Afropop Worldwide

Reviews - September 20, 2018
New Releases of Sudanese Music
Discography - March 6, 2008
Discography: Sudan: A Musical History
December 5, 2011
Sudan: A Musical History of Conflict and Diaspora
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
Blog - September 20, 2018
Afropop Premiere: “Farrah Galbi Aljadeed,” Sudanese Funk From the '70s
Videos - October 27, 2014
Alsarah and the Nubatones: New Video and Remixed Album
Blog - January 12, 2021
“You Will Die at Twenty,” Sudan’s First Oscar Entry Available to Stream Jan. 22
Blog - August 12, 2020
Alsarah and Captain Planet Get Retro Futuristic on “Ghazal”
Blog - October 1, 2015
Interview: Sinkane's Ahmed Gallab
September 20, 2018
Music and History in The Two Sudans
Interview - September 20, 2018
Ahmad Sikainga on the Two Sudans
Features - September 12, 2024
Mahmoud Abdel Aziz: Timeless Voice of Sudan
Features - March 6, 2008
Sudanese Musicians Demonstrate Unity in Chicago
Videos - July 16, 2020
Gordon Koang: “South Sudan” via Melbourne, Australia
Features - March 6, 2008
Sudan Festival of Music and Dance: 2008 Preview
Blog - August 5, 2013
Sudanese Star Omer Ehsas to Join Bassekou Kouyate at Afropop Gala (Sept 19)
Interview - March 27, 2025
Alsarah & the Nubatones Forge a Tough Road from Sudan to America
Blog - June 4, 2019
Honoring Pro-Democracy Heroes in Sudan and China, on 30th Anniversary of Tiananmen Square
Blog - June 13, 2018
“Hip-Hop Saves Lives” Starting With Sudanese Refugees
Blog - April 8, 2014
Khartoum Soundbites: Vintage Sudanese Pop Selected by Alsarah
Blog - July 9, 2015
Emmanuel Jal: In Recognition of the Fourth Anniversary of South Sudan
Blog - August 4, 2021
South Sudanese-Australian Artist Gordon Koang Releases Banger “Disco”
Interview - March 6, 2008
Ahmad Sikainga on Sudan, A Musical History
Videos - April 15, 2022
Emmanuel Jal Cuts Loose with "Rakaboom"
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
Reviews - June 5, 2019
Bahir
Features - December 6, 2013
The 3rd Annual African Diaspora Awards
February 3, 2022
Egypt 4: Living Traditions
Blog - June 30, 2021
No Subtext Needed: Gordon Koang Takes on “Coronavirus”
Interview - March 25, 2021
Emmanuel Jal: Accidental Artist
December 15, 2016
Africa Now! 2016 Rocks the Apollo Theater in Harlem
Videos - April 21, 2016
Africa Now! 2016 Rocks the Apollo Theater in Harlem: Video Feature
June 2, 2016
Three Survivors: Paulo Flores, Emmanuel Jal, Lágbájá
Reviews - November 7, 2012
Mars
Videos - July 11, 2022
Emmanuel Jal Launches Seventh Album With Video "Shangah"
Interview - February 10, 2025
Emmanuel Jal: Life Lessons From a Survivor
Blog - May 7, 2019
Sinkane Returns With New Video, Album Forthcoming
Blog - October 21, 2013
The Nile Project
Blog - January 7, 2015
Afropop Worldwide's Profoundly Unofficial APAP Guide
Blog - February 11, 2016
Bombino and More at Africa Now! Apollo Theater March 26
February 6, 2024
Planet Afropop: Syli D’Or Winners And Artists For Aid
April 4, 2013
BEST OF AFROPOP LIVE!
Reviews - August 28, 2012
Bejawiya
Interview - August 11, 2015
Emmanuel Jal: Between Che and Gandhi
Blog - March 30, 2016
Concert Review: Africa Now! at the Apollo
Blog - February 4, 2016
The Nile Project on Tour in Egypt
Blog - February 2, 2017
#NoBanNoWall: Bandcamp Makes A Move Against Immigration Restrictions
January 3, 2019
New York City’s globalFEST 2017
Blog - June 24, 2015
New Habibi Funk Mix of '70s North Africa
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.
