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Recent Articles
Ghana Special 2: Electronic Highlife & Afro Sounds in the Diaspora: 1980-93
Reviews May 16, 2024
Ghana Special 2: Electronic Highlife & Afro Sounds in the Diaspora: 1980-93
Afrika Muye Muye! Tanzanian Rumba & Muziki wa Dansi 1968-70
Reviews May 15, 2024
Afrika Muye Muye! Tanzanian Rumba & Muziki wa Dansi 1968-70
Leif Totusek: African Guitar Par Excellence!
Interviews May 14, 2024
Leif Totusek: African Guitar Par Excellence!
Afropop Top Videos: Amadou & Mariam, Mdou Moctar, Noise Cans, Malika Zarra, Meridian Brothers and more...
Videos May 6, 2024
Afropop Top Videos: Amadou & Mariam, Mdou Moctar, Noise Cans, Malika Zarra, Meridian Brothers and more...
Sample Chief bridges Afropop's Generational Divide
Interviews May 2, 2024
Sample Chief bridges Afropop's Generational Divide
Caetano Veloso's farewell to Brooklyn?
Reviews May 1, 2024
Caetano Veloso's farewell to Brooklyn?
Afropop’s Music and Culture Tour of Tanzania and Zanzibar
Blog April 26, 2024
Afropop’s Music and Culture Tour of Tanzania and Zanzibar
Mokoomba Returns to America!
Blog April 9, 2024
Mokoomba Returns to America!
Dele Sosimi Talks Afrobeat: From Fela Kuti to the Future
Interviews April 5, 2024
Dele Sosimi Talks Afrobeat: From Fela Kuti to the Future

Recent Audio Programs
East African Taarab
Hip Deep May 30, 2024
East African Taarab
Planet Afropop: Chimurenga Legacy: Thomas Mapfumo and Mary Anibal
Planet Afropop May 14, 2024
Planet Afropop: Chimurenga Legacy: Thomas Mapfumo and Mary Anibal
Ethiopia 2: Diaspora and Return
Hip Deep May 9, 2024
Ethiopia 2: Diaspora and Return

Recent Album Reviews
Ghana Special 2: Electronic Highlife & Afro Sounds in the Diaspora: 1980-93
Ghana Special 2: Electronic Highlife & Afro Sounds in the Diaspora: 1980-93
Various Artists
Afrika Muye Muye! Tanzanian Rumba & Muziki wa Dansi 1968-70
Afrika Muye Muye! Tanzanian Rumba & Muziki wa Dansi 1968-70
Various Artists
Caetano Veloso's farewell to Brooklyn?
Caetano Veloso's farewell to Brooklyn?
CINE AFRICA - The Kitchen, the Grenfell Tower disaster, and the Windrush Scandal
CINE AFRICA - The Kitchen, the Grenfell Tower disaster, and the Windrush Scandal

Now Spinning at Afropop HQ

Milton Nascimento, esperanza spalding - Milton +esperanza (Official Audio Visualizer)
Milton Nascimento, esperanza spalding - Milton +esperanza (Official Audio Visualizer)
#trending #miltonnascimento #milton #esperanzaspalding #afrobrazil #blackatlantic #morethanjazz #bassmusic #brazil #collaborativealbum #espernanzaspalding with #brazilian singer #miltonnascimento. Recorded in Brazil last year, Milton + esperanza is due out on August 9 via Concord. They’re also sharing the lead single, “Outubro”—a rework of the 1969 original that appeared on #nascimento’s #couragealbum

Recent Videos

Upcoming NYC Events
New York Guitar Festival: Night One (Doors: 7:30)
June 14, 2024 – Friday, 8 PM
New York Guitar Festival: Night One (Doors: 7:30)
68 Jay Street, Suite 201 Brooklyn, NY 11201
New York Guitar Festival: Night Two
June 14, 2024 – Friday, 8 PM (Doors: 7:30 PM)
New York Guitar Festival: Night Two
68 Jay Street, Suite 201 Brooklyn, NY 11201
Bombino plus Etran De L’Aïr w/ dj.henri
Friday, June 28, 2024 Doors: 5:30pm / Show: 7:00pm
Bombino plus Etran De L’Aïr w/ dj.henri
Sony Hall
Carnegie Hall Citywide: Thandiswa Mazwai
JULY 12, 2024 AT 7:00PM - 8:30PM
Carnegie Hall Citywide: Thandiswa Mazwai
Bryant Park, NYC
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