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AR04_NouraMintSeymali by Afropop Worldwide
Published on 11 hours ago
Kickin' It in Cabo Verde
Cabo Verde (aka Cape Verde) has long been known as a music powerhouse. Despite its little size (population: 500,000), the West African archipelago is the third largest country in music sales in the “…
Published on 15 hours ago
Jamaica: Big a Yard, Big Abroad
Since the 1960s in Jamaica, iconic figures such as Bob Marley have gathered in backyards to write reggae anthems that conquered world charts. The yard remains a cornerstone in Jamaican culture. Music…
Published on 1 week ago
Born-Free South Africa: A Kaleidoscope of Colors
Join us on a musical adventure into the storied past of Africa's Rainbow Nation. In 2016, 20-plus years removed from apartheid, South Africa was a nation deep in transition. And, that was reflected i…
Published on 1 week, 6 days ago
Musical Conjurers
Musicians create worlds of their own. They are sonic alchemists. This program, originally produced in 2007, surveys a wide range of artists from throughout the African diaspora, artists with this spe…
Published on 3 weeks ago
San Francisco: Afropop by the Bay
It turns out that the first American city to host a roster of local African bands was not New York, Miami or Chicago, but the San Francisco Bay Area of northern California. Hugh Masekela brought Hedz…
Published on 4 weeks ago
Hispanic Heritage Month: Santo Domingo Blues - The Story of Bachata
Bachata is a music of the people. Recalling the American blues, bachata was infamous as the anthem of the hard-drinking, womanizing, down-on-his-luck man, vilified as the entertainment of the brothel…
Published on 1 month ago
Hispanic Heritage Month: The Golden Age of Cuban Music
On January 8, 1959, Fidel Castro and his ragtag army marched into Havana and proclaimed victory in the Cuban revolution. Much of the world knew Cuba primarily from its 1930 megahit "El Manicero" ("Th…
Published on 1 month, 1 week ago
Hispanic Heritage Month: Live Latin Extravaganza
This classic episode features Afropop Worldwide’s original live recordings of stellar artists Joe Arroyo (Colombia) in London, Paulina Tomayo (Ecuador) in Quito, Los Muñequitos de Matanzas (Cuba) in …
Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago
Hispanic Heritage Month: A History of Puerto Rican Salsa
The first time Puerto Rican bandleader Willie Rosario heard the word salsa applied to the Cuban-style music he played was in Venezuela, where DJ Phidias Danilo first popularized it. Subsequently appl…
Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago