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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…
8 years, 3 months ago
Afro-Symphonic Folk: From the Coasts of Africa to the San Francisco Bay
The San Francisco Bay Area is a unique cultural space that has given birth to some of the most iconic countercultural American music. It is a place w…
8 years, 3 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…
8 years, 3 months ago
Rushin’ to Bacchanal: When Caribbean Festivals Collide
Junkanoo, an annual communal parade held in the Bahamas, is a labor of love for the Bahamian people that dates back centuries. The parade, which has …
8 years, 3 months ago
Fania Records at 50
New York City is home to the earthshaking Latin dance music known as salsa. From the mid-1960s through the 1980s, Fania Records released many of the …
8 years, 3 months ago
Podcast Special: Closeup #1
To celebrate the launch of the second season of the Afropop Closeup podcast, this special radio program features some of the stories from the inaugur…
8 years, 4 months ago
Haiti's Fight for Copyright
Life in the music business has its ups and downs—especially in Haiti—and Serge Turnier (A.K.A. Powersurge) has lived both extremes. As a producer he …
8 years, 4 months ago
Shake It Fo Ya Hood: Bounce, New Orleans Hip-Hop
*Music in this show contains some explicit language* New Orleans, Louisiana is home to some of America's greatest musical traditions, and plays an ou…
8 years, 4 months ago
An Island, Divided
The island of Hispaniola, located in the western Caribbean, is divided in two by an invisible line that snakes down its central mountain range. On on…
8 years, 4 months ago
Sahel Sounds: Modern Music from Mali
Working closely with Christopher Kirkley, the writer and recordist behind the Sahel Sounds blog and label, we will meet the newest generation of musi…
8 years, 4 months ago