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Black Banjo Reclamation Project’s Hannah Mayree
Reviews February 19, 2021
Black Banjo Reclamation Project’s Hannah Mayree
Ronald Lebeau and Kwaliti Take the Afropop Prize at Montreal's Syli d'Or Contest!
Reviews February 19, 2021
Ronald Lebeau and Kwaliti Take the Afropop Prize at Montreal's Syli d'Or Contest!
Toumani Diabaté To Release An Album With The London Symphony Orchestra
Blog February 19, 2021
Toumani Diabaté To Release An Album With The London Symphony Orchestra
Black History of the Banjo: Playlist and Pictures
Features February 18, 2021
Black History of the Banjo: Playlist and Pictures
Leyla McCalla: Talking Banjos, Haiti and the American Cover-Up
Reviews February 18, 2021
Leyla McCalla: Talking Banjos, Haiti and the American Cover-Up
Ballaké Sissoko Teams Up With Sona Jobarteh For Double Kora Bliss
Blog February 17, 2021
Ballaké Sissoko Teams Up With Sona Jobarteh For Double Kora Bliss
Fela Kuti Leads 2021 Class of Nominees For the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
Blog February 17, 2021
Fela Kuti Leads 2021 Class of Nominees For the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
Playing “Africa Mokili Mobimba” For Change: From Congo to Cuba to New Orleans
Blog February 16, 2021
Playing “Africa Mokili Mobimba” For Change: From Congo to Cuba to New Orleans
The Shangaan '90s: Disco or Kwaito?
Features February 16, 2021
The Shangaan '90s: Disco or Kwaito?
Delgres Comes Back, Urging “Assez Assez”
Blog February 12, 2021
Delgres Comes Back, Urging “Assez Assez”
Kiazi Malonga’s Hypnotic Grooves From Congo—By Way of the Bay
Blog February 11, 2021
Kiazi Malonga’s Hypnotic Grooves From Congo—By Way of the Bay
GlobalFEST Offering Pandemic-Assistance Grants
Blog February 10, 2021
GlobalFEST Offering Pandemic-Assistance Grants
David Walters Teams With Ballaké Sissoko, Vincent Segal and Roger Raspail on New Album
Blog February 5, 2021
David Walters Teams With Ballaké Sissoko, Vincent Segal and Roger Raspail on New Album
Bomba Estereo Announces New Album With Three New Tracks
Blog February 2, 2021
Bomba Estereo Announces New Album With Three New Tracks
Justice at Last for Niger Delta (For Now)
Blog February 2, 2021
Justice at Last for Niger Delta (For Now)
Alostmen: "Kologo"
Reviews January 29, 2021
Alostmen: "Kologo"
Etuk Ubong Breaks New Ground in Afro-Jazz
Reviews January 28, 2021
Etuk Ubong Breaks New Ground in Afro-Jazz
Best of The Beat on Afropop: A Salute to the 89th Birthday of Reggae’s Preeminent Producer--Coxson Dodd
Best of The Beat January 26, 2021
Best of The Beat on Afropop: A Salute to the 89th Birthday of Reggae’s Preeminent Producer--Coxson Dodd
Michael Wimberly's Take on Afrofuturism
Reviews January 22, 2021
Michael Wimberly's Take on Afrofuturism
Graveola’s Luiz Gabriel Lopes Releases Beatles-Esque “Vênus”
Blog January 20, 2021
Graveola’s Luiz Gabriel Lopes Releases Beatles-Esque “Vênus”
João Selva Sails the Afro-Brazilian Atlantic with “Navegar”
Blog January 15, 2021
João Selva Sails the Afro-Brazilian Atlantic with “Navegar”
Catch Up on Tiny Desk--globalFEST 2021
Blog January 15, 2021
Catch Up on Tiny Desk--globalFEST 2021
Artists Call For Ugandan Government to Hold Free and Fair Elections
Blog January 13, 2021
Artists Call For Ugandan Government to Hold Free and Fair Elections
“You Will Die at Twenty,” Sudan’s First Oscar Entry Available to Stream Jan. 22
Blog January 12, 2021
“You Will Die at Twenty,” Sudan’s First Oscar Entry Available to Stream Jan. 22
Quarantunes: "Finding Fela" Documentary
Blog January 8, 2021
Quarantunes: "Finding Fela" Documentary
GlobalFEST Goes TinyDesk Jan. 11-14
Blog January 8, 2021
GlobalFEST Goes TinyDesk Jan. 11-14
Ballet Hispánico Announces Weekly Archival Series
Blog January 8, 2021
Ballet Hispánico Announces Weekly Archival Series
Brush Up on the History of the Haitian Revolution This Week
Blog January 5, 2021
Brush Up on the History of the Haitian Revolution This Week
NYT Recommends Ringing in 2021 With Bab L’Bluz, Garifuna Collective, More
Blog December 31, 2020
NYT Recommends Ringing in 2021 With Bab L’Bluz, Garifuna Collective, More
Anatomy of a Song: From “Sweet Mother” to “Lagos Night”
Blog December 29, 2020
Anatomy of a Song: From “Sweet Mother” to “Lagos Night”
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