Afropop Worldwide
- Location: Brooklyn, New York
"Afropop Worldwide" is America's first and longest-lived weekly program on the music of Africa and the African Diaspora.
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Special episodes from Peabody Award-winning weekly program Afropop Worldwide, focusing on music from Africa and the African diaspora.
- From: Afropop Worldwide
- Updated: Feb 17, 2021
176 Pieces
"Afropop Worldwide" is America's first and longest-lived weekly program on the music of Africa and the African Diaspora. NOTE: This program is available to PRI affiliates. For more information please email memberships@prx.org.
- From: Afropop Worldwide
- Updated: Jul 25, 2022
- From: Afropop Worldwide
- Updated: Feb 17, 2021
Pieces
Our “Colombia in NYC” program takes us from independence day celebrations in a chic Manhattan club with accordion virtuoso Gregorio Uribe, to valle...
- Added: May 29, 2019
- Length: 58:59
Pedras, Melos, and Radiola - Brazilian Reggae in Sao Luis do Maranhao
- Added: May 23, 2019
- Length: 58:59
We go to Miami to enjoy highlights from the 21st annual Afro Roots Fest at the the North Beach Bandshell. Co-headliners are the sublime griot singe...
- Added: May 15, 2019
- Length: 58:59
Yes, it’s the age of South African house, Afrobeats, Afro r&b and the likes, but roots music lives on in South Africa.
- Added: May 01, 2019
- Length: 58:58
A lot has happened since Afropop last visited Zimbabwe. On this program, we catch up with all the new sounds, hear the latest from Oliver Mtukudzi...
- Added: Apr 24, 2019
- Length: 58:59
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...
- Added: Apr 17, 2019
- Length: 58:58
The Zouglou sound of the 1990s and the coupé decalé rage that followed are being reinvented in the era of Afrobeats and African hip-hop in modern-d...
- Added: Apr 11, 2019
- Length: 58:59
Afropop Worldwide and KEXP, Seattle, hosted four of the showcase acts at WOMEX 2018.
- Added: Apr 03, 2019
- Length: 58:59
In 2019, for the first time, Afropop Worldwide is hosting a stage at South by Southwest in Austin, Texas.
- Added: Mar 27, 2019
- Length: 58:59
On a return trip to Madagascar, we catch up with and hear new music from tsapiky maestro Damily, the “king of salegy” Jaojoby, an exciting new duo ...
- Added: Mar 06, 2019
- Length: 58:59
People who work with Afropop Worldwide
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Kyle Lerfald (Admin)
Distribution Manager/Broadcast |
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Roger Gomoll
Contractor On-Air Fundraising |
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Michael Jones (Admin)
Chief Audio Engineer of Afropop Worldwide |
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Banning Eyre (Admin)
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Zubin Hensler (Admin)
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Mukwae Siyolwe (Admin)
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