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"We Are All Creole": The Atlantic Sound of Cape Verde
Cape Verde, land of the the playful coladeira, the entrancing batuque, the high-energy funaná, and of course the sensual morna that Cesaria Évora hel…
8 years, 7 months ago
Hip Deep in the Niger Delta
The massive Niger River Delta is a fantastically rich cultural region and ecosystem. Unfortunately, it has been laid low by the brutal Biafran War (1…
8 years, 8 months ago
The Live Pop-Up Radio Experience
Live from Brooklyn, it’s Afropop Worldwide! In collaboration with Brooklyn Internet radio station Stewart Avenue, Afropop invited New York-based arti…
8 years, 8 months ago
The Ring and the Shout
This Hip Deep episode presents the stunning radio premiere of “Oh, David,” the traditional song of the annual Easter Rock in Winnsboro, Louisiana. Th…
8 years, 9 months ago
A History of Puerto Rican Salsa
The music being made in Puerto Rico before and during the salsa years had its own sabor, even while the salsa boom was exploding out of New York. We …
8 years, 9 months ago
Edo Highlife: Culture, Politics and Progressive Traditionalism
Highlife—West Africa’s pioneer popular music of the late colonial and independence periods—has mostly faded from popularity in 21st century Nigeria. …
8 years, 9 months ago
A Visit to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
In our visit to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, we go beyond the handful of artists who have achieved international careers and dive into the local scene. We …
8 years, 9 months ago
Hip Deep in Nigeria Preview
In recent months, three Afropop Worldwide producers--Sean Barlow, Banning Eyre and Morgan Greenstreet--have been working in four different regions of…
8 years, 9 months ago
The Music of Black Peru: Cultural Identity in the Black Pacific
The “Black Pacific” is a term coined by our guide, ethnomusicologist Heidi Carolyn Feldman. She describes the circumstance of African descendants dis…
8 years, 10 months ago
Getting Down in the Guyanas
We visit one of the world's last untamed natural and musical wildernesses: The Guyanas. Riding along bumpy jungle roads and in dugout canoes, Afropop…
8 years, 10 months ago