March 17
Malawi: Saving the Malawi Tapes Feature
There was a goldmine inside a building in Malawi, but it lay covered in dust and neglected. Not many seemed aware of the riches that lay in disarray inside MBC, the Malawi… Read more »
Malawi: Keturah - a New Voice From Malawi
This week's Afropop program focuses on Malawi, a country currently reeling from the wrath of tropical cyclone Freddy. Malawi has been scarce on the international music scene. The… Read more »
January 20
Zimbabwe: Passings - Tshala Muana and Stella Chiweshe
The past month has seen a string of significant losses in our musical world. It began with Tshala Muana, the Congolese Queen of Mutuashi, who died in late December, 2022. In her 64… Read more »
January 12
South Africa: Amapiano DJ Mixers
Amapiano is undisputedly the most trending club music on the planet in 2023. It is dance music not needing a playlist as the genre is a playlist. The music and the mix are created… Read more »
December 16, 2022
South Africa: Pilani Bubu - Reclaiming and Reinventing Folklore
If you wanted one word to describe South Africa's Pilani Bubu, the word might be "vibrant." Bubu has a vibrancy when you see her, when you hear her sing, or even just talk. At the… Read more »
November 22, 2022
Tanzania: Miracle Corners of the World Trains Youth in Rwanda, Tanzania and Zambia
Afropop Worldwide's executive producer Sean Barlow was pleased to participate with our colleagues at Music Corners of the World (MCW) at their recent 18th annual gala at New York… Read more »