Traditions and Venues in Egypt
Reviews - November 16, 2011
Hamid El Shari
Reviews - November 1, 2011
Mickey Hart: Madman Field Recordist
Reviews - October 11, 2011
Michael Frishkopf and Kristina Nelson on Koranic Recitation
Blog - April 9, 2012
Petition to save Chicago's "Music Without Borders"
Reviews - March 30, 2011
Bob George: Muslim World Music Day
Blog - September 24, 2012
Interview with Debo Band's Danny Mekonnen
Blog - December 20, 2009
Seun Kuti on FELA!
Reviews - April 19, 2007
Africa and The Blues: An Interview with Gerhard Kubik
Blog - July 20, 2011
Cairo Journal: Pre-Ramadan Zar at Arabi's Place
Features - March 23, 2012
Feature: Living Traditions
Reviews - May 22, 2013
Summerstage! Afropop Producer Sean Barlow Talks with Erika Elliott, Artistic Director of Summerstage about their 2013 season
Features - February 22, 2007
Feature: Africans in the Arabian (Persian) Gulf
Features - December 3, 2011
Gnawa Music of Morocco
Reviews - December 3, 2011
Eve Troutt Powell: African Slaves in Islamic Lands
Interview - December 3, 2011
Cherif Keita on the History of Malian Music
Blog - December 3, 2011
Discography: African Slaves in Islamic Lands
Blog - December 3, 2011
Scholar: Eve Troutt Powell
Reviews - July 5, 2013
Mark LeVine: Ghana's Afro-Funk History
Reviews - January 30, 2009
Interview: Ryan Thomas Skinner Part 1
Blog - August 12, 2013
Afropop Worldwide 25th Anniversary Gala Concert Press Release
Reviews - October 20, 2007
Interview: Gregory Barz
Reviews - September 15, 2006
Francis Falceto-Ethiopia: Empire and Revolution
Videos - September 6, 2013
Behind the Scenes with Samba Mapangala, Banning Eyre, and the Afropop 25th Anniversary Gala
Blog - September 29, 2013
New Africa Center Launches in Style
Reviews - October 29, 2013
Red Hot + Fela: How to Approach a Tribute Album?
Blog - November 20, 2013
Black Ink
Reviews - March 27, 2014
Lidwien Kapteijns: Love Songs at the Dawn of Somalia
Blog - July 1, 2014
Afropop Album Premiere: Zvuloon Dub System's Anbessa Dub
Reviews - September 23, 2014
Madagascar's Mosaic History: An Interview with Margaret Lou Brown
Blog - May 20, 2015
Afropop Premiere: Weird Together's "No Compromise" Remix by Daniel Haaksman
Reviews - April 1, 2016
Andy Morgan on Tuareg Music and History
Voices in Vinyl - May 23, 2016
Voices in Vinyl: Afro-Turkish Tales
Blog - July 25, 2016
Photo Essay: Hakim and Krar Collective at BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival
Blog - September 22, 2016
Florent Mazzoleni on Bobo-Dioulasso's Golden Age of Music
Blog - March 8, 2017
International Women's Day: A Playlist!
Features - May 4, 2017
Mark LeVine On the Niger Delta and More
Blog - June 15, 2017
Ian Brennan on Social Justice and the Power of Songs
Features - June 1, 2017
Carmen McCain: The Culture of Kannywood
Blog - July 13, 2017
Master Chef Pierre Thiam Partners with the African Services Committee
Reviews - August 25, 2017
Sweet As Broken Dates: Lost Somali Tapes From the Horn of Africa
October 18, 2017
Fresh Cuts, Vol. Eight
Reviews - November 30, 2017
Aveva: Finding an Ethiopian-Israeli Identity
Blog - December 26, 2017
Playlist: The (New) Sound of Afro-Paris
Blog - January 9, 2018
Coachella 2018: Artists To Look Out For
January 25, 2018
Afropop at 30: Live in the '90s
As Afropop turns 30, we take a stroll down memory lane to enjoy some of the extraordinary live recordings we brought to the public radio community in the 1990s including Thione Seck in Dakar, Gerardo Nunez in New York, Abdel Aziz el Mubarak in London, Lobi Traore in Bamako, a carnival comparsa in Cuba and David Rudder in New York. Co-hosted by Georges Collinet, Siji Awoyinka, and Sean Barlow.
Blog - March 6, 2019
Chadian Musicians Meet Nickodemus and HAPE Collective
Blog - December 6, 2019
Stocking Stuffers 2019: Afropop's Albums of Note
Blog - January 14, 2020
Alsarah and the Nubatones Rock Chelsea Music Hall
Reviews - January 29, 2020
Ramy Essam and the Egyptian Revolution + 9
Blog - September 17, 2020
The Crown: An African Coronavirus Playlist
Fresh Eyre - September 23, 2020
How to Enjoy a Virtual Festival
Reviews - December 17, 2020
Ade Bantu on Musical Responses to the Crises of 2020 in Nigeria
Reviews - December 18, 2020
Saint Ezekiel's New Sound From Nigeria-U.S. Diaspora
Reviews - March 31, 2021
Ian Brennan on Songs of Ghana's Witch Camps
Features - June 24, 2021
Africa In Melbourne: Video Playlist
Blog - October 13, 2021
Imarhan Announces New Album of Soulful Tuareg Balladry
Blog - December 16, 2021
Afropop Worldwide's 2021 Picks
Field Report - June 16, 2022
Field Report: 33rd Annual Würzburg Africa Festival
Features - November 19, 2022
Sauti za Busara Festival in Zanzibar: Vision for February 2023
Videos - November 21, 2023
Top Afropop Videos: Thanksgiving Edition
Features - December 8, 2023
The Lure and Lore of Gnawa
Features - June 6, 2024
North Africa's Indigenous Peoples: The Imazighen
Interview - September 5, 2024
Kofi Appenteng on 70 Years of the Africa America Institute
Interview - October 3, 2024
Joe Boyd's Epic Journey Through Global Music
Features - October 10, 2024
New York's Habibi Fest is Underway Passion and Soul
Features - February 28, 2025
Afropop Worldwide in Tanzania: Week Two
Features - April 8, 2025
Princeton in Africa Celebrates 25 Years
Interview - May 6, 2025
Kasiva Mutua: Feeling the 6/8 Rhythm
Interview - June 23, 2025
Ian Brennan on Tigray Tears: Siding With the Underdog
Interview - July 11, 2025
A Conversation with Anisia Uzeyman and Saul Williams Directors of Neptune Frost
Blog - August 4, 2025
Afropop Worldwide: The First Intern in the Hot Summer of 1989
Interview - November 24, 2025
Let the Circle be Unbroken: Meklit Hadero, A Piece of Infinity