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Latin Alternative Music Conference 2017
Blog June 23, 2017

Latin Alternative Music Conference 2017

Morocco’s Gnawa World Music Festival Gears Up For 20th Anniversary
Blog June 21, 2017

Morocco’s Gnawa World Music Festival Gears Up For 20th Anniversary

Pop Makossa: The Invasive Dance Beat of Cameroon 1976-1984
Review June 21, 2017

Pop Makossa: The Invasive Dance Beat of Cameroon 1976-1984

Kwame Shaka Opare: Breaking Ground in Dance, Straight from the Roots
Blog June 19, 2017

Kwame Shaka Opare: Breaking Ground in Dance, Straight from the Roots

Petite Afrique
Review June 16, 2017

Petite Afrique

Documentary Series: Eritreans in Switzerland
Blog June 16, 2017

Documentary Series: Eritreans in Switzerland

Ian Brennan on Social Justice and the Power of Songs
Blog June 15, 2017

Ian Brennan on Social Justice and the Power of Songs

Best of The Beat on Afropop: Vodou in Brooklyn
Best of The Beat June 14, 2017

Best of The Beat on Afropop: Vodou in Brooklyn

Fresh Cuts, Vol. Six
Blog June 14, 2017

Fresh Cuts, Vol. Six

Ticket Giveaway! Fourth Annual Frisner Augustin Memorial Drum Concert
Blog June 13, 2017

Ticket Giveaway! Fourth Annual Frisner Augustin Memorial Drum Concert

Best of The Beat on Afropop: Music of the Pygmies
Best of The Beat June 12, 2017

Best of The Beat on Afropop: Music of the Pygmies

Premiere: "Sor" by Kyekyeku and Five Days No Light Off
Blog June 12, 2017

Premiere: "Sor" by Kyekyeku and Five Days No Light Off

Premiere: Rio Mira's New Track "Agua"
Blog June 8, 2017

Premiere: Rio Mira's New Track "Agua"

Zaire 74: The African Artists
Review June 8, 2017

Zaire 74: The African Artists

Best of The Beat on Afropop: Remembering Ali Farka Toure
Best of The Beat June 7, 2017

Best of The Beat on Afropop: Remembering Ali Farka Toure

Rueda de Bullerengue
Blog June 7, 2017

Rueda de Bullerengue

Tom Zé Comes to BAM
Blog June 6, 2017

Tom Zé Comes to BAM

Manny Ansar Reflects on the Festival au Desert in Timbuktu
Blog June 6, 2017

Manny Ansar Reflects on the Festival au Desert in Timbuktu

Field Report: Moroccan Pop at the World Sacred Music Festival
Blog June 5, 2017

Field Report: Moroccan Pop at the World Sacred Music Festival

Kano Mixtape
Blog June 2, 2017

Kano Mixtape

Premiere: "Mystic Molay"--Nickodemus ft. Hassan Ben Jaafer and Innov Gnawa
Blog June 2, 2017

Premiere: "Mystic Molay"--Nickodemus ft. Hassan Ben Jaafer and Innov Gnawa

Carmen McCain: The Culture of Kannywood
Feature June 1, 2017

Carmen McCain: The Culture of Kannywood

Abdalla Uba Adamu: Music, Film, Culture and Religion in Northern Nigeria
Feature June 1, 2017

Abdalla Uba Adamu: Music, Film, Culture and Religion in Northern Nigeria

Kano Photo Essay
Blog June 1, 2017

Kano Photo Essay

From Baby Steps To Giant Strides: The Dawn Drake Story
Blog May 31, 2017

From Baby Steps To Giant Strides: The Dawn Drake Story

Field Report: Presenting Creole Culture to the World--Atlantic Music Expo, Kriol Jazz in Cape Verde
Blog May 30, 2017

Field Report: Presenting Creole Culture to the World--Atlantic Music Expo, Kriol Jazz in Cape Verde

Best of The Beat on Afropop: The Music of Sierra Leone
Best of The Beat May 29, 2017

Best of The Beat on Afropop: The Music of Sierra Leone

Eritrea's Guitar Pioneer Singles 1970-73
Review May 26, 2017

Eritrea's Guitar Pioneer Singles 1970-73

From Freetown to the World: Producer Chief Boima and the Kondi Band
Blog May 25, 2017

From Freetown to the World: Producer Chief Boima and the Kondi Band

Elida Almeida: Taking Cape Verde to the World
Review May 25, 2017

Elida Almeida: Taking Cape Verde to the World