Afropop Worldwide Staging | Audio Programs

Afropop Classic January 27, 2022

WOMEX: The Lusophone Connection

Highlights from the Lusophone acts at the 2021 WOMEX trade fair in Porto, Portugal

Afropop Classic January 20, 2022

I Am The Upsetter: The Sonic Innovation of Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry

Afropop Classic January 6, 2022

A Tango With Robert Farris Thompson

Afropop Classic December 30, 2021

Afropop Wildcards, 2021

Georges Collinet and Banning Eyre discuss musical highlights from 2021.

Afropop Classic December 23, 2021

AfroJam

We jam to cool new releases by Jupiter & Okwess, Toots (RIP) & the Maytals, Dobet Gnahore, Khaira Arby (RIP), Adekunle Gold, Tiwa Savage, WizKid, Angelique Kidjo & Burna Boy, Delgres and others.

Afropop Classic December 16, 2021

WOMEX Rises!

Highlight interviews and performances from WOMEX 2021 in Porto, Portugal.

Afropop Classic December 2, 2021

Jamaica: Big A Yard, Big Abroad

In this program, we move yard to yard in Jamaica, listening to acoustic music being written and recorded, smelling trees and flowers, and meeting legendary artists like Ken Boothe, Winston McAnuff, Cedric Myton of the Congos, Kiddus I, Robbie Lyn, Viceroys, or Nambo Robinson, as well as a number of young and emerging reggae artists like JAH9, Var, and Derajah.

Closeup November 16, 2021

The Kwaito Generation

Afropop Classic November 4, 2021

New Sounds From Nigeria

Radio program on new music and recent events in Nigeria in 2020.

Closeup November 2, 2021

Echoes of Yaa Amponsah

Closeup October 20, 2021

Learning Congolese Guitar

Dive into the history and mechanics of Congolese guitar, one of the pearls of African music.

Closeup October 6, 2021

Franco Speaks (1985)

In 1985, when Afropop Worldwide was but a gleam in his eye, Sean Barlow sat down with Luambo Makiadi Franco, one of the greatest African bandleaders of all time.

Afropop Classic September 30, 2021

The Gorgon, The Originator, and The Dub Master: Reggae Pioneers Bunny Lee, U Roy, and King Tubby

In "The Gorgon, The Originator and The Dub Master," producer David Katz leads a tour of indelible changes brought about by producer Bunny "Striker" Lee, DJ U Roy and the engineer and sound-system owner, King Tubby, to demonstrate how they changed popular music worldwide.

Closeup September 21, 2021

Kakuma Sounds

Kenyan music producer Treynor Tumwa and American musician/scholar Mark LeVine work to provide traditional instruments to Kakuma Refugee Camp, virtual city of people displaced by three decades of war in East and Central Africa.

Afropop Classic September 16, 2021

The Story of Baobab

Members Rudy Gomis, Barthelemy Attisso, Thierno Koite, Balla Sidibe talk about life in this truly one-of-a-kind group, the specialists in all styles, half-a-century old and still evolving: the mighty Orchestra Baobab.

Closeup September 10, 2021

Yasmin Williams—Guitar Hero To Guitar Hero

Innovative acoustic guitarist Yasmin Williams talks to producer Ben Richmond about her influences, her unique instrumentation, and forging her own path as a young Black woman artist in a genre dominated by white dudes.

Closeup August 24, 2021

The Lyres of East Africa

Known by names like krar, kisara, tambur, simsimiyya and masinkob, the lyres of East Africa represent some of the world’s oldest string instruments, and Otaak Band founder Miguel Merino dives in on this week's Closeup.

Afropop Classic August 12, 2021

New Moves in Afro-Jazz

A deep dive into current Afro-jazz music.

Closeup August 10, 2021

A Conversation with Kwaito/Hip-Hop Artist Simphy

Closeup July 27, 2021

Jazz re:Freshed in London

Prior to the pandemic, London’s jazz scene was blooming and gaining a worldwide reputation for innovation. The folks at Jazz Refreshed had everything to do with that. Jazz singer and producer Tess Hirst tells the story.

Afropop Classic July 15, 2021

Live from the Archive 1: S.O.Bs Edition

Live Afropop Worldwide recordings of Papa Wemba, Marcé et Tumpak, Chaba Fadela and Cheb Sahraoui and Mahlathini and the Mahotella Queens at S.O.Bs nightclub in New York City.

Closeup July 13, 2021

Closeup: Miss Pat Chin

At 80, Miss Pat looks back on a legendary life.

Afropop Classic July 8, 2021

My Friend Manu Dibango

Hip Deep June 10, 2021

Hip Deep Angola 4: The Cuban Intervention in Angola

This Hip Deep program delves into the complex history of Cuba's intervention in Angoa's civil war.

Afropop Classic June 3, 2021

Encounter With the Ancestors

In this episode of Afropop Worldwide, “Encounter With the Ancestors,” Georges Collinet takes us to the deep forest of southern Cameroon to meet Eric Nelson Efa and members of his association, the Azania Way Culture.

Afropop Classic May 20, 2021

Afro Roots Fest 2021

Miami's Afro Roots Fest 2021, with Roosevelt Collier, Richard Bona and Weedie Braimah.

Hip Deep May 13, 2021

Hip Deep Angola Part 3: A Spiritual Journey to Mbanza-Kongo

In this Hip Deep program, Ned Sublette takes a deep dive into Mbanza-Kongo spiritual tradition and music.

Hip Deep May 6, 2021

The Money Show

In this episode we look at the business side of African music, through a series of vignettes from around the continent and diaspora that illuminate the deep connections between musical creation and the economies that sustain it.

Afropop Classic April 29, 2021

Dakar Muse

"Dakar Muse" takes us to one of the most exciting musical cities in Africa.

Afropop Classic April 15, 2021

Punk in Africa