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Roots Reinvented in Mali and Egypt
Grammy nominated ngoni virtuoso Bassekou Kouyate and his 8 piece band Ngoni Ba wowed the crowd at Lincoln Center in 2011. Ngoni Ba re-wired the ancient ngoni to create a dense, 21st century sound. We…
Published on 4 months, 1 week ago
Off The Beaten Track in Burkina Faso, Malawi, and Beyond
This program ventures into corners of Africa we rarely hear from, guided by adventurous field recordists and crate diggers. The Zomba Prison Project is a set of recordings by inmates at a maximum sec…
Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago
Planet Afropop - Breaking into Afrobeats: Homegrown, Selfmade
Host FayFay sits with two emerging Nigerian artists whose paths are as bold as their sound: Looking for Avala and Inima. Avala opens up about her journey from sneaking into open mics in New York to n…
Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago
Cuts from the Crypt 4: Zona Libre
DJ Crew Zona Libre take a break from throwing genre-defying parties and producing their own live events and podcasts to team up with Afropop for another edition of Cuts from the Crypt. Frequent Afrop…
Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago
Barbados - From Spouge to Soca
We look into the rise and mysterious fall of the funky Bajan spouge beat which ruled the island in the ’70s, and discover a few underground musicians who are trying to keep it alive. Calypsonians Mig…
Published on 5 months ago
Planet Afropop - Madalitso! From Banjo Boys to Men and Acoustic Salif
The two-man acoustic juggernaut from Malawi, Madalitso Band, is on the move in 2025. With their fourth album, Ma Gitala (The Guitars), just released and a global tour, including Glastonbury, just sta…
Published on 5 months ago
Cooking with Georges Revisited
One of the glories of Afropop’s more than 30-year run has been joining our host Georges Collinet in the kitchen as he creates delicious concoctions, while grooving to his favorite tunes. This episode…
Published on 5 months, 1 week ago
Afro-Dominicana: Music from the Other Dominican Republic
In the 1930s, infamous Dominican dictator Rafael Truillo ordered the burning of the country’s palos drums, hoping to erase the powerful vestiges of African culture in the Dominican Republic. Luckily …
Published on 5 months, 2 weeks ago
Planet Afropop - Steel Pans and New Trends
Veteran Afropop producer Marika Partridge takes us to the island of St Lucia for a “beginners” steel pan (steel drum) work shop with maestro Andy Narell. It’s a complete sensory experience, with ambi…
Published on 5 months, 2 weeks ago
Ten Tunes That Shook Kingston
The development of the popular Jamaican style is audible in this fun-packed, loosely chronological selection of tunes, moving from a US-style shuffle to ska to rock steady, toasting, dub, and Rastafa…
Published on 5 months, 3 weeks ago