In hard times and boom times, people in Ghana know how to party. In this program, we hear the regional pop and neotraditional music that animates festivals, funerals and community celebrations across the country.
Explore the rich traditions of Tarab in Arab music, its emotional ecstasy, and cultural values, through the insights of A.J. Racy, a renowned ethnomusicologist, and the artistry of legendary Tarab singers like Umm Kulthum, set against the backdrop of Aleppo's Aleppian Tarab tradition and Syrian music culture.
So much to choose from this weekend! But Afropop fans won't want to miss Saturday's Brooklyn Bowl Marathon with Madé Kuti, Pedrito Martinez, Saha Gnawa and more.
So much to choose from this weekend! But Afropop fans won't want to miss Saturday's Brooklyn Bowl Marathon with Madé Kuti, Pedrito Martinez, Saha Gnawa and more.
