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More African Guitars
The guitar music of Africa is eternal! Despite the rise of Afrobeats, Afro-house, hip-hop and techno, the continent still turns out inventive and thr…
7 years, 4 months ago
The Festival in Fes, Revisited
This spring, Afropop returned to Fes, Morocco, for the 23rd annual World Sacred Music Festival, a sumptuous spread of music from across the globe tha…
7 years, 4 months ago
Skippy White: A Vinyl Life
Vinyl is back! But there’s a difference between the world of glossy reissues and the format’s golden age. Skippy White’s record store in Boston has b…
7 years, 4 months ago
Brazil at the Crossroads
Brazil has seen its ups and downs since it became an independent empire in 1822: strongman leaders, military rule, populist democracy and more. In 20…
7 years, 5 months ago
Cuban Counterpoint of Tobacco and Sugar
Borrowing the title from Cuban polymath Fernando Ortiz, producer Ned Sublette takes a group of travelers, including you, to multiple sites in western…
7 years, 5 months ago
Nha Mundo - The Sound of Cova da Moura
On a hill in the northern suburbs of Lisbon, Portugal sits the neighborhood of Cova da Moura. Only a highway and a forest park separates it from the …
7 years, 5 months ago
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…
7 years, 5 months ago
Cuts From The Crypt II - Banning's Picks
As work continues on the vast Afropop archive, producer Banning Eyre takes a deep dive and comes up with some gems. On the vinyl front, the focus is …
7 years, 6 months ago
A Remembrance of Leo Sarkisian
For some 50 years, Leo Sarkisian was a worldwide staple on the overseas radio broadcast of Voice of America. A talented musician, raised in the Armen…
7 years, 6 months ago
Zimbabwe After Mugabe
A lot has happened since Afropop last visited Zimbabwe. The 37-year regime of Robert Mugabe has ended, and Thomas Mapfumo, the Lion of Zimbabwe, has …
7 years, 6 months ago