Banning Eyre
- Username: BanningEyre
- PRX Member
- Role: Producer/Reporter: Independent
Recent Pieces from Banning Eyre
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.
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.
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.
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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.
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.
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.
