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 »
July 01, 2025
Morocco: Douzi - Proud Voice of Morocco
Abdelhafid Douzi, more commonly known as Douzi, is one of the biggest North African artists of the past two decades. With over 900,000,000 YouTube views, his songs are staples in… Read more »
June 30, 2025
Africa: The Now Is Ancestral - Garifuna Musician Sásamu in Conversation
Following the recent death of Garifuna music icon Aurelio Martinez, we naturally look to a younger generation for the pioneers of the future. One of those is Belizian Emilio… Read more »
Africa: Afropop Top Videos - 7/1/25: Mádé Kuti, Daymé Arocena, Tekno and More!
June was hot; July might be even hotter! So here are seven new videos to savor. From Dayme's blues to Mádé Kuti's juggernaut groove, there's something here for… Read more »
June 24, 2025
Africa: Habibi Fest Rules! Rasha Nahas, Nour Harkati, Sofiane Saidi
Just ahead of the latest summer heatwave, New York's own Habibi Festival returned to the Lena Horne Bandshell at Prospect Park with another exhilarating lineup of artists from the… Read more »
June 23, 2025
Ethiopia: Ian Brennan On Tigray Tears - Siding With the Underdog
In 2020, war broke out between the Ethiopian/Eritrean federal government and the Tigray Peoples Liberation Front. Tensions had been building in this northern Ethiopian territory,… Read more »
April 25, 2023
Africa: Remembering Harry Belafonte
It is impossible to overstate the enormity of the loss. Harry Belafonte has been an icon of global entertainment and social activism for longer than most of us have been alive. His… Read more »