October 19, 2017
Ticket Giveaway: Sinkane
Blog - January 30, 2025
Emmanuel Jal and Bun Xaapa release new single "Chaak"
March 30, 2023
Sauti Za Busara, Sounds of Wisdom 2023
Features - April 14, 2016
Artists of the Nile Project Speak
September 24, 2020
Afro Roots Virtual Fest 2020 in Miami
March 9, 2023
Afro Roots Fest 2022 with Daymé Arocena and Sinkane
Blog - April 27, 2022
Afro-Roots Fest 2022 in Miami Delivers
Reviews - March 16, 2018
Habibi Funk 7
Blog - March 14, 2017
New Sounds and Next Steps for SXSW: ContraBanned Showcase
Reviews - September 18, 2014
Mean Love
July 8, 2022
Toronto's African Scene
Blog - May 7, 2015
The Nile Project: Curtain Call at Princeton
Blog - May 9, 2014
Alsarah: Why You Need Retro East African Pop In Your Life
Reviews - April 20, 2017
The Nile Project: Live in Boston
Reviews - January 23, 2017
Jinja
Fresh Eyre - February 26, 2021
Wintering in East Africa
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
November 29, 2019
Inside the Nile Project
Blog - September 18, 2018
How Nairobi, Kenya Took Over New Release From “Hip-Hop Saves Lives"
Blog - March 10, 2016
Win Tickets to Africa Now 2016 at the Apollo Theater
March 6, 2008
Scholars: Ahmad Sikainga
December 16, 2021
WOMEX Rises!
Blog - January 16, 2015
GlobalFEST 2015 Photo Essay
Features - October 20, 2023
Etienne Sevet: The Many Adventures of The Bongo Hop
Blog - January 2, 2017
Fresh Cuts Vol. Two
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
May 12, 2016
Afropop Live Highlights
Videos - January 26, 2024
Afropop Top Videos for January 2024
Blog - April 15, 2015
Five SummerStage 2015 Highlights!
Blog - December 19, 2016
globalFest 2017
Fresh Eyre - August 14, 2020
Summer Lockdown Listening
Blog - January 16, 2017
globalFest 2017: Photo Essay
Blog - March 8, 2017
Fresh Cuts, Vol. 4
December 24, 2020
2020 Highlights
April 3, 2025
Africans in the Arabian (Persian) Gulf
Blog - September 17, 2020
The Crown: An African Coronavirus Playlist
July 27, 2023
Journeys with the Oud
Blog - December 3, 2011
Scholar: Eve Troutt Powell
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.
Features - June 24, 2021
Africa In Melbourne: Video Playlist
Interview - December 3, 2011
Eve Troutt Powell: African Slaves in Islamic Lands
Blog - July 20, 2011
Cairo Journal: Pre-Ramadan Zar at Arabi's Place
Videos - September 6, 2013
Behind the Scenes with Samba Mapangala, Banning Eyre, and the Afropop 25th Anniversary Gala
Blog - May 20, 2015
Afropop Premiere: Weird Together's "No Compromise" Remix by Daniel Haaksman
Blog - April 9, 2012
Petition to save Chicago's "Music Without Borders"
Blog - March 8, 2017
International Women's Day: A Playlist!
Blog - December 3, 2011
Discography: African Slaves in Islamic Lands
Blog - October 13, 2021
Imarhan Announces New Album of Soulful Tuareg Balladry
Blog - July 1, 2014
Afropop Album Premiere: Zvuloon Dub System's Anbessa Dub
Blog - March 6, 2019
Chadian Musicians Meet Nickodemus and HAPE Collective
Blog - April 10, 2012
A Report on The 19th New York African Film Festival
Features - February 28, 2025
Afropop Worldwide in Tanzania: Week Two
October 18, 2017
Fresh Cuts, Vol. Eight
June 20, 2012
Afropop Summer Serenade
Blog - January 14, 2020
Alsarah and the Nubatones Rock Chelsea Music Hall
Blog - July 25, 2016
Photo Essay: Hakim and Krar Collective at BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival
Features - February 22, 2007
Feature: Africans in the Arabian (Persian) Gulf
Blog - April 27, 2017
Afropunk Festival Preview
Features - October 10, 2024
New York's Habibi Fest is Underway Passion and Soul
Features - March 23, 2012
Feature: Living Traditions
Blog - January 9, 2018
Coachella 2018: Artists To Look Out For
Blog - July 13, 2017
Master Chef Pierre Thiam Partners with the African Services Committee
May 8, 2013
Afropop Roadshow: Spotlight Sierra Leone
