October 14, 2025
Rwanda: Audio Review - Mississippi Records: From Zambia to Rwanda
An independent label that began in Portland and now based in New York, Mississippi Records is devoted to ethically documenting overlooked music--often by working directly with… Read more »
September 03, 2025
South Africa: David Jenkins, Aka Qadasi, Champions the Roots of Zulu Maskandi
Afropop fans are likely familiar with the life and music of the late Johnny Clegg, the South African-born English boy who snuck out into the Zulu townships during apartheid and… Read more »
August 25, 2025
South Africa: The Mahotella Queens Are Back! a Talk With Hilda Tloubatla
Mahlathini and the Mahotella Queen, pioneers and now torch-bearers for the 1960s mbaqanga sound of Soweto, were one of the first African bands to rock my world. When Sean Barlow… Read more »
July 08, 2025
Zimbabwe: Preserving the Mbira Tradition of Zimbabwe's Ndau Community
Music is Culture is an unusual organization, dedicated to preserving and nurturing at-risk cultures around the world. Among their projects is one focused on the Ndau ethnic group… Read more »
