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Spiritual Journeys: Randy Weston, A Jazz Life with the African Ancestors
Jazz legend, Randy Weston, more than any contemporary jazz artist, understood, honored and explored the roots of American music in Africa. He lived t…
2 years ago
Planet Afropop - Year End Special
Planet Afropop closes out 2023 with a focus on celebratory music from the Democratic Republic of Congo. First, Mukwae notes some of the year’s trends…
2 years ago
Spiritual Journeys: Tarab, The Art of Ecstasy in Arab Music
Tarab, the ecstatic feeling associated with listening to and playing great music, is a fundamental characteristic in many varieties of Arab music. In…
2 years ago
Spiritual Journeys: The Soul of Mbira
In 1999, almost 30 years before ethnomusicologist Paul Berliner began his research on Zimbabwean mbira music, he organized a U.S. tour with mbira art…
2 years ago
Planet Afropop - Three Takes on Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso in West Africa is a nation on the rise. Amid recent political turmoil, it faces the challenge and opportunity of managing vast mineral w…
2 years, 1 month ago
Spiritual Journeys: Traveling Spirit Masters, The Gnawa of Morocco
Gnawa musicians have carved out a unique niche within Moroccan society, as people with revered spiritual power who use music and movement to heal the…
2 years, 1 month ago
Changui!
Changüí is a little understood, loose and lively, community-based music of eastern Cuba. In this program we sample recordings from the 2021 box set C…
2 years, 1 month ago
Planet Afropop - Mr Eazi Gets Evil
Mr. Eazi stands out among today’s Nigerian pop stars in a number of ways. For starters, in a world of musical dreamers and schemers, he never set out…
2 years, 1 month ago
African Legends: Remembering Tony Allen
Tony Allen is among the greatest drummers of the past century. His sudden death at 79 in April, 2020, was a shock felt around the world. In addition …
2 years, 1 month ago
African Legends: Remembering Manu Dibango
Cameroonian musician and composer Manu Dibango passed away on March 24, 2020 at his home in France, an early victim of Covid 19. This episode is a tr…
2 years, 1 month ago