Blog - August 12, 2013
Afropop Worldwide 25th Anniversary Gala Concert Press Release
Blog - November 20, 2013
Black Ink
Interview - March 20, 2012
Living Traditions: Discussions on Traditions and Venues in Egypt
Reviews - January 19, 2012
Ayah Ye!: Moving Train
August 16, 2013
Oumou, Abdel, Miguel- Live on Afropop Worldwide
Interview - January 29, 2020
Ramy Essam and the Egyptian Revolution + 9
Videos - November 21, 2023
Top Afropop Videos: Thanksgiving Edition
Blog - December 6, 2019
Stocking Stuffers 2019: Afropop's Albums of Note
Blog - December 26, 2017
Playlist: The (New) Sound of Afro-Paris
Fresh Eyre - September 23, 2020
How to Enjoy a Virtual Festival
Blog - September 29, 2013
New Africa Center Launches in Style
Interview - November 30, 2017
Aveva: Finding an Ethiopian-Israeli Identity
Field Report - June 16, 2022
Field Report: 33rd Annual Würzburg Africa Festival
December 6, 2012
Scenes for Adventurous Armchair Travelers
March 30, 2011
Muslim World Music Day
Reviews - August 25, 2017
Sweet As Broken Dates: Lost Somali Tapes From the Horn of Africa
Features - June 6, 2024
North Africa's Indigenous Peoples: The Imazighen
Features - November 19, 2022
Sauti za Busara Festival in Zanzibar: Vision for February 2023
Blog - September 24, 2013
Maga Bo Interview: From His Home In Rio De Janeiro
Features - December 3, 2011
Gnawa Music of Morocco
Blog - December 16, 2021
Afropop Worldwide's 2021 Picks
December 6, 2018
Stocking Stuffers 2018
A round-up of some of our favorite 2018 releases.
Reviews - October 29, 2013
Red Hot + Fela: How to Approach a Tribute Album?
Interview - December 3, 2011
Cherif Keita on the History of Malian Music
Features - April 8, 2025
Princeton in Africa Celebrates 25 Years
Voices in Vinyl - May 23, 2016
Voices in Vinyl: Afro-Turkish Tales
Interview - April 19, 2007
Africa and The Blues: An Interview with Gerhard Kubik
Interview - March 27, 2014
Lidwien Kapteijns: Love Songs at the Dawn of Somalia
Features - May 4, 2017
Mark LeVine On the Niger Delta and More
Interview - January 30, 2009
Interview: Ryan Thomas Skinner Part 1
Interview - May 6, 2025
Kasiva Mutua: Feeling the 6/8 Rhythm
Interview - June 23, 2025
Ian Brennan on Tigray Tears: Siding With the Underdog
Blog - June 15, 2017
Ian Brennan on Social Justice and the Power of Songs
Interview - 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.”
Interview - March 31, 2021
Ian Brennan on Songs of Ghana's Witch Camps
Interview - May 22, 2013
Summerstage! Afropop Producer Sean Barlow Talks with Erika Elliott, Artistic Director of Summerstage about their 2013 season
Features - December 8, 2023
The Lure and Lore of Gnawa
Interview - March 29, 2011
Bob George: Muslim World Music Day
Interview - April 1, 2016
Andy Morgan on Tuareg Music and History
Features - June 1, 2017
Carmen McCain: The Culture of Kannywood
Interview - September 5, 2024
Kofi Appenteng on 70 Years of the Africa America Institute
Interview - December 17, 2020
Ade Bantu on Musical Responses to the Crises of 2020 in Nigeria
Interview - October 3, 2024
Joe Boyd's Epic Journey Through Global Music
Blog - September 24, 2012
Interview with Debo Band's Danny Mekonnen
Interview - December 18, 2020
Saint Ezekiel's New Sound From Nigeria-U.S. Diaspora
Blog - September 22, 2016
Florent Mazzoleni on Bobo-Dioulasso's Golden Age of Music
Interview - November 16, 2011
Hamid El Shari
Interview - September 23, 2014
Madagascar's Mosaic History: An Interview with Margaret Lou Brown
Interview - July 5, 2013
Mark LeVine: Ghana's Afro-Funk History
Interview - October 11, 2011
Michael Frishkopf and Kristina Nelson on Koranic Recitation
Blog - December 20, 2009
Seun Kuti on FELA!
Interview - November 1, 2011
Mickey Hart: Madman Field Recordist
Interview - September 15, 2006
Francis Falceto-Ethiopia: Empire and Revolution
Interview - October 20, 2007
Interview: Gregory Barz