Banning Eyre

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Recent Pieces from Banning Eyre

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860: Journeys with the Kora, 6/1/2023 (59:00)
From: Afropop Worldwide

In this episode, we sample a wide range of kora music, and hear tales of its remarkable global journey.
Caption: Port in Dar es Salam, Tanzania, Credit: Banning Eyre

874: Taking the Pulse in Dar Es Salaam 2023, 5/25/2023 (59:00)
From: Afropop Worldwide

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, breakneck-paced singeli music.
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809: Remembering Johnny Clegg, 5/11/2023 (59:00)
From: Afropop Worldwide

Sample the words and music of the South African musician, activist and witness to history: Johnny Clegg.
Caption: Papa Wemba

862: Remembering Papa Wemba, 4/13/2023 (59:00)
From: Afropop Worldwide

In this episode we look back on the iconic career of Papa Wemba, drawing on some 20 years of interviews with the artist, and insights from Congolese music aficionado Lubangi ...
Caption: Stonetown, Zanzibar, Credit: Banning Eyre

872: Sauti Za Busara, Sounds of Wisdom 2023, 3/30/2023 (59:00)
From: Afropop Worldwide

Sauti Za Busara means “Sounds of Wisdom.” That gives a clue to the music heard at the annual Sauti Za Busara festival in Stonetown, Zanzibar. It’s cool, savvy, surprising but ...
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865: WOMEX 2022: The Women Rule!, 3/23/2023 (59:00)
From: Afropop Worldwide

In this episode we meet Selma Uamusse from Mozambique and Portugal, Djazia Satour from Algeria and France, Pilani Bubu from South Africa, and hear 78-year-old Lia de ...
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855: Afro-Roots Fest 2022 With Daymé Arocena and Sinkane, 3/9/2023 (59:01)
From: Afropop Worldwide

The Afro-Roots Fest is Florida’s state-wide celebration of Africa’s global musical heritage.
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854: Afropop Cover Songs, 3/2/2023 (59:00)
From: Afropop Worldwide

In this program we survey African musicians reinterpreting each other’s songs, as well as songs from far outside their traditions.
Caption: Howard Armstrong - Louie Bluie, Credit: Film Soundtrack Cover

326: The African American String Music Tradition, 2/2/2023 (59:00)
From: Afropop Worldwide

There’s been a lot of speculation about the chain of musical events that link the blues back to Africa. Most of that chain is unrecorded and shrouded in mystery.
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806: From Haiti to the World, 1/5/2023 (59:00)
From: Afropop Worldwide

From Paris to New Orleans and Boston, Haitian musicians are shaking up the music scene.