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Thomas Mapfumo: The Enigma of Return
Singer and bandleader Thomas Mapfumo is an icon in his home country, Zimbabwe. But he last performed there in 2004. He moved his family into exile in…
7 years, 6 months ago
African Music at the Crossroads
Afropop producer Banning Eyre takes us on a surprise-filled tour of his 30-some years of covering African music. Through conversations with Georges C…
7 years, 7 months ago
Carnival Goes Digital
Afropop Closeup Season 3 - Episode 2 Produced by Ian Coss
7 years, 7 months ago
All That Brass
DO YOU LOVE BRASS? WELL, WE HAVE A SHOW FOR YOU… GANGBE BRASS BAND, REBIRTH BRASS BAND, FELA, FRANCO AND T.P.O.K. JAZZ. JOIN GEORGES COLLINET FOR “AL…
7 years, 7 months ago
Tobago's #MeToo Trailblazer: Calypso Rose
For six decades Calypso Rose has been one of the Caribbean’s leading feminists and human rights advocates. Now, at the age of 78, she's touring the w…
7 years, 7 months ago
Afropop Divas - Live
In honor of Afropop's 30th anniversary on public radio, we are proud to present "Afropop Divas - Live." These are artists of extraordinary artistic t…
7 years, 7 months ago
Lagos and the Rise of Nigerian Afrobeats
Lagos and the Rise of Nigerian Afrobeats Heavy, percussive club beats with irresistible hooks and street-wise raps in Yoruba, Igbo or pidgin English—…
7 years, 8 months ago
Lagos Roots: Fuji, Juju and Apala
Beneath the gloss of Nigeria’s contemporary pop, older roots styles, mostly derived from Yoruba tradition, still thrive. In this program, we meet fou…
7 years, 8 months ago
Congolese Music - The Fifth Generation
In the early 2000s, Afropop told the story of “Four Generations” in Congolese music—from rumba and rumba-rock to soukous and ndombolo. Now time has m…
7 years, 8 months ago
Cooking with Georges Revisited
One of the glories of Afropop’s 30-year run has been joining our host Georges Collinet in the kitchen as he creates delicious concoctions, while groo…
7 years, 8 months ago