Podcast Episodes
Back to Search
Planet Afropop - Chimurenga Legacy: Thomas Mapfumo and Mary Anibal
Afropop’s Banning Eyre published his prize-winning biography of Thomas Mapfumo, Lion Songs, in 2015. In this episode, he visits the Lion of Zimbabwe …
1 year, 7 months ago
Ethiopia Part 2: Diaspora and Return
Part 2 of our Hip Deep in Ethiopia series features insights from Professor Kay Shelemay of Harvard University, author most recently of Sing and Sing …
1 year, 8 months ago
Ethiopia Part 1: Empire and Revolution
Ethiopia was the first Christian nation in Africa, and the only African country never to be colonized. With ethnomusicologist Kay Kaufman Shelemay an…
1 year, 8 months ago
Amapiano To The World
South Africa is one of the biggest dance music nations, and now it seems like the whole world is dancing along to its amapiano (piano/yanos) beats, a…
1 year, 8 months ago
Planet Afropop - Gino Sitson: Cameroonian Renaissance Man
On this episode of Planet Afropop, Georges Collinet interviews fellow Cameroonian Gino Sitson. Sitson is a maverick maestro who blends unique vocal t…
1 year, 8 months ago
Saving The Malawi Tapes
The Malawi Broadcasting Corporation recorded a goldmine of local music in the 1960s and 70s, but the tapes were neglected and close to ruined when br…
1 year, 8 months ago
Thomas Mapfumo Live at SOB's in NYC
In 1991, Thomas Mapfumo and the Blacks Unlimited made their second tour of the United States. It was a fascinating transitional moment in the band’s …
1 year, 8 months ago
Planet Afropop - Rachid Taha: African Punk Ghost
In this episode, producer Elodie Maillot in Paris reviews the career of mercurial Algerian-French singer, composer and activist Rachid Taha, who died…
1 year, 8 months ago
Thomas Mapfumo - The War Years
This Hip Deep edition explores the legendary early career of Thomas Mapfumo, a singer, composer and bandleader whose 1970s music set the stage for th…
1 year, 9 months ago
From Nashville to Nairobi: The History of Country Music in Kenya
In this episode, we'll trace the history of country music, highlighting the often-overlooked contributions of Black artists and fans. We'll travel to…
1 year, 9 months ago