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 »

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 »

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 »

Nigeria: Roundtable Discussion On Legendary Nigerian Fela Kuti's Music and Activism

"The more the people are organized, the better" - Fela Read more »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

Africa: Cine Africa - the Kitchen, the Grenfell Tower Disaster, and the Windrush Scandal

On June 14, 2017, 72 residents perished in the Grenfell Tower disaster in London. Grenfell Tower was a "council house," one of Britain's federal government-funded buildings based… Read more »

Tanzania: Afropop in Tanzania 2024 - Sauti Za Busara

After an intense week of music in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, I, Sean Barlow and 24 intrepid Afropop travelers made our way by ferry to Stone Town, Zanzibar, to experience one of… Read more »

Tanzania: Afropop in Tanzania 2024 - Dar es Salaam

We're enjoying being back in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, this time with a group of 24 intrepid Afroopop travelers for our music and culture visit to Tanzania and Zanzibar. Our first… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Baloji Pushes Cinema Boundaries With Augure/Omen

The Belgian/Congolese rapper/composer/recording artist Baloji has always cut his own road, creating unclassifiable recordings and videos that reflect a broad and in some ways… Read more »