Afropop Worldwide

GroupAccount image
  • Location: Brooklyn, New York

"Afropop Worldwide" is America's first and longest-lived weekly program on the music of Africa and the African Diaspora.

Series

Series image
1 Piece

Special episodes from Peabody Award-winning weekly program Afropop Worldwide, focusing on music from Africa and the African diaspora.

Series image
189 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.

Series image
4 Pieces

PRX’s Afropop Worldwide is helping stations celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month 2023 (Sept. 15-Oct. 15) with a specially curated selection of four episodes. They spotlight: party-happy cumbia from Colombia and the pan-Latin world; bugalú (or “Latin soul”) a music style that stormed New York City in 1966; bachata which began as a kind of workingman’s blues from the Dominican Republic before exploding as an international sensation; and profiles of the legendary Beny Moré (Cuba) and Ismael Rivera (Puerto Rico) who are both national treasures. Si, se puede!

Series image
0 Pieces

Fundraising Materials for Afropop Worldwide


Pieces

Piece image
Inspired by Jamaica’s dancehall music from the 90s and early 2000s, Zimbabwean dancehall music (Zimdancehall) started out as an underground subcult...

  • Added: Jun 20, 2023
  • Length: 59:01
Piece image
Georges Collinet and Lagos-based producer producer FayFay, shed light on the challenges faced by aspiring artists in the Afrobeats music industry i...

  • Added: Jun 13, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
Caption: Kanazoe Diabate, Burkina Faso, Credit: Lisa Feder 2022
In this program, we hear how traditional Manding (Mande) griots living in France spread their messages to the world by blending European music with...

  • Added: Jun 05, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
Piece image
In this episode, we sample a wide range of kora music, and hear tales of its remarkable global journey.

  • Added: May 30, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
Caption: Port in Dar es Salam, Tanzania, Credit: Banning Eyre
This on-the-ground report delves into the city's top music styles, Bongo Flava, modern taarab, Swahili rumba, local gospel and the latest craze, br...

  • Added: May 24, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
Piece image
The Oromo are the largest ethnic group in the Horn of Africa, but were relatively little known outside of the region until recently. This episode, ...

  • Added: May 15, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
Piece image
Sample the words and music of the South African musician, activist and witness to history: Johnny Clegg.

  • Added: May 09, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
Piece image
On March 6, 1971, a group of some of the top musicians from the United States – Ike & Tina Turner, Wilson Pickett, The Staples Singers, and more – ...

  • Added: May 03, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
Caption: Sam Mangwana, Rumba Music
In this episode, we chat with a living legend - Sam Mangwana.

  • Added: Apr 24, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
Piece image
Pura Vida Costa Rica explores the evolution of the vibrant music scene of this unique Central American nation.

  • Added: Apr 19, 2023
  • Length: 59:00