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Planet Afropop - ARB: Nigeria’s Alternative Reflective Beats
In this episode, Planet Afropop’s Lagos correspondent Fay Fay profiles a unique multi-generational band on the Nigerian scene: Alternative Reflective…
1 year, 9 months ago
Women's History Month: Umm Kulthum - The Voice of Egypt
Umm Kulthum has been called the greatest singer in the Arabic speaking world in the 20th century. Born in 1904 the humble daughter of an Egyptian vil…
1 year, 9 months ago
Women's History Month: Afropop Women Warriors
This program focuses on four female artists whose music is full of challenging messages for a challenged world. Climate change, womens’ empowerment, …
1 year, 9 months ago
Planet Afropop - Singeli Jumps and Rumba Swings in Tanzania!
Afropop Worldwide took 24 adventurous listeners to Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, and Zanzibar in February. In this episode, Dar music veteran and aficiona…
1 year, 9 months ago
Women's History Month: Four Women of the West
In West Africa, women are on the cutting edge of musical and cultural progress. This program looks at four singer/composers with roots in tradition a…
1 year, 9 months ago
Women's History Month: Cheikha Rimitti, Rebel Queen of Algerian Music
Cheikha Rimitti was certainly a queen. For some, she was the queen of raï (pronounced RYE), which means “opinion" in Arabic. For others, she was the …
1 year, 10 months ago
Planet Afropop - South Africa in the Green Room: Bongeziwe and Bakithi
Bongeziwe Mabandla is a maverick South African singer-songwriter whose music draws on many of his country’s rich styles, but cannot be reduced to any…
1 year, 10 months ago
Women's History Month: Afropop Women of Note
To kick off Women's History Month, DJ Kix returns with Georges Collinet to take us on a musical journey across Africa, showcasing some of the contine…
1 year, 10 months ago
Black History Month: The African American String Music Tradition
There’s been a lot of speculation about the chain of musical events that link the blues back to Africa. Most of that chain is unrecorded and shrouded…
1 year, 10 months ago
Planet Afropop - Mas Carnaval in Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe
The season of Carnival (Carnaval), in Guadeloupe brings the unmistakable sounds of music from the local culture clubs to the streets like no other ca…
1 year, 10 months ago