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Humanities New York Hosting Free Zoom Talk on "Community and Protests" June 10 & 17
Blog June 9, 2020

Humanities New York Hosting Free Zoom Talk on "Community and Protests" June 10 & 17

Quarantunes: Bob Marley Live in 1979
Blog June 5, 2020

Quarantunes: Bob Marley Live in 1979

Dr. Mark Lomax II on the Duty of the Artist, Blackout Tuesday and His 12-Album Afrikan Epic
Review June 5, 2020

Dr. Mark Lomax II on the Duty of the Artist, Blackout Tuesday and His 12-Album Afrikan Epic

This Time...
Fresh Eyre June 4, 2020

This Time...

Best of the Beat: Remembering Majek Fashek
Best of The Beat June 3, 2020

Best of the Beat: Remembering Majek Fashek

Resources For Countering Police Violence and Racism
Blog June 3, 2020

Resources For Countering Police Violence and Racism

Hear Poirier and Samito on "Sim Bombei"
Blog May 29, 2020

Hear Poirier and Samito on "Sim Bombei"

The Seven Tones Project: Calling Musicians and Filmmakers to Create Beauty Inspired by Duke Ellington
Blog May 28, 2020

The Seven Tones Project: Calling Musicians and Filmmakers to Create Beauty Inspired by Duke Ellington

Botswana House Kwassa Mix
Feature May 28, 2020

Botswana House Kwassa Mix

Remembering Mory Kante
Blog May 27, 2020

Remembering Mory Kante

Def Jam and Billboard Are All in With Afrobeats
Blog May 27, 2020

Def Jam and Billboard Are All in With Afrobeats

Return of the Gambian Griots
Fresh Eyre May 22, 2020

Return of the Gambian Griots

Learn Mbira From Today's Google Doodle
Blog May 21, 2020

Learn Mbira From Today's Google Doodle

Watch BAM's DanceAfrica Programming For Free Online
Blog May 21, 2020

Watch BAM's DanceAfrica Programming For Free Online

Idris Elba Hosting Africa Day Benefit Concert Livestream Monday
Blog May 20, 2020

Idris Elba Hosting Africa Day Benefit Concert Livestream Monday

Heavy Antilles Vibes Abound on El Dragón Criollo's “Je Pense A Toi”
Blog May 19, 2020

Heavy Antilles Vibes Abound on El Dragón Criollo's “Je Pense A Toi”

Quarantunes: Tabu Ley Rochereau and Sam Mangwana in the '70s
Blog May 15, 2020

Quarantunes: Tabu Ley Rochereau and Sam Mangwana in the '70s

May Potpourri: Paul Beaubrun, Bai Kamara Jr., Stonebwoy, Hailu Mergia, Archie Shepp and Damily
Fresh Eyre May 15, 2020

May Potpourri: Paul Beaubrun, Bai Kamara Jr., Stonebwoy, Hailu Mergia, Archie Shepp and Damily

Zimbabwean Singer Shungudzo Rides the Balafon in Captain Planet's “Big Man”
Blog May 15, 2020

Zimbabwean Singer Shungudzo Rides the Balafon in Captain Planet's “Big Man”

Finding Some Serenity with Senegalese Guitarist Tidiane Thiam
Blog May 14, 2020

Finding Some Serenity with Senegalese Guitarist Tidiane Thiam

Hear the Moonchild Sanelly Song South African Radio Stations Won't Play
Blog May 13, 2020

Hear the Moonchild Sanelly Song South African Radio Stations Won't Play

Idir: An Algerian Icon Remembered
Blog May 12, 2020

Idir: An Algerian Icon Remembered

Quarantunes: Los Wembler's De Iquitos in 2018
Blog May 8, 2020

Quarantunes: Los Wembler's De Iquitos in 2018

Netflix Offers Up A Big Ol' Cache of African Movies and TV Shows
Blog May 7, 2020

Netflix Offers Up A Big Ol' Cache of African Movies and TV Shows

Thiago Nassif Gets Outre on “Soar Estranho”
Blog May 6, 2020

Thiago Nassif Gets Outre on “Soar Estranho”

Zambian Motherload: Roots Music from Way Down South
Fresh Eyre May 6, 2020

Zambian Motherload: Roots Music from Way Down South

BOSQ's Wake Up EP
Review May 5, 2020

BOSQ's Wake Up EP

Marrying funk to Latin and African rhythms
Best of The Beat on Afropop: Who Put the Beat in Afrobeat?: Tony Allen's 1984 Interview
Best of The Beat May 5, 2020

Best of The Beat on Afropop: Who Put the Beat in Afrobeat?: Tony Allen's 1984 Interview

Quarantunes: Tony Allen Plays “The Source” in Pisa, 2019
Blog May 1, 2020

Quarantunes: Tony Allen Plays “The Source” in Pisa, 2019

Afrobeat Drummer Tony Allen Dies at 79
Blog May 1, 2020

Afrobeat Drummer Tony Allen Dies at 79