July 19
Africa: Wild Weekend in NYC - Thandiswa, Seun Kuti, Magic System and More!
Greetings from Night 3 of the six-night "outdoor" portion of Montreal's Nuits D'Afrique Festival. As ever, the festival is a firehose of great music, much of it new to us,… Read more »
July 15
Africa: The Joy Lapps Project - On a Mission to Keep Afro-Caribbean Culture Alive
We first fell in love with Grammy-nominated steel pan artist Joy Lapps, when she walked - or rather, waddled - on stage, eight months pregnant at the Festival International de Jazz… Read more »
July 11
Africa: Festival International De Jazz De Montreal 2024 - an Overwhelming Musical Feast
Choices. There are easy ones and difficult ones in life. And when it comes to the Festival International de Jazz de Montreal, the choices always lean towards the difficult. There… Read more »
July 09
Africa: Afropop Top Videos - YG Marley, Yemi Alade, Tinariwen, Qoha and More!
Summer is upon us full force, and nothing sounds better in summer than music from the continent and its global diaspora. Here are seven new video offerings for you to keep the… Read more »
July 08
Africa: Meridian Brothers Turn to Africa On Mi Latinoamérica Sufre
The Colombian alternative act Meridian Brother, is a one-man-band in the recording studio, and a five-piece ensemble on stage. The one man in question is Eblis Álvarez, a… Read more »
July 05
Africa: Pan-African Legacies Converge in Seun Kuti, Damian Marley's 'Dey'
On June 26, Seun Kuti and Damian Marley released "Dey" -jazzy, funky, and indicative of the sound that defined Nigerian star Fela Kuti's Afrobeat. Read more »
June 24
Algeria: Iness Mezel - a French-Algerian Musician Blends Tamazight With Rock
Born Fatiha Messaoudi to a French-Italian mother and Kabyle-Algerian father in the suburbs of Paris, Iness Mezel brilliantly blends western contemporary with classic Kabyle… Read more »
June 20
Nigeria: Roundtable Discussion On Legendary Nigerian Fela Kuti's Music and Activism
"The more the people are organized, the better" - Fela Read more »
June 18
Togo: 'What Is Vaudou Music?' Peter Solo Speaks
One of the highlights of the inaugural Voodoo To Go Festival in Utrecht, Netherlands was Vaudou Game, a tremendous six piece Afro-funk band based in Lyon, France. Led by Togolese… Read more »
Africa: Afro-Cuban Royalty in Holyoke, Massachusetts
This year, southern New England once again experienced a series of intimate encounters with some of the most accomplished Afro-Cuban musicians in the United States. Lazaro… Read more »
June 14
Africa: Brooklyn's Dance Africa Bazaar 2024 - a Vibrant Celebration of Culture & Community
Brooklyn's Dance Africa Bazaar 2024: A Vibrant Celebration of Culture and Community Featuring Afropop Worldwide Read more »
June 06
North Africa: North Africa's Indigenous Peoples - the Imazighen
The Imazighen, also known as Amazighen, are the indigenous peoples of North Africa. A majority of the world may know them as the "Moors" or "Berber," a term coined by the Romans… Read more »
June 05
Africa: Djely Tapa, Yemi Alade, Manu Chao, Meridian Brothers and More
Here are seven recent videos we know you'll enjoy. To watch the more Afropop Top Videos, click here. Read more »
May 16
Ghana: Ghana Special 2 - Electronic Highlife & Afro Sounds in the Diaspora: 1980-93
This set of 18 funky tracks is a welcome follow-up to Soundway's essential compilation Ghana Special: Modern Highlife Afro-Sounds & Ghanaian Blues, 1968-81. In the late 70s,… Read more »
May 15
Tanzania: Afrika Muye Muye! Tanzanian Rumba & Muziki Wa Dansi 1968-70
Note: If you yearn to experience classic and modern African music in person on the continent, consider joining Afropop Worldwide's, February 2025 Music and Culture Tour of Tanzania… Read more »
May 14
Africa: Leif Totusek - African Guitar Par Excellence!
Seattle-based guitarist and bandleader Leif Totusek has been playing African guitar styles for some 40 years, notably in the U.K. in the 1980s with Somo Somo, a leading Congolese… Read more »
May 06
Africa: Afropop Top Videos - Amadou & Mariam, Mdou Moctar, Noise Cans, Malika Zarra, Meridian Brothers and More...
It's been a busy year, and we've fallen a bit behind in posting the most awesome new Afropop videos we've come across. So today we have nine new offerings for you. We start with… Read more »
May 02
Africa: Sample Chief Bridges Afropop's Generational Divide
In the vibrant landscape of global music communities, Sample Chief is carving out their place, across both sides of the Atlantic, as a beacon of cultural celebration and… Read more »
April 26
Tanzania: Afropop's Music and Culture Tour of Tanzania and Zanzibar
Our 2024 tour was a whirlwind of music, culture, and stunning scenery. We're returning in February 2025 to give you a taste of that magic! Feel the beat of Dar es Salaam's streets,… Read more »
April 09
Zimbabwe: Mokoomba Returns to America!
The hottest band in Zimbabwe is back on the road in America. We caught the group on April 7 at a gala for Global Arts Live, an organization that has presented exceptional music and… Read more »
April 05
Africa: Dele Sosimi Talks Afrobeat - From Fela Kuti to the Future
The lights dimmed inside London's legendary Jazz Cafe, the air thick with anticipation. A melting pot of Londoners - longtime Afrobeat devotees, curious newcomers, and those simply… Read more »
April 01
Africa: Season 16 of Afropop - the Ultimate Cultural Exchange Series, Premiering Monday, April 1
AfroPoP: The Ultimate Cultural Exchange, the award-winning series by Black Public Media (BPM) and WORLD, debuts season 16 on Monday, April 1. The series, renowned for its powerful… Read more »
March 18
Africa: Moonshine Lights Up the Globe With Afro-House Extravaganzas
Moonshine is a Montreal-based, Afro-house collective founded in 2014 by Juno-nominated musician Pierre Kwenders and his childhood friend Hervé "Coltan" Kalongo--both of… Read more »
March 15
Africa: How Beyoncé Reclaims Country Music's Roots for Black Artists
You have no doubt heard that global music diva and 32-time Grammy Award winner Beyoncé dropped a pair of hit country songs--"Texas Hold 'Em" and "16 Carriages"--in her… Read more »
March 14
Egypt: Zakariah Ibrahim - 1952_2024
On February 12, Egypt lost one of its greatest champions of traditional culture. Zakariah Ibrahim, director of the El Mastaba Center for the Preservation of Egyptian Folk Music,… Read more »