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Coco Maria and Daniel Haaksman Give “Porque Te Vas” A Swaggering Re-Vamp
Blog August 4, 2020
Coco Maria and Daniel Haaksman Give “Porque Te Vas” A Swaggering Re-Vamp
Balla Sidibé, Founding Member of Orchestra Baobab, Dies at 78
Blog July 31, 2020
Balla Sidibé, Founding Member of Orchestra Baobab, Dies at 78
Trace Kenya’s Benga Rhythm in a Documentary This Weekend
Blog July 31, 2020
Trace Kenya’s Benga Rhythm in a Documentary This Weekend
VIDEO: Gumbe Mash-Up Reel
Videos July 30, 2020
VIDEO: Gumbe Mash-Up Reel
A Gumbe Photo Essay
Features July 30, 2020
A Gumbe Photo Essay
Fiokee, Simi and Oxlade Team Up for “Koni Koni”
Blog July 29, 2020
Fiokee, Simi and Oxlade Team Up for “Koni Koni”
Watch Georges Collinet and Samba Mapangala on Stage in Maryland
Blog July 28, 2020
Watch Georges Collinet and Samba Mapangala on Stage in Maryland
Great Gambian Griots @ Philly Folk Fest, Aug. 15
Blog July 27, 2020
Great Gambian Griots @ Philly Folk Fest, Aug. 15
Essay: On Bomba, Plena and Puerto Rican Protest Music
Features July 23, 2020
Essay: On Bomba, Plena and Puerto Rican Protest Music
Let Go With The "Despojo" Sound of Musaraña's “Munchie Sexual”
Blog July 23, 2020
Let Go With The "Despojo" Sound of Musaraña's “Munchie Sexual”
Kes, Kidjo, Yemi Alade Headline Saturday’s Celebrate Brooklyn Festival: Live Everywhere
Blog July 22, 2020
Kes, Kidjo, Yemi Alade Headline Saturday’s Celebrate Brooklyn Festival: Live Everywhere
SummerStage Tuesdays Are Especially Right Up Our Alley
Blog July 21, 2020
SummerStage Tuesdays Are Especially Right Up Our Alley
Gordon Koang: “South Sudan” via Melbourne, Australia
Videos July 16, 2020
Gordon Koang: “South Sudan” via Melbourne, Australia
Oumou Sangare Goes Acoustic
Reviews July 16, 2020
Oumou Sangare Goes Acoustic
Cosmas Magaya (1953-2020)
Blog July 16, 2020
Cosmas Magaya (1953-2020)
Songhoy Blues Compels Us All to “Keep Fighting” in New Video, Interview
Blog July 15, 2020
Songhoy Blues Compels Us All to “Keep Fighting” in New Video, Interview
Vusi Mahlasela Revives That Jubilant Township Sound on New Live Album
Blog July 14, 2020
Vusi Mahlasela Revives That Jubilant Township Sound on New Live Album
Costa Rica Meets Cuba on “All About My People” By Barzo, La Dame Blanche and El Individuo
Blog July 10, 2020
Costa Rica Meets Cuba on “All About My People” By Barzo, La Dame Blanche and El Individuo
Frente Cumbiero and Minyo Crusaders Meld For "Minyo Cumbiero: From Tokyo to Bogota"
Blog July 8, 2020
Frente Cumbiero and Minyo Crusaders Meld For "Minyo Cumbiero: From Tokyo to Bogota"
Orchestra Baobab’s “Specialist In All Styles” Gets the Vinyl Reissue Treatment
Blog July 7, 2020
Orchestra Baobab’s “Specialist In All Styles” Gets the Vinyl Reissue Treatment
Afropop Closeup Season 5 Launches Tues. July 7
Blog July 3, 2020
Afropop Closeup Season 5 Launches Tues. July 7
Ethiopia Erupts Following Killing of Oromo Singer Hachalu Hundessa
Blog July 3, 2020
Ethiopia Erupts Following Killing of Oromo Singer Hachalu Hundessa
SummerStage Announces Its Digital Series
Blog July 3, 2020
SummerStage Announces Its Digital Series
Check Out “Extra Muros: Nairobi,” A Kenyan Electronic Underground Collaboration
Blog July 2, 2020
Check Out “Extra Muros: Nairobi,” A Kenyan Electronic Underground Collaboration
Celebrate Thomas Mapfumo's 75th Birthday Today!
Blog July 2, 2020
Celebrate Thomas Mapfumo's 75th Birthday Today!
Jojo Abot's "Power to the God Within" Goes Online July 1
Blog June 30, 2020
Jojo Abot's "Power to the God Within" Goes Online July 1
Oran Etkin and Musekiwa Chingodza Perform “Nhema Musasa” As Clarinet-Mbira Duet
Blog June 26, 2020
Oran Etkin and Musekiwa Chingodza Perform “Nhema Musasa” As Clarinet-Mbira Duet
Poirier Talks About His New Album “Soft Power”
Reviews June 26, 2020
Poirier Talks About His New Album “Soft Power”
Michael Veal on Tony Allen
Reviews June 25, 2020
Michael Veal on Tony Allen
Damon Albarn on Tony Allen
Reviews June 25, 2020
Damon Albarn on Tony Allen
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