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Planet Afropop - Ghana At WOMEX 2023
On this episode of Planet Afropop, we focus on Ghana at WOMEX 2023. But first, Mukwae updates us with South African sensation Tyla, and her hit "Wate…
2 years, 1 month ago
African Legends: Remembering Oliver Mtukudzi
Zimbabwe’s Oliver Mtukudzi, one of the most beloved singer/composer/bandleaders out of Africa in the last century, died in Harare on Jan. 23 2019 aft…
2 years, 2 months ago
African Legends: Remembering Fela
Fela Anikulapo-Kuti would be 85 years old today had he not died from complications of AIDS in 1997. By the time of his death, Fela was the inventor o…
2 years, 2 months ago
Planet Afropop - Brazil Update, The Indigenous Edition
In this edition of Planet Afropop we focus on Brazil - especially with regard the the challenges facing indigenous people within the country. We spea…
2 years, 2 months ago
Accounting for Taste: Dire Straits, Jim Reeves, and Death Metal in Africa
When we talk about the influence of American performers on African music, we usually think about a few obvious examples, legends like Michael Jackson…
2 years, 2 months ago
Africa Seven -.5db 7.25
Africa Seven (Steven Maecs) Producer Steven Maëcs speaks with with Rich Elson, the label manager of the fast-growing cult record label Africa Seven. …
2 years, 2 months ago
Black To The Future
Sometimes music can take you to places you've never imagined! That’s what Afrofuturism does.… Afrofuturism is a cultural aesthetic that explores the …
2 years, 2 months ago
Planet Afropop - Bombino And Bobi Wine
Banning, Georges, and Mukwae speak with Tuareg rocker Bombino; and Ugandan musician and politician, Bobi Wine. Episode #003
2 years, 2 months ago
Hip Deep in Mali: The Tuareg Predicament
The confederations and clans collectively known as the Tuareg descend from the oldest inhabitants of North Africa. They lead a mostly nomadic existen…
2 years, 3 months ago
How the Sound of Saudade Traveled to Ethiopia
Saudade is a key emotion word for Portuguese speakers. The feeling of Saudade is an untranslatable word for the deep presence of absence. In this epi…
2 years, 3 months ago