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Afro-Dominicana: 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 A…
8 years, 5 months ago
The Festival In Fes: World Sacred Music Festival, 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…
8 years, 5 months ago
Proving the Bubu Myth: Janka Nabay, War and Witchcraft in Sierra Leone
Every year on Sierra Leone’s Independence Day in late April, musicians and revelers descend upon Freetown from throughout the country. Parades and ce…
8 years, 5 months ago
Seize the Dance: The BaAka of Central Africa
Louis Sarno, an American original who lived for 30 years among Bayaka Pygmies in the Central African rainforest and recorded their polyphonic music m…
8 years, 5 months ago
Afro-Tech: Stories of Synths in African Music
Technology is one of the great drivers of musical change, and often one of its least understood. In this episode, we explore the synthesizer, looking…
8 years, 6 months ago
Bugalú
We honor the late Joe Cuba with this encore portrait of "Bugalú," produced for Afropop Worldwide by Ned Sublette. Bugalú is the Spanish spelling of b…
8 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…
8 years, 6 months ago
Cuts From The Crypt, Part II
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 …
8 years, 7 months ago
Hip Deep in Northern Nigeria
[Extended Online Version] Kano State in northwest Nigeria is a land of paradox. The ancient home of the Hausa people, it has ties back to the oldes…
8 years, 7 months ago
Summer 2017 Concert Preview
Summer is always the most active season for African and diaspora touring artists. We’ll clue you in to what we think are the best. So wherever you ar…
8 years, 7 months ago